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Title: Quality Hill
Description: Aerial view, looking southeast, over the West Bottoms. Also shows 8th Street Tunnel.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 8th Street Tunnel
Description: View of the 8th Street tunnel, the West Bluffs, and the Quality Hill area of Kansas City, Missouri. Entrance to the tunnel is in view as well as railroad cars under the bridge leading to the tunnel.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: West Bluffs at 8th Street From Union Depot Area
Description: View of the West Bluffs at 8th Street and 8th Street Tunnel in Kansas City, Missouri from the Union Depot area. The handwriting on photo says, "Old Depot - Goose Neck from Chute." Billboards on the bluffs read, "Hotel Edward, 12th and Central" and "The World's Best Soda Cracker, Uneeda Biscuit, National Biscuit Company, 5 cents."
Date: 1915~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p012
Description: Northern part of early Kansas City from W. 8th Street south to W. 10th Street and from Bluff Street east to Washington Street, showing buildings, railroad lines, and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page showing adjoining area.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City
Description: Aerial view of downtown Kansas City looking east. At the right side of the image is the Kansas City Power & Light Building, with Municipal Auditorium immediately to the west. To its left, in the bottom half of the image, the 12th Street Bridge descends into the West Bottoms. The double-towered building at the left of the image is the Fidelity National Bank building. Also visible are the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Kansas City City Hall, and Jackson County Courthouse.
Date: 1958-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Streetcar Track
Description: Distant view looking northeast at incline, 8th Street Tunnel, and West Bluffs.
Date: 1892
Object Type: Photograph