Nineteenth-Century Kansas City

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: 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: 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: Looking Southwest from 4th
Description: View looking southwest from 4th Street west of Wyandotte Street. The Coates House Hotel and the Coates Opera House can be seen in the distance. Early downtown buildings and houses are in view.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sheridan Pond - 4th and Broadway
Description: View looking east from the southeast corner of 4th Street and Broadway Boulevard. An individual standing near Sheridan Pond, once located to the rear of the Sheridan and Lindell hotels, is in view. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking east on 2nd from Delaware
Description: View looking east along 2nd Street from its intersection with Delaware Street. The Mechanics Bank building can be seen on the left hand side of the image. The J. Q. Watkins and Company building can be seen on the left. Individuals and a horse drawn cart in 2nd Street are in view.
Date: 1869-12
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking North on Main from 6th and Missouri Avenue
Description: View looking north along Main Street from 6th Street and Missouri Avenue. Handwritten on the image is Frank's Hall at the northwest corner of 5th and Main streets. Signs for Baum and Brothers Clothing, the Marble Hall, and Bullene Brothers and Emery Dry Goods can be seen. The street is crowded with pedestrians and a parade is moving down the street.
Date: 1869-08
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Thurman's Livery - 6th and Delaware
Description: View of Thurman's Livery, once located at the northeast corner of 6th and Delaware streets. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen. A sign for Excelsior Stable is in view.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Corner of 9th and Wyandotte Streets
Description: View of the intersection of 9th and Wyandotte streets. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen.
Date: 1871
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking South on Main from 4th
Description: View looking south along Main Street from 4th Street. Several pedestrians and horse drawn carts can be seen.
Date: 1870-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking East from 9th and Wyandotte
Description: View looking east along 9th Street from Wyandotte Street. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen. A horse drawn cart is in view.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking Northwest from Public Square
Description: View looking northwest from the public square between Main and Walnut streets; and 4th and 5th streets. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen.
Date: 1870-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking East from Roof of Broadway Hotel
Description: View looking east from the roof of the Broadway Hotel, later renamed the Coates House Hotel, on the southeast corner of 10th Street and Broadway Boulevard. Several early downtown buildings can be seen.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking East from Foot of Grand and Levee
Description: View looking east along 1st Street or Front Street from the foot of Grand Avenue at the Missouri River levee. Wilhite's Mill can be seen on the left hand side of the image. The Sherman Hotel can be seen on the right. Several early downtown buildings are in view. Railroad tracks and a horse drawn cart can be seen.
Date: 1870~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking Northeast from Room of McElroy and L. L. Lensar
Description: View looking northeast from the room of McElroy and L. L. Lensar located in a building once located near the intersection of Missouri, Independence, and Grand avenues. A horse drawn cart with riders and several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen.
Date: 1870~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking West from 7th and Walnut
Description: View looking west from the intersection of 7th and Walnut streets. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen.
Date: 1870~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Ice Storm Damage
Description: Electrical lines downed by ice storm in front of Cheatham and Company Furniture building. View is looking north along Broadway Boulevard from south of 12th Street.
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Walnut Levee from North Side of the River
Description: View looking south of the levee between Walnut and Wyandotte streets from the north bank of the Missouri River. Several early downtown buildings, including the Gillis House Hotel, can be seen.
Date: 1870~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: West 4th Street
Description: View looking south from toward the Quality Hill area from W. 4th Street. Several early downtown buildings and houses are in view.
Date: 1868
Object Type: Photograph

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