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Excavation on Station Site
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Description
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Photograph showing a distant view of the primary Union Station construction site during excavation.
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Date
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1910-09-22
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sewer Diversion Ninth and Hardesty
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Description
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Photograph showing the sewer diversion project at 9th Street and Hardesty Avenue. Children stand nearby, watching the workers.
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Date
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1911-03-22
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Pipe Leads, Frisco Tower #1
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Description
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Photograph of pipe leads near the ground at Frisco Tower #1.
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Date
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1910-10-27
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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McGee Street Yard
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Description
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Photograph looking north over the McGee Street railyard from 22nd Street, approximately. Train tracks and construction materials are visible in the foreground.
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Date
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1910-01-25
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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McGee Street Yard Looking East
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Description
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Photograph looking east over the McGee Street railyard, showing newly constructed lines. The photo appears to have been taken from Grand Avenue. The Montgomery Ward building at 19th Street and Baltimore Avenue is in the distance on the left.
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Date
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1911-01-25
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Repairs on Bridge #13
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Description
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Photograph showing the underside wooden and brick supports of a rail bridge, labeled #13. A man is visible in the background.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Union Station Locomotives
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Description
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View looking east of passenger trains parked at Union Station. The locomotive on the right hand side of the image is marked Burlington Route.
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Date
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1934
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Bird's Eye View - Kansas City
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Description
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Pictorial map showing the cities and towns of Kansas City, Missouri; Harlem, Missouri; Westport, Missouri; Rosedale, Kansas; Argentine, Kansas; Armourdale, Kansas; Armstrong, Kansas; Riverview, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; and Wyandotte, Kansas. At the time of its publication, the map had an extensive key listing the numbered buildings, most of which has been removed. Steamboats traveling along the Missouri River can be seen. The map displays the steep bluffs and topography of the region. It also indicates Kansas City's expansion southward away from the Missouri River, the development of the stockyards industry in the West Bottoms and interconnectivity with the surrounding cities and towns that followed completion of the Hannibal Bridge in 1869.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and Saint Paul Railroad Yard
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Description
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Panoramic view looking north of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and Saint Paul Railroad yard at the future Union Station site. The D. A. Morr Storage and Warehouse Building can be seen on the left hand side of the image. The Belt Line Storage and Warehouse Company Building is in view on the right hand side of the image. Wyandotte Street heading north toward downtown is in the center of the image.
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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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Title
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The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
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Description
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A brown paper shopping bag from The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Picture shows a train and two ships, all marked with "GA&PTC." The company's name is spelled out in the steam cloud coming from the train. A flying flag says: "The largest importers & retailers in the world. 110 branch stores in the U.S. Headquarters 35-37 Vesey St., N.Y." Four addresses are given for stores in Cincinnati. No Kansas City address is given.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and Saint Paul Railroad Yard
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Description
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View looking west from about Main Street showing the Chicago, Milwaukee, and Saint Paul Railroad yard. The future site of Union Station can be seen on the left hand side of the image. The B. A. Morr Transfer & Storage Company Building at 22nd and Central streets can be seen in the background. The Belt Line Storage & Warehouse Company Building is in view on the right hand side of the image. A sign for Beeman's Pepsin Gum can be seen. Several trains and railroad cars 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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Title
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Edward Harriman
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Description
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Portrait of Edward Harriman, director of the Union Pacific Railroad.
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Date
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1900~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Railroad tracks along Kaw River
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Description
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Santa Fe main line tracks between the Kaw River and the adjacent bluffs, looking east from the 7th Street Bridge. Photograph is part of proposed flood control projects to raise levees and railroad tracks along the Kaw River.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Union Station - Tower 6
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Description
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View looking southwest of Interlocking Tower 6, once located to the east of Union Station along the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks. Buildings once located at the intersection of Pershing Road and Main Street, the Liberty Memorial, and Union Station can be seen. Signs for the Upjohn Company, the Hotel Plaza, and Sherwin-Williams are in view.
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Date
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1940~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Proposed Master Plan
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Description
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Proposed master plan for Kansas City, Missouri development, including highways, thoroughfares, neighborhood boundaries, residential areas, business & commercial areas, railroad and industrial areas, public spaces, and public schools and recreation areas. Map covers Kansas City, Missouri city limits south of the Missouri River, with connections shown to surrounding communities, including North Kansas City, Missouri, Johnson County, Kansas, and Raytown, Missouri.
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Date
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1946
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Object Type
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Map
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