Image Gallery

1932

Photograph with an interior view of a girl's gym class at Longan School.

Architectural image of the interior of the Pla-Mor Ballroom created by Charles A. Smith of Kansas City, Missouri.

1927

Postcard of the passenger station at the Municipal Airport.

1950

Photographs and quotes from Tony Gizzo, Kansas City mafia figure, during his testimony before the U.S.

September 19th 1924

Postcard of the lake and drive in Penn Valley Park in Kansas City, Missouri. This vantage point faces north-northeast towards downtown from Penn Drive, south of 27th Street.

Undated photograph of unidentified men posing with musical instruments. The men are members of the Kansas City, Kansas, Mexican community.

1920

Photograph looking south toward the band stand and comfort station located in Observation Park.

January 11th 1935

Program for a "Testimonial Dinner in honor of Henry M.

September 24th 1940

A color glass plate positive photograph of Lydia J. Barr, wife of Isaac N. Barr, standing by a morning glory bush on her property.

April 27th 1923

Postcard of the 71st Street (now Gregory Boulevard) bridge across the Blue River in Swope Park, Kansas City, Missouri. This vantage point faces north-northeast just south of the bridge.

June 3rd 1933

Clipping entitled "Lay Plan for Kidnapers' Return" from an article in Kansas City Journal-Post on June 3, 1933 documenting the kidnapping of Mary McElroy.

September 8th 1938

An autochrome photograph of the Scout Statue, as seen from atop Scout Hill in Penn Valley Park, looking north. Downtown Kansas City, Missouri is picture in the background.

1920

Long stone bench located in The Piazzetta, a woman with a basket of flowers sits in the center of the bench.

Circa 1925 photograph of Saint Monica's Church and school, located at northeast corner of 17th Street and Lydia Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.

Photograph of Jennings Mill in Overland Park, Kansas, circa 1938. Located at Robinson Street and Santa Fe Drive, the broad-roofed building bears signs advertising coal, animal feed, and paint.

May 9th 1935

Identification on photograph reads "The Board of Governors of the South Central Business Association were entertained at the new home of Mrs.

December 1925

This picture was taken looking northeast just east of the intersection of Alameda Road (now Nichols Road) and Central Street.

1936

Photograph of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation choir and altar boys with Rev. John Vasiliades.

November 12th 1938

Photograph of attendees at the National Fraternal Society of the Deaf auxiliary anniversary banquet on November 12, 1938.

Portrait of George H. Edwards, Mayor of Kansas City MO from 1916-1918. Source: Kansas City Museum (George Fuller Green Collection).

Circa 1925 photograph of the Church of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church located at at the northeast corner of 8th Street and Benton Boulevard. Rev. H.

Photograph of activity centered on railroad tracks, circa 1920s. A train is in operation at the background of the image, with tracks running to the foreground.

Photograph of Guy Fish and N. Myers posed with a milk wagon in front of the train depot in Stilwell, Kansas in the early 1900s.

February 25th 1938

Full body portrait of H. Roe Bartle. He inscribes on the photo, "To my friend Emerson Paton, With all good wishes, H. Roe Bartle, Feb. 25th, 1938."

Photograph of two men standing next to two trucks in Lenexa, Kansas, circa 1920.

Photograph of children undergoing ultraviolet and hot water treatments at the R. J. DeLano School.

Photograph of District Court Judge G. A. Roberds on the steps of the Johnson County Courthouse circa 1937. Roberds wears a dark three-piece suit and holds his hat and a package.

August 30th 1931

Photograph of Jack Day and Joe Lembke, two members of Boy Scouts Troop 80.

Photograph of a meeting of a Workers Alliance Lodge meeting.

Photograph of members of the Kansas City Polo Team at the Kansas City Country Club circa 1935.

May 15th 1941

A color glass plate positive photograph of an automobile parked next to flowering spirea shurbs in the driveway of Dr. Sam E. Roberts, a Kansas City physician.

March 1949

1940's photograph of Main Street looking north towards 5th Street from just south of the intersection of Main and Missouri Avenue.

John B. Gage, Kansas City mayor from 1940 to 1946, in city council chambers.

Photograph looking east-northeast towards the Tower and Administrative Building at Unity Farm.

Snapshot of Lester Young with three unidentified women, no date. Source: Elmer Orrie.

Photograph of the staff of the College Inn on 12th Street.

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