Nineteenth-Century Kansas City

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Title: Cyclorama and the Midland Hotel
Description: Rooftop view looking northwest from near 8th and McGee at the Cyclorama theater and the Midland Hotel under construction. The cyclorama is advertising the showing of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Date: 1887
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coates Opera House
Description: View looking northeast of the rear of the Coates Opera House from about 10th and Washington streets in the Quality Hill area.
Date: 1877
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Knight Templar Parade
Description: Rooftop view of Knight Templar parade marching north along Main Street at 10th; shows onlookers. Includes a sign for St. George Hotel, Manning and Mann Manufacturing and Confectioners, The Williams Sign Works, Pixley and Company, etc. Appear to be African Americans in view also.
Date: 1892
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Gulf Railroad Office
Description: Full frontal and side view of the Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Gulf Railroad office; located on the northwest corner of 6th and Broadway.
Date: 1884
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 2nd Street
Description: Identified on photograph as: looking from Wyandotte Street east, Watkins Bank, 2nd and Main, on the right.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 9th Street
Description: Looking east along west 9th Street during 1881 flood. Sign in view for I.H. Spake, a boot maker.
Date: 1881
Object Type: Photograph

Title: West Bottoms
Description: Early view of the West Bottoms area identified as south of 10th Street.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: West Bottoms
Description: Looking northwest across the north end of the West Bottoms from 10th and Summit. Includes train tracks in view.
Date: 1878
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad
Description: Distant view of Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad yards and shops in the West Bottoms.
Date: 1883
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Street Parade
Description: 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.
Date: 1872
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Junction
Description: 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.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Deardorff Building
Description: 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.
Date: 1892-01-17
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Street Scene
Description: Early view of Kansas City identified as from north 5th Street looking south at Wyandotte Street and Broadway Boulevard.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

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

Title: 3rd and Main
Description: Rooftop view looking west from the corner of 3rd and Main. Good view of street grading of bluffs with Missouri River in view.
Date: 1878
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: 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

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