Nineteenth-Century Kansas City
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Title
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Coates Opera House
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Description
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View looking northeast of the rear of the Coates Opera House from about 10th and Washington streets in the Quality Hill area.
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Date
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1877
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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2nd Street
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Description
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Identified on photograph as: looking from Wyandotte Street east, Watkins Bank, 2nd and Main, on the right.
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Date
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1869
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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West Bottoms
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Description
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Early view of the West Bottoms area identified as south of 10th Street.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Elevated Railway Tracks
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Description
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View from the ground of the elevated railway tracks at the Armour Packing Company; located in the West Bottoms.
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Date
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1888
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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West Bottoms
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Description
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Looking southwest from Gaston (later Observation) Park across trains in the West Bottoms.
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Date
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1886
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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West Bottoms and Union Depot
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Description
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Looking north across railroad cars in West Bottoms towards Union Depot.
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Date
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1888
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Railroad Yards in West Bottoms
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Description
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Looking west across railroad yards in West Bottoms from 12th and Bluff; shows Livestock Exchange Building in the distance.
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Date
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1888
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Main Street Parade
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Description
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Unidentified soldiers parading north along Main Street near Missouri Avenue. Included in view on right corner is Bullene Bros. & Emery Dry Goods and Marble Hall is across the street.
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Date
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1872
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Junction
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Description
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View looking east on 9th Street at the junction of Main and Delaware streets. Shows the buildings in the area referred to as The Junction.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Deardorff Building
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Description
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Full side view of Deardorff Building covered with ice after a fire; located at 11th and Main streets. Advertisement sign on street reads Mercer's Jewelry Store. Includes two uniformed policemen or firemen in view.
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Date
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1892-01-17
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Street Scene
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Description
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Early view of Kansas City identified as from north 5th Street looking south at Wyandotte Street and Broadway Boulevard.
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Date
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1870
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Junction
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Description
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Early view looking north of Main Street and Vaughan's Diamond Building at the junction of Main, 9th, and Delaware.
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Date
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1875
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Barnum Circus Parade
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1886
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Junction
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1886
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Main Street
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Description
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Early view of Kansas City, looking north along Main Street from 3rd.
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Date
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1871
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Browning, King and Company
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Description
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Side view of Browning, King & Co., clothiers, located on the southeast corner of 11th and Main streets.
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Date
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1885
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Early Kansas City Skyline
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1886
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Railroad Track
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Description
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Early view of railroad cut/tracks identified as west of Broadway and 2nd Street looking east.
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Date
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1871
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Object Type
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Photograph
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