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Title
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Area of the Stockyards and Kaw River
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Description
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Area of the Stockyards and the Kaw River between 23rd St. Viaduct and Central Ave, showing buildings including Swift and Co., no date.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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23rd Street Viaduct - Looking South
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Description
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View facing south along the 23rd Street Viaduct during construction in the West Bottoms. A small portion of the American Royal Livestock and Horse Show Exhibit Building can be seen on the right side of the photograph. Workers for the Clarkson Construction Company are pouring concrete on the road. Road construction equipment is in view.
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Date
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1961-07-26
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas Avenue Bridge
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Description
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Blueprint for the Kansas Avenue Bridge showing details of portals and handrails. This blueprint is one of a set of 27 blueprints of the Kansas Avenue Bridge showing details for railway truss, substructure, railings, lamp posts, floor drains, wire pole connections, stresses, beams, girders, portals, handrails, columns, etc., 1914. Hedrick and Cochrane (consulting engineers) are identified on some of the sheets.
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Date
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1914
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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4th Street Viaduct and West Bottoms
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Description
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View looking west of the 4th Street Viaduct stretching over the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad tracks into the West Bottoms. The Intercity Viaduct leading to Kansas City, Kansas, can be seen. Smokestacks from meat packing facilities are in view in the distance.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City, Mo. Stock Yards
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Description
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Aerial panoramic view looking west of the Kansas City stockyards in the West Bottoms taken from 500 ft. above 19th and Genesee streets. A note in the lower left hand corner notes that the photograph was taken using the Lawrence Captive Airship. The view stretches across the Kansas River and into Kansas City, Kansas. The Missouri River is in view on the right hand side of the image. The first Livestock Exchange Building at 16th Street and State Line Road can be seen.
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Date
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1907-10
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Object Type
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Photograph
