Nineteenth-Century Kansas City

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Title: The Junction
Description: Looking north along Main Street from 10th Street at the Junction area of Main, Delaware, and 9th streets. Business in view includes J. T. Welden, Undertaker. Also has view of what appears to be a delivery wagon and street railway tracks.
Date: 1884
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Junction
Description: Early view looking north of Main Street and Vaughan's Diamond Building at the junction of Main, 9th, and Delaware.
Date: 1875
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Barnum Circus Parade
Description: Looking northwest from the southeast corner of 8th and Main at the Barnum Circus parade heading south along Main. It is indicated on the photograph that the building in the forefront was the first public library location, first occupied in 1874. Other business names seen are Barse & Barber, Morton's, Mathews Dry Goods House, etc.
Date: 1886
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Junction
Description: Looking north from the west side of Main at the Junction area of 9th Street, Delaware Street, and Main Street. Cable car in view in street in front of the Vaughan's Diamond Building. Cable car says East 7th St. and Union Depot and is Number 32.
Date: 1886
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Street
Description: Early view of Kansas City, looking north along Main Street from 3rd.
Date: 1871
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Browning, King and Company
Description: Side view of Browning, King & Co., clothiers, located on the southeast corner of 11th and Main streets.
Date: 1885
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Early Kansas City Skyline
Description: Early Kansas City view identified as rooftop view of the 9th and Broadway area. One building in center says Theatre Comique and another has Hammerslough on the building.
Date: 1886
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Railroad Track
Description: Early view of railroad cut/tracks identified as west of Broadway and 2nd Street looking east.
Date: 1871
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Charles E. Kearney Residence
Description: View looking east of the Charles E. Kearney residence that once stood on Main Street between Missouri Avenue and 6th Street.
Date: 1869-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking Northwest from Roof of Broadway Hotel
Description: View looking northwest from the roof of the Broadway Hotel, later renamed the Coates House Hotel, on the southeast corner of 10th Street and Broadway Boulevard. Two individuals standing on the roof can be seen. Early buildings in the Quality Hill area are in view.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Junction of Main and Delaware
Description: View looking north of the junction of Main and Delaware streets at 9th Street. Vaughn's Diamond Building and several horse drawn carts can be seen. Signs for S. D. Vaughn and Company, Security Life Insurance Company, Kansas City Business College, and H. Ganz and Brothers Clothing are in view.
Date: 1871
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Old Coates Opera House
Description: View looking northwest of the Coates Opera House that once stood at 10th Street and Broadway Boulevard.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Looking South from 3rd
Description: View looking south along Main Street from 3rd Street. Several pedestrians and horse drawn carts can be seen.
Date: 1870-08
Object Type: Photograph

Title: First National Bank Building
Description: View looking northwest of the First National Bank Building that once stood at 5th and Delaware streets.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Rooftop View At 3rd and Main
Description: Rooftop view across buildings located at 3rd and Main. Includes storefront of Lawrence Vinegar Works and sign on building for J.A. Cooper & Co.
Date: 1878
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Rooftop View At 3rd and Main
Description: Rooftop view identified as looking east from 3rd and Main. Good example of street grading and lowering of bluffs. View includes primarily early residences.
Date: 1883
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Happy Hollow
Description: Early Kansas City view identified as looking north across Happy Hollow at 9th and Holmes streets.
Date: 1878
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 16th and Genesee
Description: Early view looking southwest from 14th and Bluff towards 16th and Genesee. Primarily a residential area showing uneven bluff terrain.
Date: 1878
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Tippecanoe Cabin Republican Headquarters
Description: Group portrait of unidentified men before Tippecanoe Cabin Republican Headquarters, located at 1110 Walnut; Colonel Robert T. Van Horn is seated in the 8th chair to the right of the pole.
Date: 1888
Object Type: Photograph

Title: YMCA Building Cornerstone Ceremony
Description: Crowd scene at the laying of the cornerstone of the YMCA by President Grover Cleveland; located at 9th and Locust.
Date: 1887-10-13
Object Type: Photograph

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