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Title
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John Burrus
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Description
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Biographical sketch of John Burrus, a farmer near Blue Springs, Missouri, with description of his father, William T. Burrus, a Civil War veteran and construction contractor in Kansas City, involved in the erection of the Gillis House.
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Date
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1896
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Gillis House Hotel
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Description
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Partial rear view; also shows Missouri River in background.
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Date
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1870
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Hannibal Bridge
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Description
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Distant view of Hannibal Bridge from riverfront area; also shows Gillis House.
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Date
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1881
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gillis House Hotel
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Description
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Distant frontal and side view; also shows riverfront.
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Date
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1870
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gillis House Hotel
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Description
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Distant view as seen through the stone supports of the Hannibal Bridge.
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Date
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1870
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Hannibal Bridge
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Description
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Looking southeast from the north side of the Missouri River; shows Gillis House.
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Date
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1870
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Hannibal Bridge
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Description
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Looking southeast from the north side of the Missouri River; shows Gillis House.
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Date
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1870
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gillis House and Missouri River
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Description
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View taken from the south bank of the Missouri River looking toward the river with the back of the Gillis House in view. Identified as rock for the Missouri River Bridge on bluff east of Broadway.
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Date
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1870~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Recalls a Frontier Day
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Description
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Article about a registry book found from 1869, with signatures of guests such as Generals George Custer and Joseph Johnston.
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Date
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1912-10-29
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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P24 Photograph Scrapbook #3 Historic Kansas City Finding Aid
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Description
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The scrapbook contains 72 various-sized, second-generation black and white prints of early Kansas City riverfront views. Included are scenes of the grading of the bluffs for streets, early commercial and residential buildings, street views, and some early railroad development. Some views of the Hannibal Bridge construction events and the Gillis House are also included. Written identification appears on most of the photos.
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Date
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1865~/1880~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Mr. E. S. Jewett: Brief Sketch of One of Westport's Solid Citizens
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Description
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Portrait and biographical article about Erwin Schofield Jewett, or E. S. Jewett, "one of the best known railroad men in the United States." Description of his life and career, born in Michigan in 1837 and coming to Kansas City in 1865 as "city ticket agent" for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Also a description of his various observations of Kansas City history, including the decline of the Gillis House hotel and the destruction of the Santa Fe Railroad headquarters by tornado or "cyclone."
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Date
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1894-03-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Gillis House Hotel
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Description
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Full frontal and side view.
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Date
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1867
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gillis House Hotel
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Description
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View of the Gillis House Hotel and Limestone Ledge that was known as Westport Landing.
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Date
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1867
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Riverfront View
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Description
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Early view of the riverfront at Kansas City. Identified as showing the bluffs on the south side of the Missouri River, the streets of Delaware, Wyandotte, and Broadway area in view. Gillis House is partially in view behind the steamboat Gipsey. Also shows early work on the Hannibal Bridge.
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Date
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1867~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gillis House
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Description
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Early view of the Gillis House hotel situated on the south side of the Missouri River. Also spelled Gilliss House.
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Date
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1867~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gillis House Hotel and Missouri River
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Description
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View looking southeast along the Missouri River showing the Gillis House Hotel and early riverfront area.
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Date
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1869
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Object Type
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Photograph
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