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Title: Kansas City Quadrangle
Description: Topographical map of Kansas City, Missouri, overlaid by street grid. Major streets identified, as well as schools, railways and hospitals.
Date: 1940
Object Type: Map

Title: Kansas City Quadrangle
Description: Topographical map of Kansas City, Missouri, overlaid by street grid. Major streets identified, as well as schools, railways and hospitals.
Date: 1940
Object Type: Map

Title: Tenth Census of the United States: Social Statistics of Cities
Description: Facts from the 1880 federal census about streets, horse railroads, waterworks, gas, public buildings, public parks and public grounds, places of amusement, drainage, cemeteries, markets, sanitary authority--Board of Health, infectious diseases, reports, municipal cleansing, police, fire department, and manufacturers.
Date: 1887
Object Type: Report

Title: P28 Judge Elmo M. Hargrave Photograph Collection Finding Aid
Description: The Hargrave collection of 173 black and white 8 x10 in. photographs depict scenes primarily in and around downtown Kansas City, Missouri. They were originally created to document accident sites for later use as evidence in lawsuits people had filed against the city. Hargrave recognized the intrinsic historical value of these images and received permission to save them from destruction. After his death, his close friend Joe Zenitsky contacted the Library to make arrangements for providing these photos to Library customers and to users of the World Wide Web. The bulk of the photographs date from the 1920s. Because of their original intent, they provide a unique perspective on the traditional views of streetscapes, businesses, residences, parks, and other locales.Elmo M. Hargrave was born in Kansas City in 1918. After attending Manual High School, he enlisted in the United States Army. During World War II he suffered severe injuries to his chest and throat, damaging his vocal cords. After teaching himself to speak again, he began to study the field of law to practice speaking. He had a long career as a public servant, eventually rising to the position of Municipal Judge. Judge Hargrave retired in 1983 and died 14 years later.
Date: 1920~/1945~
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Petticoat Lane
Description: Street level view looking toward the east down 11th Street or Petticoat Lane in downtown Kansas City. View is taken at Walnut Street and provides a partial side view of the UMB bank on the left.
Date: 1999
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City, Missouri, and Wyandott, Kansas
Description: Street map of Kansas City, Missouri, and Wyandott City (now Kansas City), Kansas. Map shows parks, railroad lines, and water treatment facilities. List of office holders for each city, as well as a legend listing points of interest (hotels, banks, theaters, etc.)
Date: 1871
Object Type: Map

Title: Single-Use Containers
Description: Photo and description of the "new system" of garbage collection providing "weekly collection of combined refuse from residential buildings containing less than seven dwelling units."
Date: 1972-02
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Kansas City Mayor's Program for Urban Traffic Improvement
Description: Article about the program to improve urban blight, traffic, and especially parking recommended "by Mayor William E. Kemp of Kansas City, Mo., President of the American Municipal Association, at the Business Men's Conference on Urban Problems sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States."
Date: 1954-05
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: SC163 Kansas City Public Works Collection Finding Aid
Description: This collection contains reports, correspondence, permits, regulations, blueprints, and notes concerning the operations of the Kansas City Public Works Department in the early to mid-20th century. The majority of the collection relates to the construction, operation, and maintenance of area sewers, water lines, and their infrastructure.
Date: 1905/1978
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Kansas City Altitudes
Description: The highest point within the city limits of Kansas City is at 155th and Prospect Avenues--1,081 feet, according to Michael Wilson, chief of survey, engineering division, Kansas City Public Works Department. The highest point at the 12th hole of the Swope Park golf course is a mere 934 feet, and at 123rd and Wornall Road, 976 feet. All of these figures are based on the 1929 North American Datum published by the United States Coastal and Geodetic Survey. 1929 was the last year in which elevations officially were adjusted, Wilson says. A 1983 Datum using satellites for the topographical survey has not yet been released. And the lowest point? Front Street and I-35, where the elevation is 733 feet. Last question--733 feet above what? Mean sea level, a point of reference defined by the United States Coastal and Geodetic Survey at Biloxi, Mississippi.
Date: 1985-09-22
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Walnut Street
Description: Street level view of the northeast corner of Walnut at 13th Street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Close-up of the Copeland's U.S. Army Store located at 1305 Walnut Street with their sign in view painted on the building.
Date: 1999
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 13th Street
Description: Photo and information on 13th Street, depicting 1930s structures on the street such as 1880s residences, the "citadel of the Salvation Army," Municipal Auditorium, and the Kansas City Power & Light Building.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Grand Boulevard Gets an Even Grander Name
Description: "Grand Boulevard in downtown Kansas City was officially dedicated Grand Boulevard of the Americas on Monday with flags from 34 countries adorning light poles along the roadway." The flags of 152 countries in the Organization of American States were flying on Grand Boulevard from Crown Center to River Market. "The project was the brainchild of trade development consultant James Malouff III, who dreamed for years of Kansas City becoming a Midwestern hub for international business, trade and tourism."
Date: 2008-04-15
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Flags Are Flying on Grand
Description: Grand Boulevard has become Grand Boulevard of the Americas and will have 152 vinyl flags flying along it that represent a tribute to the 35 nations of the Organization of American States. James M. Malouff III is the person who has initiated the project with the City Council's approval. he street name change is honorary. "The 30-inch by 6-foot national flags will appear in repeating sequences on both sides of Grand, occasionally interrupted by generic Grand Boulevard of the Americas banners."
Date: 2007-08-17
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
Description: The materials within the KCPL Reference Hard to Find (HTF) Collection were compiled by Kansas City Public Library reference librarians and staff members to provide an easy to access source of information concerning topics of local and regional interest. The collection primarily consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, other forms of printed material, and typed notecards.
Date: 1980/2005
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Post Office
Description: Postcard showing the corner at 9th and Walnut streets with the old post office building in the background.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: 12th Street, East from Main
Description: Postcard of 12th Street, looking east from Main Street.
Date: 1914
Object Type: Postcard

Title: 11th and Grand Avenue, Looking North
Description: Postcard of the intersection of 11th Street and Grand Avenue facing north.
Date: 1912~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Gillham Road
Description: Postcard of Gillham Road, looking south from Linwood Boulevard.
Date: 1910~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Leeds, MO, 37th Street
Description: Postcard showing 37th Street in Leeds, Missouri.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Postcard

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