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Title
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Old Franklin: A Frontier Town of the Twenties
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Description
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History of the no longer existent town of Franklin, Missouri, or "Old Franklin," from the late 1810s to the late 1820s, gradually moved away from the encroaching Missouri River to New Franklin by 1829.
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Date
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1934-03-01
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Object Type
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Magazine
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Flood Scene
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Description
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View looking north along Walnut Street from 6th Street during a 1908 flood. The Missouri River can be seen in the distance. Several downtown buildings are in view. Signs for the New Nelson building, the Henry House hotel, and the Clay Auction Company can be seen.
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Date
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1908
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Object Type
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Photograph
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River Bluffs
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Description
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Believed to be an early view of the topography in the area that became Kansas City. Man is seen by what looks like a cave opening in the bluff.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Boat Landing at Foot of Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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Description
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Postcard showing the riverboat landing site at the foot of Main Street along the Missouri River. The Armour-Swift-Burlington Bridge can be seen in the background. Steamboats arriving and departing can be seen.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Inter-City Viaduct, Kansas City, Mo.
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Description
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Postcard showing the Intercity Viaduct leading from the West Bottoms into Kansas City, Kansas. The Missouri River can be seen.
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Date
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1913
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Log Raft Passing Burnside Bridge
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Description
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Postcard showing a timber raft passing beneath the Burnside Bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Early Kansas City Riverfront
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Description
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Riverfront view, looking west from near the south end of the Hannibal Bridge near 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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Second Hannibal Bridge
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the Second Hannibal Bridge, looking north, which opened in 1917 and carried both rail and car traffic until 1956, when car traffic switched to the Broadway Bridge. In the left side of the photo, to the west of the Second Hannibal Bridge is the Broadway Bridge, which opened in 1956, and was renamed the Buck O'Neil Bridge in 2016. Located in the Harlem neighborhood.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Bird's Eye View - Kansas City
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Description
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Pictorial map showing the cities and towns of Kansas City, Missouri; Harlem, Missouri; Westport, Missouri; Rosedale, Kansas; Argentine, Kansas; Armourdale, Kansas; Armstrong, Kansas; Riverview, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; and Wyandotte, Kansas. At the time of its publication, the map had an extensive key listing the numbered buildings, most of which has been removed. Steamboats traveling along the Missouri River can be seen. The map displays the steep bluffs and topography of the region. It also indicates Kansas City's expansion southward away from the Missouri River, the development of the stockyards industry in the West Bottoms and interconnectivity with the surrounding cities and towns that followed completion of the Hannibal Bridge in 1869.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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General Plan of Distribution System
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Description
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Map showing the water distribution system of Kansas City, Missouri, showing distribution lines, discharge lines, and low service lines. The Turkey Creek and proposed East Bottoms pumping stations and the Holly Street and Northeast reservoirs are indicated.
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Date
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1920
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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American Hominy Flake Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for the American Hominy Flake Co. showing a yellow rose and a winter town scene. One of two cards with similar design. Back of card says: "Try a package of Snow Flake Hominy and Cormane And You Will Be Happy.." Address given on back of card: Kansas City, Mo. No street address is given.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Geologic Cross Sections of Kansas City and Jackson County
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Description
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Six cross sections of areas of Jackson County, Missouri, and Kansas City, Missouri, illustrate altitude above sea level and types of bedrock. Labels display locations of creeks and rivers, as well as major city thoroughfares including Southwest Boulevard, Armour Boulevard, and 75th Street.
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Map Showing the Location of the Kansas City Bridge
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Description
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Map showing the location of the Hannibal Bridge, as well as the surrounding communities of Harlem, Wyandott, West Kansas and early Kansas City. The map shows the location of the southern bank of the Missouri River when the area was first surveyed in 1826 and indicates the rail lines connecting to the bridge.
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Second Hannibal Bridge
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the Second Hannibal Bridge, looking north, which opened in 1917 and carried both rail and car traffic until 1956, when car traffic switched to the Broadway Bridge.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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General View from South Side, Showing Progress of Work
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Description
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Photograph showing work being done on piers of the Hannibal Bridge. The northern bank of the Missouri River and the steamboat Gipsey can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1867-12-24
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Object Type
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Photograph
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