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Title: Old Franklin: A Frontier Town of the Twenties
Description: 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.
Date: 1934-03-01
Object Type: Magazine

Title: Flood Scene
Description: 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.
Date: 1908
Object Type: Photograph

Title: River Bluffs
Description: 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.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kaw River, River Front
Description: Postcard of riverfront area of the Kansas River.
Date: 1910
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Missouri River, South
Description: Postcard view of the downtown and riverfront areas of Kansas City in 1855, looking South from the Missouri River.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Rounding the Stake. Blue River, Kansas City, Mo.
Description: Postcard showing four people rowing a canoe on the Blue River near the 15th Street Bridge.
Date: 1911
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Inter-City Viaduct, Kansas City, Mo.
Description: Postcard showing the Intercity Viaduct leading from the West Bottoms into Kansas City, Kansas. The Missouri River can be seen.
Date: 1913
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Log Raft Passing Burnside Bridge
Description: Postcard showing a timber raft passing beneath the Burnside Bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Blue River
Description: Postcard of the Blue River.
Date: 1912
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Blue River, Near 15th Street
Description: Postcard of the Blue River, near 15th Street.
Date: 1911
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Missouri River, River Scene
Description: Postcard of the Missouri River near showing Parkville, Missouri. The view was captured from Quindaro, Kansas.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Early Kansas City Riverfront
Description: Riverfront view, looking west from near the south end of the Hannibal Bridge near Broadway.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Second Hannibal Bridge
Description: 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.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: General Plan of Distribution System
Description: 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.
Date: 1920
Object Type: Map

Title: American Hominy Flake Co.
Description: 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.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Geologic Cross Sections of Kansas City and Jackson County
Description: 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.
Object Type: Map

Title: Map Showing the Location of the Kansas City Bridge
Description: 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.
Object Type: Map

Title: Second Hannibal Bridge
Description: 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.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: General View from South Side, Showing Progress of Work
Description: Photograph showing work being done on piers of the Hannibal Bridge. The northern bank of the Missouri River can be seen in the background.
Date: 1868-09-11
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Downtown Skyline from Harlem
Description: Photograph of downtown skyline taken from the Harlem area of Kansas City north of the Missouri River. A house and other smaller buildings can be seen in the foreground. The Hannibal Bridge is in view on the right hand side of the image.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Object Type: Photograph

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