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Title: Benton School
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Benton School
Description: Full exterior corner view of Benton School located at 3004 Benton Boulevard.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Walt Disney's Missouri
Description: Chapter describes Walt Disney's boyhood years in Kansas City, Missouri. The Disney family resided at two addresses during Walt's years in Kansas City: 2706 E 31st St. (no longer standing), and 3028 Bellefontaine (pictured).
Date: 2002
Object Type: Book

Title: D. A. Holmes School
Description: Corner view of the Holmes School, formerly known as the Benton School, located at 3004 Benton Boulevard.
Date: 1963
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Benton School
Description: Interior view of classroom and J.M. Cottingham; located at 14th and Liberty in West Bottoms.
Date: 1896
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Benton School
Description: Full side and partial frontal view, with unidentified students, teacher, and a Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company horse-drawn wagon.
Date: 1899
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Benton School
Description: Interior view of unidentified students in Room 4.
Date: 1895
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1957, Page p409
Description: A portion of Kansas City from E. 29th Street south to E. 31st Street and from Prospect Avenue east to Benton Boulevard, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1909/1957
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1950, Page p409
Description: A portion of Kansas City from E. 29th Street south to E. 31st Street and from Prospect Avenue east to Benton Boulevard, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1909/1950
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p024
Description: Northwestern part of early Kansas City in West Bottoms from Wyoming Street east to Hickory Street and from W. 13th Street south to W. 15th Street. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: D. A. Holmes School
Description: Exterior, partial street view of D. A. Holmes School, formerly Benton School located at 3004 Benton Boulevard.
Date: 1960~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Benton School
Description: Folder contains copies of the fifteenth annual commencement program for Benton School held in 1919. The vertical files in this collection were formerly a part of the department's regular vertical files.
Date: 1919
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Benton School
Description: Postcard of the Benton School.
Date: 1922
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Junior Officer Council
Description: City Manager L.P. Cookingham swears in a Benton City Official as part of the Junior Officer Council, at Benton School.
Date: 1946-11
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Benton School Event
Description: Interior view of inauguration of Benton City Officials of the Junior Officer Council, at Benton School.
Date: 1946-11
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Walt Disney's Missouri
Description: Description and image of James Cottingham, principal of Benton School during Walt Disney's education there. Later in his life, Disney spoke of Cottingham's encouragent of students to pursue their interests and creativity.
Date: 2002
Object Type: Book

Title: Benton School Class Picture
Description: Exterior view of class posed by what appears to be the school building. Identified on the front as "Kansas City Public Schools, In Remembrance of the School Year 1882. Photographed by S. Kuhn". None of the pupils are identified. The back of the photograph written in pencil reads, "William Holzmark, Benton School, West Kansas, Oct. 14, 1884, moved up town June 14, 1885."
Date: 1882
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Walt Disney and Others at Luncheon
Description: Walt Disney and others posing at the head table of a South Central Business Association luncheon at the Blue Bird Cafeteria. The individuals are, from left to right: Homer L. Blackwell of the National Screen Service Corp.; Clarence Nash, the voice of Donald Duck; Mrs. Lillian Bounds Disney, Walt Disney's wife; Kansas City Mayor John B. Gage; Walt Disney; SCBA President Edwin J. Barnes, Sr.; Frank S. Land, founder of the Grand Council of DeMolay; Mrs. Joseph C. Wirthman; Keith Martin, Director of the Kansas City Art Institute; and three of Disney's classmates from Benton School--George L. Williams, Louis G. Lower, and Donald Monroe.
Date: 1942-02-13
Object Type: Photograph