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Title
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Swope Park Shelter House #1
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Description
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Photograph of Swope Park Shelter House Number 1, located to the southeast of the main entrance to Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri. This vantage point faces west from the footpaths on the west side of the building.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Charles Van Noy Residence
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Description
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Photograph of a carriage house at the rear of the Charles Van Noy Residence at 6800 Elmwood Avenue in the mid-1980s. The building, built in 1909 for railroad concessions entrepreneur Charles Van Noy as a country estate, was designed by architect Clifton B. Sloan and is located near the entrance to Swope Park. An neighboring residence, at 6700 Elmwood, was built simultaneously for his brother, Ira Van Noy. The property was listed for sale in 1986.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City Southern Bridge in Swope Park
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Description
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An autochrome photograph of the Kansas City Southern Railroad bridge in Swope Park. This vantage point faces southwest on 67th Street (once known as Blue Ridge Boulevard) just east of the bridge.
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Date
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1933-10-24
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Model Sailboats at Swope Pool
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Description
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A color glass plate positive photograph of a reflecting pool opposite the west entrance to Swope Park. This vantage point faces east across the pool (now known as Delbert J. Haff Circle Fountain) towards the Swope Park entrance.
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Date
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1940-06
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Lake of the Woods
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Description
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An autochrome photograph of the north end of the Lake of the Woods, taken from the south. The lake is located in the southeast corner of Swope Park.
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Date
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1933-10-23
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Swope Memorial Golf Course, Hole #8
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Description
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A color glass plate positive photograph of people playing golf at the eighth hole of the Swope Memorial Golf Course. This vantage point faces north-northwest towards downtown Kansas City, Missouri in the far background.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Swope Memorial Golf Course, Hole #2
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Description
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A color glass plate positive photograph of four men playing golf at the second hole of the Swope Memorial Golf Course. This vantage point faces north-northwest towards downtown Kansas City, Missouri in the far background.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Swope Park Lagoon
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Description
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An autochrome photograph looking northwest towards the lagoon in Swope Park.
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Date
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1933-10-10
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Lake of the Woods
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Description
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An autochrome photograph of the west end of the Lake of the Woods, taken from the southeast. The lake is located in the southeast corner of Swope Park.
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Date
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1933-10-28
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Alfred Benjamin Memorial
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Description
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An autochrome photograph of the Alfred Benjamin Memorial in Swope Park, taken from the southeast.
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Date
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1934-07-01
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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View from Swope Park Shelter House Tower
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Description
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A color glass plate positive photograph of the view looking southeast across the Swope Park gardens near the Shelter House (now the Battle of Westport Visitor Center).
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Picnic at Swope Park
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Description
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A color glass plate positive photograph of a group of people at a picnic in Swope Park.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Swope Park Shelter House
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Description
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An autochrome photograph of the croton flowers outside of the Swope Park Shelter House, taken from the east.
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Date
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1933-09-20
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Lake of the Woods
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Description
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An autochrome photograph of the Lake of the Woods from the north, located in the southeast corner of Swope Park.
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Date
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1933-09-11
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Swope Memorial Golf Course, Hole #10
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Description
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A color glass plate positive photograph of people playing golf at the tenth hole of the Swope Memorial Golf Course. This vantage point faces north-northwest towards downtown Kansas City, Missouri in the far background.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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View from Swope Park Shelter House Tower
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Description
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A color glass plate positive photograph of the view looking north-northwest towards downtown Kansas City, Missouri from the tower of the Swope Park Shelter House (now the Battle of Westport Visitor Center).
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City Zoo
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Description
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A black and white glass plate positive photograph of the Kansas City Zoo entrance from an aerial view.
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Object Type
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Photograph