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Title: Geologic Cross Sections of Kansas City and Jackson County
Description: Six cross sections of areas of Jackson County, Missouri, and Kansas City, Missouri, illustrate altitude above sea level and types of bedrock. Labels display locations of creeks and rivers, as well as major city thoroughfares including Southwest Boulevard, Armour Boulevard, and 75th Street.
Object Type: Map

Title: Map Showing the Location of the Kansas City Bridge
Description: Map showing the location of the Hannibal Bridge, as well as the surrounding communities of Harlem, Wyandott, West Kansas and early Kansas City. The map shows the location of the southern bank of the Missouri River when the area was first surveyed in 1826 and indicates the rail lines connecting to the bridge.
Object Type: Map

Title: ABANDONED SHIPWRECKS ON MISSOURI RIVER CHANNEL MAPS OF 1879 AND 1954 - BLUE MILLS TO LEXINGTON, MILE 358.3 - 323.4
Description: Map shows locations of abandoned steamboat wrecks and the Missouri River's channel drawn in different colors to show how it changed course between 1879 and 1954. The section covered is Blue Mills to Lexington, "Mile 358.3 - 323.4."
Object Type: Map

Title: Second Hannibal Bridge
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the Second Hannibal Bridge, looking north, which opened in 1917 and carried both rail and car traffic until 1956, when car traffic switched to the Broadway Bridge.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: General View from South Side, Showing Progress of Work
Description: Photograph showing work being done on piers of the Hannibal Bridge. The northern bank of the Missouri River and the steamboat Gipsey can be seen in the background.
Date: 1867-12-24
Object Type: Photograph

Title: General View from South Side, Showing Progress of Work
Description: Photograph showing work being done on the first pier of the Hannibal Bridge. The northern bank of the Missouri River and the steamboat Gipsey can be seen in the background.
Date: 1867-09-11
Object Type: Photograph

Title: General View from South Side, Showing Progress of Work
Description: Photograph showing work being done on piers of the Hannibal Bridge. The northern bank of the Missouri River can be seen in the background.
Date: 1868-09-11
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Downtown Skyline from Harlem
Description: Photograph of downtown skyline taken from the Harlem area of Kansas City north of the Missouri River. A house and other smaller buildings can be seen in the foreground. The Hannibal Bridge is in view on the right hand side of the image.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: General View from South Side, Showing Progress of Work
Description: Photograph showing work being done on piers of the Hannibal Bridge. Several workers can be seen standing atop the first section of the bridge. The northern bank of the Missouri River and the steamboat Gipsey can be seen in the background.
Date: 1868-05-15
Object Type: Photograph

Title: False Works for Pier No. 4
Description: Photograph showing the temporary structure used to build the fourth pier of the Hannibal Bridge. Workers and the northern bank of the Missouri River can also be seen.
Date: 1868-10-12
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Lowering Caisson for Pier No. 5
Description: Photograph showing the lowering of caisson number five, designed to support the fifth pier of the Hannibal Bridge along the northern bank of the Missouri River. Several workers can be seen.
Date: 1868-02-13
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View Looking Toward Kansas City, from Centre of Open Draw
Description: Photograph showing a partially completed section of the Hannibal Bridge facing the riverfront area of Kansas City. Buildings and the Missouri River bluffs can also be seen.
Date: 1868~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Hannibal Bridge Opening
Description: View looking south of the opening of the Hannibal Bridge. A crowd assembled along the Kansas City riverfront area can be seen. The north bank of the Missouri River in Clay County is in the distance.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Steamboats at Kansas City
Description: A crowd watching steamboats on the Missouri River at the foot of Main Street.
Date: 1880
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Crew of Divers, at Pier No. 4
Description: Photograph showing a crew of divers and other workers at the fourth pier of the Hannibal Bridge.
Date: 1869-03-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Finishing Pier No. 5
Description: Photograph showing the final phase of construction for the fifth pier of the Hannibal Bridge along the northern bank of the Missouri River. A worker is posed in the foreground and others stand in the background.
Date: 1869-03-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View of Open Draw
Description: Photograph showing the completed Hannibal Bridge showing its draw open to allow ships to pass through the Missouri River’s navigation channel. The early riverfront area of Kansas City can be seen.
Date: 1869-08-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View of Top Chord, Looking South
Description: Photograph from atop the completed Hannibal Bridge facing south toward Kansas City. The Missouri River bluffs and several buildings located in the early riverfront area can be seen.
Date: 1869-08-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View of Pier No. 3
Description: Photograph showing the completed third pier of the Hannibal Bridge. The northern bank of the Missouri River can be seen in the background.
Date: 1869-03-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: General View from South Side, Showing Progress of Work
Description: Photograph showing progress on the first section of the Hannibal Bridge extending from the southern bank of the Missouri River. The northern bank of the river can be seen in the background.
Date: 1869-03-09
Object Type: Photograph

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