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Title
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Bunker Building
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Description
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Elevated view of the Bunker Building at 9th Street and Baltimore Avenue. Street grading projects can be seen in the background. Residential structures are in view on the left hand side of the image. Four figures are standing outside of the building and a horse drawn carriage is on Baltimore Avenue. A figure is looking out from a window on the 3rd floor. Signs for the Western Newspaper Union, Olson & Covey Real Estate, and Kansas City Publishing can be seen.
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Date
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1880~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Bird's Eye View of Early Kansas City
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Description
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Framed (14 in. x 20 in.) map which is a reproduction of "Case & Norman's Stranger's Guide to Kansas City, Missouri." Caption at bottom reads: "To accommodate Kansas City newcomers, this 1887 map often rotated structures to present frontal views of buildings for easier identification." Map is a bird's eye view of Kansas City situated where the Kansas and Missouri Rivers converge. Includes an inset which is an advertisement for the National Agricultural Exposition held in 1887 and features the Crystal Palace or Exposition Building. This map was reproduced by the library's Marketing Department to sell in the early 1990s.
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Date
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1887
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Bird's Eye View of Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Sepia-toned aerial view from the northeast, showing the Missouri River, Hannibal Bridge, and the city of Kansas City with streets and buildings marked. Points of interest (churches, etc.) numbered; key on back of map. Also on the back is handwritten, "Star, Sept. 30, 1928."
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Date
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1869
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Object Type
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Map
