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Title: Old Franklin: A Frontier Town of the Twenties
Description: History of the no longer existent town of Franklin, Missouri, or "Old Franklin," from the late 1810s to the late 1820s, gradually moved away from the encroaching Missouri River to New Franklin by 1829.
Date: 1934-03-01
Object Type: Magazine

Title: Flood Scene
Description: View looking north along Walnut Street from 6th Street during a 1908 flood. The Missouri River can be seen in the distance. Several downtown buildings are in view. Signs for the New Nelson building, the Henry House hotel, and the Clay Auction Company can be seen.
Date: 1908
Object Type: Photograph

Title: River Bluffs
Description: Believed to be an early view of the topography in the area that became Kansas City. Man is seen by what looks like a cave opening in the bluff.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Boat Landing at Foot of Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Description: 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.
Date: 1912
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Rounding the Stake. Blue River, Kansas City, Mo.
Description: Postcard showing four people rowing a canoe on the Blue River near the 15th Street Bridge.
Date: 1911
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Inter-City Viaduct, Kansas City, Mo.
Description: Postcard showing the Intercity Viaduct leading from the West Bottoms into Kansas City, Kansas. The Missouri River can be seen.
Date: 1913
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Log Raft Passing Burnside Bridge
Description: Postcard showing a timber raft passing beneath the Burnside Bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Boats on the River at the Foot of Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Postcard showing steamboats landing and departing on the Missouri River at the foot of Main Street.
Date: 1909
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Early Kansas City Riverfront
Description: Riverfront view, looking west from near the south end of the Hannibal Bridge near Broadway.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

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. In the left side of the photo, to the west of the Second Hannibal Bridge is the Broadway Bridge, which opened in 1956, and was renamed the Buck O'Neil Bridge in 2016. Located in the Harlem neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: American Hominy Flake Co.
Description: Advertising card for the American Hominy Flake Co. showing a yellow rose and a winter town scene. One of two cards with similar design. Back of card says: "Try a package of Snow Flake Hominy and Cormane And You Will Be Happy.." Address given on back of card: Kansas City, Mo. No street address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

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

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