Nineteenth-Century Kansas City

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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: West Bottoms
Description: Looking northwest across West Bottoms with river in view.
Date: 1888
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: Primrose Hill
Description: Early view of Kansas City identified as looking northeast across Primrose Hill with the Missouri River in view. Good view of bluffs and street grading. Can also see railroad tracks and train along side of river.
Date: 1883
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Riverfront View
Description: View looking south across the Missouri River to the Kansas City. Taken from Harlem area. Bluff in view across the river.
Date: 1871-03
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Covered Wagons at 2nd and Delaware
Description: View of 2nd and Delaware streets with covered wagons, a buggy and figures in view. Shows the bluffs and road grading.
Date: 1869-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View Along Creek
Description: Early scene which is not identified. Includes small stream, trees, and hillside.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Levee at Walnut
Description: Early view of riverfront area identified as levee at the foot of Walnut Street. Shows the bluffs and grading.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Riverfront View
Description: Early view of Kansas City riverfront identified as view of west Kansas City looking north from 12th.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Riverfront View
Description: Early view of the Kansas City riverfront identified as west Kansas City from bluff near 5th Street.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: River Bluffs
Description: Believed to be an early view of the topography in the area that became Kansas City. Man is seen by what looks like a cave opening in the bluff.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Delaware Street
Description: Early view of Delaware Street looking north from 3rd Street. The Missouri River is in view and shows street grading through bluffs.
Date: 1869-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Wyandotte Street
Description: Early view identified as Wyandotte Street near 2nd Street looking north across the Missouri River.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Residence On the Bank
Description: View of a small unidentified residence situated up the bank from what is believed to be the Missouri River.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Riverfront View
Description: Early Kansas City riverfront view identified as view of Hannibal Bridge from hill east of Wyandotte Street near 3rd Street.
Date: 1869-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Wyandotte Street
Description: Early view identified as looking up Wyandotte Street from the levee. Lindell Hotel shows in the distance on right at 5th Street.
Date: 1869-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Wyandotte Street
Description: Early view of Kansas City identified as Wyandotte Street looking north from 3rd Street. Shows the grading of the street through the bluffs.
Date: 1869-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Wyandotte Street
Description: Early view of Kansas City identified as Wyandotte Street looking north from the levee. Shows the cut and grading through the bluffs for the street.
Date: 1871
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gillis House and Missouri River
Description: View taken from the south bank of the Missouri River looking toward the river with the back of the Gillis House in view. Identified as rock for the Missouri River Bridge on bluff east of Broadway.
Date: 1870~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Riverfront View
Description: Riverfront view of Kansas City area identified as Wyandotte City in distance and Missouri River from Delaware Street near 2nd Street. Wyandotte Street is identified just west of Delaware Street.
Date: 1865~
Object Type: Photograph

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