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Title
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Gettin' Along on the Texas-Chisholm Trail
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Description
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Article describes modern travel along the Texas-Chisholm Trail, from Kingsville,Texas, to Abilene, Kansas. This trail, among others from Texas to Kansas and Missouri (such as the lesser known Western and Sedalia Trails), was a key road for transporting livestock north. Author mentions that the man after whom the Chicholm Trail is named, Jesse Chisholm, was not a cattleman, nor did the trail he blaze enter Texas.
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Date
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2004-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Pigs in Enclosure
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Description
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Unidentified man standing outside of a full pig pen at the Kansas City Municipal Farm.
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Date
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1950-03-11
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Pig Enclosures
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Description
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View of pig pens and distant fields at the Kansas City Municipal Farm.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Men Working with Cattle
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Description
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Partial view of men prodding cattle in a livestock pen with a broomhandle.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Men Capturing Pig
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Description
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Three unidentified men attempting to capture a pig displaced by 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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Pigs near Trough
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Description
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Unidentified man working with pigs near a feeding trough at the Kansas City Municipal Farm.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p038
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Description
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North central part of early Kansas City from W. 19th Street south a few blocks and from the state line east to Wyoming Street, showing the Kansas City Stock Yards Company sheep sheds. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1895/1907
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p037
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Description
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North central part of early Kansas City from W. 17th Street south to W. 19th Street and from the state line east to Liberty Street, showing the Kansas City Stock Yards, especially the horse and mule barns. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1895/1907
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1980/2005
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Expert: Economy Staggers Animal Health Industry
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Description
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Article about the Kansas City region being a part of the "so-called Animal Health Corridor, a region between Manhattan and Columbia." This past year has seen a decline in veterinarian office visits and lack of investment in the sector, due in part to the poor economy.
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Date
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2011-09-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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KC�??s Animal Health Corridor Lands Bullseye
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Description
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A 2006 study showed that �??the area between the cities of Manhattan, Kan., Columbia, Mo. and St. Joseph, Mo. has the world�??s largest concentration of animal health industry assets.�?� Known as the KC Animal Health Corridor, member civic organizations are working to promote the region and further develop its bioscience industries. The Corridor currently spans 350 miles, hosts 220 animal health-related businesses that employ 20,000 people, and generates a third of the global industry�??s sales.
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Date
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2013-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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SC119 Drovers Telegram Ledger Finding Aid
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Description
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The Drovers Telegram ledger consists of "Articles of Incorporation" for the Drovers Telegram Company; minutes from directors' meetings; a list of salaries, expenses, and earnings; and newspaper articles.
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Date
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1902/1924
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
