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Title: Street Railway Progress
Description: The Metropolitan Street Railway Company spent nearly two million dollars in 1899 modernizing Kansas City's street railways. Expenditures are included in this article detailing the different work that was completed.
Date: 1900-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Bernard Corrigan
Description: File contains the newspaper obituary for Bernard Corrigan (1847-1914) published in the Kansas City Times on January 7, 1914. Corrigan is described as a "contractor and former president of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company." Corrigan moved to Kansas City from Quebec, Canada. He sold his street railway company to the larger Metropolitan.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Who's Who among Carmen
Description: Biographical article about Frank Nelson, "Motorman No. 1 of the Metropolitan" Street Railway Company and former "chief hostler of the Missouri Pacific railroad" in the 1880s.
Date: 1909-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Street Railway Facilities
Description: Article gives a short history of street railways in Kansas City from mule cars to electric run street railways. Also talks about the Metropolitan system and its effect on the expansion of the city.
Date: 1907-12-28
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Our Street Car System
Description: Article details out where many of the streetcar lines are currently running as well as areas where future growth is expected. It mentions the Heim Electric line and the Leavenworth Electric line. Also has a paragraph on plans to replace by dangerous 9th Street incline with the 8th Street viaduct.
Date: 1899-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Post Office
Description: Postcard showing the corner at 9th and Walnut streets with the old post office building in the background.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1896-1907, Page p313
Description: Southeastern part of early Kansas City from E. 30th Street south to E. 31st Street and from Cherry Street east to Campbell Street, as well as portions of the intersections of E. 26th and Michigan Avenue and E. 26th and Woodland Avenue. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1896/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1896-1907, Page p366
Description: Northeastern part of early Kansas City from E. 10th Street south to E. 11th Street and from Lister Avenue east to Brightwood Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and railroad lines. Portions of Scarritt Avenue and Independence Road are also shown. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. At top of map, "Add'l Sheet, Dec. 1901."
Date: 1896/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p007
Description: Northern part of early Kansas City in the Garment District from W. 7th Street south to W. 10th Street and from Washington east to Central. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page showing adjoining area.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p078
Description: South central part of early Kansas City in the West Side area from Turkey Creek south to W. 31st Street and from the state line east to just east of Genesse Street, showing buildings, streets, and Turkey Creek. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1896-1907, Page p370
Description: Southeastern part of early Kansas City in the area of the second Electric Park opened in May, 1907 at Paseo Boulevard and 46th Street, showing streets, additions and park structures and attractions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. At top of map, "Add'l Sheet, June 1907."
Date: 1896/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p015
Description: Northwestern edge of early Kansas City along the Kansas line in the West Bottoms from W. 8th Street south to St. Louis Avenue and from the state line east to Wyoming Street, showing buildings, streets, railroad lines, and additions. Large numbers on edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 2, 1896-1907, Page p172
Description: Northeastern part of early Kansas City from E. 16th Street south to E. 18th Street and from Park Avenue east to Montgall Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1896/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 2, 1896-1907, Page p136
Description: Northeastern part of early Kansas City from E. 12th Street south to E. 14th Street and from Holmes Street east to Harrison Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1896/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1896-1907, Page p323
Description: Southeastern part of early Kansas City from E. 31st Street south to E. 32nd Street and from Harrison Street east to Forest Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with the adjoining area.
Date: 1896/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 2, 1896-1907, Page p117
Description: Northern part of early Kansas City from E. 14th Street south to E. 16th Street and from Main Street east to McGee Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1896/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 2, 1896-1907, Page p204
Description: Northeastern part of early Kansas City from E. 12th Street south to E. 14th Street and from Bales Avenue east to Cleveland Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1896/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p090
Description: Southern part of early Kansas City in the Hyde Park area on the outskirts of Westport from about E. 39th Street south to E. 40th Street and from Main Street east to McGee Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: History of the Street Railways in Kansas City [Part 7]
Description: Part seven in a series of articles by the Railwayan magazine about the history of Kansas City's street railways, including description of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company.
Date: 1923-06
Object Type: Magazine Article

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