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Title
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A.S.B. Bridge
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Description
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File includes items concerning the passage of bonds to make the ASB Bridge a non-toll bridge.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Nashua, Missouri
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Description
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Information about the history of Nashua, Missouri, in Clay County, on land "first purchased by Willard E. Winner of Nashua, N. H. [New Hampshire]," in the late 1800s, also the builder of the A. S. B. Bridge, left unfinished but completed by railroad companies.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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A.S.B. Bridge
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Date
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1949-07-07
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Aerial View of Missouri River at Kansas City
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Description
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Aerial view of Missouri River at Kansas City looking west showing the three bridges-ASB, Paseo, and Broadway-and Municipal Airport as well as the water works and industrial areas. Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas River, and Fairfax area shown. Immediately east of the airport is the former Harlem, Missouri, and portions of North Kansas City. No print image; negative and digital only.
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Aerial View of Missouri River at Kansas City
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Description
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Aerial view of Missouri River at Kansas City looking west showing the three bridges-ASB, Paseo, and Broadway-and Municipal Airport as well as the riverfront and water works. It also shows former Harlem immediately east of the airport and portions of North Kansas City, Missouri. No print image; negative and digital only.
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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City's Bridges Provide a Vital Link to Our Heritage
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Description
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Article describes the architectural signifigance of several Kansas City bridges, including the Hannibal, ASB, Broadway, and Paseo. Also mentioned is the Pencoyd Bridge, an 1892 structure orignally located just east of 2nd Street and Broadway; in January, 2006, the Pencoyd Bridge was moved across downtown Kansas City to serve as a pedestrian bridge linking Union Station and the Crossroads Arts District.
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Date
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2006-01-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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To Avoid Walk of Death, Build a Better Bridge
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Description
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Column describes the need for a bridge across the Missouri River that pedestrians and bicyclists could use safely. The ASB Bridge, the only one to provide a generous sidwalk when it was built, is now only open to rail traffic. The author suggests retro-fitting the Heart of America Bridge.
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Date
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2006-09-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Locust Street
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Description
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Looking south from the ASB Bridge, near 3rd and Locust.
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Date
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1925
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Boat Landing at Foot of Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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Description
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Postcard showing the riverboat landing site at the foot of Main Street along the Missouri River. The Armour-Swift-Burlington Bridge can be seen in the background. Steamboats arriving and departing can be seen.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Armour-Swift Bridge
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Description
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Postcard of the Armour-Swift Bridge.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Armour Swift Bridge, Kansas City, Mo.
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Description
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Postcard of the Armour Swift Burlington (ASB) Bridge that connects Kansas City to Clay County to the north.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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ASB Bridge
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Description
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Looking northeast at west side of bridge; also shows Heart of America Bridge.
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Date
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1989
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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ASB Bridge
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Description
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Looking east at west side of bridge; also shows Missouri River Queen riverboat.
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Date
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1989
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Broadway Bridge
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Description
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Distant view from Clark's Point (7th and Pennsylvania); also shows ASB Bridge.
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Date
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1956
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Railroad Track and Bridge
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Description
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Early view of ASB Bridge looking south toward Kansas City, Missouri.
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Date
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1915~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Willard Winner
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Description
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Photos, illustrations, and information on Willard Winner, traffic and parking visionary of Kansas City starting in the late 1800s, largely responsible for the ASB Bridge. Promoter, financier, and developer who helped manage growth especially of the areas of North Kansas City, Missouri, the Country Club Plaza, and Independence, Missouri, including interurban railways, parks, and a planned but never built 1920s "subterranean plan" for the city. Namesake of Winner Road with residence at 3318 Virginia Avenue.
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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ASB Bridge and City Market Area
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Description
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View facing south along the side of the ASB Bridge; shows Missouri River, City Market area and part of the Downtown skyline in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Annie Cade Steamboat
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Description
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View looking northeast of the Annie Cade steamboat traveling on the Missouri River between Kansas City and Clay County. Houses in Harlem, Missouri, can be seen in the background. The piers for the future Armour Swift & Burlington Bridge are in view.
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Date
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1905~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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