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P41 Union Station Construction Photographs Finding Aid
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Description
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The Union Station Construction Photographs collection consists of 49 photographs of Kansas City’s Union Station and corresponding infrastructure while under construction. The photos are identified, dated between 1910-1911, and offer insight into the scope of work put into the building that would serve as the primary transportation hub of Kansas City into the middle of the 20th century.
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Date
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1910/1911
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Kansas City Bridge, Pier No. One, Showing Floating Derrick
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Description
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Drawing showing the first pier of the Hannibal Bridge along the southern bank of the Missouri River. Two individuals standing near the pier and building are depicted in the background.
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Date
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1868~
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Artwork
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Kansas City Bridge, Caisson No. 4 Brought into Position
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Description
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Drawing showing the lowering of caisson number four, designed to support the fourth pier of the Hannibal Bridge. Several workers and the steamboat Gipsey are also depicted.
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Date
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1868-10-24
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Kansas City Bridge, Lowering Caisson No. 1 into Position
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Description
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Drawing showing the lowering of caisson number one, designed to support the first pier of the Hannibal Bridge along the southern bank of the Missouri River. Several workers are depicted.
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Date
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1867-09-06
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Artwork
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Kansas City Bridge Engineering Drawings
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Engineering drawings related to the construction of the Hannibal Bridge recording the Missouri River’s water record, a cross section of the river, a plan of pontoon projection and the profile & alignment of bridge line & approaches.
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Date
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1867~
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Kansas City Bridge, False Works for Pier No. 4
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Description
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Drawing showing the temporary structure used to build the fourth pier of the Hannibal Bridge. The southern bank of the Missouri River can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1869-03-22
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Object Type
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Artwork
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The Kansas City Bridge
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Description
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Book written by engineers Octave Chanute and George Mason covering the design and construction of the Hannibal Bridge, then known as the Kansas City Bridge. Includes illustrations, maps, charts and photographs documenting the bridge’s construction.
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Date
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1870
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Streetwalker: More than Just a Railroad
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Description
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Photo and article about the diversified operations of Kansas City Southern Industries, best "known as the operator of Kansas City Southern Lines, a 1,700-mile railroad."
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Date
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1990-06-25
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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The Early History of the Lumber Trade of Kansas City
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Description
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From the booklet's dedication page: "This little booklet is issued at the request pf Jay Coatsworth and Frank P. Strickland life-long friends, and is dedicated to the memory of the Kansas City Lumberman of the Eighties who have 'Crossed the Bar,' and to all others interested in the upbuilding of Kansas City, making it truly The Prophetic City. the future Metropolis of the Mississippi Valley. - C. P. D. This booklet is a compilation of a series of articles written by C. P. Deatherage, and published in various issues of the Retail Lumberman, of Kansas City, beginning October 15, 1922, and ending August 1, 1923."
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Date
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1924
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Coca-Cola Building and Vicinity
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Description
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Promotional drawing produced by the Ennis-Edwards Realty Company and included within a booklet promoting the advantages of the Coca-Cola Building. The illustration highlights the building's close proximity to the Liberty Memorial, Union Station, rail lines, major streets, the downtown hotel district, the retail district, the office building district, and the headquarters of the Kansas City Star and Times newspapers.
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Date
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1927
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Louis Houck: Opponent and Imitator of Jay Gould
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Description
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Biographical article about Louis Houck (~1840-1925) and his establishment of three short-line railroads in southeastern Missouri, from 1881 to 1913, based around Saint Louis, and competing with rival railroad executive Jay Gould.
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Date
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1956-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Shewey's Map - City St. Louis
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Description
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Map of the city of St. Louis showing streets, parks, ward boundaries, public buildings and institutions, railroad lines and depots, the Mississippi River, and routes for cable cars, electric cars, horse cars, and proposed elevated lines. Includes an inset map of Carondelet.
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Date
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1890
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Object Type
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Map
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Kansas City Southern Express Train
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Description
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A Kansas City Southern Railroad Express train traveling over an unknown bridge. A car passing beneath the bridge can be seen.
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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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1924 Road Map of Jackson County, MO.
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Description
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Map showing different types of roads (macadam, graded, oiled, and earth) as well as railroads, electric lines, section lines, towns, and streams in Jackson County, Missouri.
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Date
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1924
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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West Bottoms Buildings
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Description
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View looking northwest of the rear side of buildings along 8th Street west of its intersection with Madison Avenue. The J.G. Peppard Seeds, Loose-Wiles Cracker and Candy Company, and Faultless Starch Company buildings. A train is also in view on flooded railroad tracks.
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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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Geographically Correct Map, showing Chicago, Alton & St. Louis and Chicago, Kansas City and Denver Short Lines and Connections...
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Description
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Map showing the service area for the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis and the Chicago, Kansas City & Denver railroads. The area includes the East Coast of the United States west to Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, from Canada south to the Gulf of Mexico. Rail lines and major cities are marked, and the map includes insets for the vicinities of Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia. Timetables and railroad advertisements are included on the reverse side.
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Date
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1880~
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Object Type
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Map
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Kansas City as a Railroad Center
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Description
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Map showing Kansas City as a railroad center from "A Survey of the Economic Aspects of Flood Protection on the Kansas and Missouri Rivers in the Kansas City District," 1934-1937.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Map
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Frisco Lines
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Description
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Map of Frisco Lines in Kansas City, KS and Kansas City, MO, showing tracks in vicinity of Santa Fe Street and Packingtown Main, January 1, 1917. Map has “Recvd 10-26-30” written on it.
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Date
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1917-01-01
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Object Type
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Map
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