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Title: Main Street Storefronts
Description: View looking northeast of storefronts on Main Street north of its intersection with 40th Street in Midtown. Several cars parked along the street can be seen. The Ten-Forty Apartments Building is in view. Signs for Ten-Forty Coin Laundry, Westport Cash Saver, A1 Sewing Machines, and 90 Min. Dry Cleaners can be seen. The photograph was taken from the lawn of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Street Storefronts
Description: View looking east of storefronts on Main Street in Midtown east of its intersection with 40th Street. Cars parked along Main Street can be seen. Signs for Clint's Comics, 90 Min. Dry Cleaners, A1 Sewing Machines, and Old Westport Cash Saver are in view. The Ten-Forty Apartments Building can be seen in the background.
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Street Storefronts
Description: View looking southeast of storefronts on Main Street in Midtown from just south of its intersection with 39th Street. Cars traveling along Main Street are in view. Signs for the Christian Science Reading Room, the Second Fiddle Thrift Shop, the Salvation Army Thrift Store, Westport Distributors, Jo Art's Jewelry, Moten's Shoe Repair. JR's Discount, Harling's Upstairs, Clint's Comics, and Love Records can be seen. St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Southwell Building can be seen.
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Southwell Building
Description: View looking southeast of the Southwell Building on Main Street in Midtown from just north of its intersection with Westport Road. Cars parked along Main Street can be seen. Signs for JR's Discount, the Shape Shop, Harling's Upstairs, Love Records, and Clint's Comics are in view.
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Office Building at 4177 Broadway
Description: View looking northeast of an office building at 4177 Broadway Boulevard near its intersection with 42nd Street in Westport. Constructed in 1964 and designed by architects Linscott, Kiene, and Haylett, this "Doctor's Building" was occupied by Drs. Frederick J. McCoy, R. Allen Chandler, and Pat Anthony Barelli. Cars and pedestrians along Broadway Boulevard can be seen. A portion of the building located to the southeast is in view on the right hand side of the image.
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Broadway Boulevard from Valentine Road
Description: View looking south along Broadway Boulevard from south of its intersection with Valentine Road. Several cars traveling and parked along Broadway can be seen.
Date: 1947~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: House of H. A. Fowler
Description: An autochrome photograph of H. A. Fowler's residence, taken from the east. Fowler was president of the Fowler Commission Company.
Date: 1933-05-15
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Apple Tree on Sunset Drive
Description: An autochrome photograph of an automobile parked next to an apple tree on Sunset Drive. Lauder notes with the picture: "Don't Mutilate".
Date: 1933-04-22
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Charles M. Howell's Home Entrance
Description: An autochrome photograph of the entrance to Charles M. Howell's home while the tulips are in bloom. Howell was a Kansas City lawyer.
Date: 1933-05-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Park Lane Apartments under Construction
Description: View looking west from Mill Creek Park showing the Park Lane apartment building under construction. Cars parked outside the building can be seen. A sign on the building states that when completed, the apartments will include:"White" Door Beds, Dressing Cabinets, Dressing Tables, China Cabinets, and Ranges. Another sign indicates that the Collins Brothers construction company was working on the project.
Date: 1925~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: "Rainbow" Garden of Peonies, Iris, and Poppies
Description: A color glass plate positive photograph of George Cope's "Rainbow" Garden of peonies, iris, and poppies. This vantage point faces north with Oak Street on the right, Cope's residence in the center background, and the Nelson Gallery of Art (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art) in the far right background. This property was situated on the west side of Oak Street, just north of Brush Creek before the waterway was diverted to its current location. Cope was co-owner of Cope & Sons, a carpentry company.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Country Club Plaza Theatre
Description: An autochrome photograph of tulips growing in front of the Country Club Plaza Theater, taken from the east.
Date: 1939-05-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Cars Parked in Country Club Plaza
Description: An autochrome photograph of two automobiles parked next to a bed of flowers in the Country Club Plaza at the southeast corner of Alameda Road (now Nichols Road) and Central Street. This vantage point faces north-northwest towards the building at the northeast corner of Alameda and Central.
Date: 1935-07-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: House of Herbert F. Hall
Description: An autochrome photograph of Herbert F. Hall's residence, taken from the north on a cloudy day. Hall was president of the Hall-Baker Grain Company.
Date: 1932-09-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: "Elmhurst" Motor Entrance with Spireas Blooming
Description: An autochrome photograph of the motor entrance and blooming spireas of "Elmhurst", the residence of Annie Ridenbaugh Bird. Once Annie's husband, Joseph T. Bird, passed away in 1918, she took over as president of Emery, Bird, Thayer Company in 1920.
Date: 1933-05-03
Object Type: Photograph

Title: House of Bryce B. Smith
Description: An autochrome photograph of Bryce B. Smith's residence, taken while the spirea flowers were in bloom and looking north-northeast. Smith was mayor of Kansas City from 1930 to 1938.
Date: 1933-05-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Country Club Plaza Fiesta Flags
Description: An autochrome photograph of four people dressed in festive clothing and standing by the Country Club Plaza Fiesta flags on display at the corner of 47th Street and Mill Creek Parkway (now J C Nichols Parkway). This vantage point faces northeast on 47th Street just west of Mill Creek Parkway.
Object Type: Photograph

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