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SC167 Kansas City Stockyards
Kansas City Stockyards
The Kansas City Stockyards operated in the West Bottoms of Kansas City from 1871 to 1991. It was the second largest stockyards in the nation and one of Kansas City's most important industries. This collection documents the natural and built environment of the Kansas City Stockyards and West Bottoms from 1828-1983. It is a mostly oversized collection of blueprints, maps, architectural drawings, land abstracts, photos, and correspondence. Some items from this collection have been digitized and are available to view in the "Stockyards" Digital Collection, http://www.kchistory.org/digital-collections.
1828/1983
Livestock Cowboys Stockyards Flood control Floods Levees Animal shows Railroad bridges Railroad stations Railroads Morse, C. F. Collett, George R. C. E. Smith Consulting Engineers American Royal Livestock Exchange Building Livestock Industry Livestock Pens Central Industrial District Turkey Creek Dillingham, Jay B.
Collection also includes undated materials.
Finding Aid
West Bottoms
SC167
This collection is not available to view online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request more information from the Missouri Valley Special Collections: http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/about-mvsc
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