Photographs (General Collection)

Title: Early Kansas City Riverfront
Description: Riverfront view, looking west from near the south end of the Hannibal Bridge near Broadway.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Hannibal Bridge Opening
Description: View looking south of the opening of the Hannibal Bridge. A crowd assembled along the Kansas City riverfront area can be seen. The north bank of the Missouri River in Clay County is in the distance.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Steamboats at Kansas City
Description: A crowd watching steamboats on the Missouri River at the foot of Main Street.
Date: 1880
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Steamboat Gipsey Docked in Kansas City
Description: Steamboat docked at a landing between Wyandotte Street and Broadway.
Date: 1867-08
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Area Aerial View
Description: Aerial photograph of the downtown Kansas City, West Bottoms, and Kansas City, Kansas areas. The Intercity Viaduct, later renamed the Lewis and Clark Viaduct, spanning the Kansas River is center in the photograph.
Date: 1966~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gillis House Hotel
Description: View of the Gillis House Hotel and Limestone Ledge that was known as Westport Landing.
Date: 1867
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Suspension Bridge in Swope Park
Description: Unidentified people standing near the Swope Park suspension bridge over the Blue River.
Date: 1908~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Annie Cade Steamboat
Description: View looking northeast of the Annie Cade steamboat traveling on the Missouri River between Kansas City and Clay County. Houses in Harlem, Missouri, can be seen in the background. The piers for the future Armour Swift & Burlington Bridge are in view.
Date: 1905~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport Landing
Description: Photograph of a drawing, looking south from north side of Missouri River at Westport Landing.
Date: 1855
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Early Kansas City Riverfront
Description: Drawing of a view looking east along south side of Missouri River at Westport Landing.
Date: 1853
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport Landing
Description: View of Westport Landing, Kansas City's early riverfront, looking south from north side of Missouri River.
Date: 1871
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Broadway and Hannibal Bridge
Description: View looking northwest of the Broadway and second Hannibal bridges over the Missouri River. A train on the south bank of the river can be seen.
Date: 1956~
Object Type: Photograph