Image Gallery

This photograph was taken looking east at the southwest corner of 12th Street and The Paseo in Kansas City, Missouri. Castle Theater, O.K.

May 20th 1936

Clipping from the Kansas City Journal-Post from May 20, 1936 showing attendees of the "Cradle of Missouri Democracy" rally in Fayette, Missouri. Pictured are Lloyd C.

Circa 1925 photograph looking northeast on Independence Road (presently Wilson Avenue) from just west of its intesection with Wheeling Avenue.

Postcard showing the stockyards in the West Bottoms of Kansas City, Missouri. The back of the postcard includes a short letter to W.

Photograph of the Alpha Lyra Glee Club, under the direction of Mrs. D. A. Holmes.

Photograph of the Mark Twain Apartment building located at the southeast corner of 48th Street and Roanoke Parkway.

1919

Early picture of the 51st Street shopping center, the first business development built by J. C. Nichols Company. At time of photograph, the Country Club Grocery Co.

Circa 1937 photograph of Count Basie (piano) and Herman Walder (saxophone) at Street's Blue Room, part of the Street Hotel at the northeast corner of The Paseo and 18th Street.

May 3rd 1924

Postcard of Hotel Sherman, located at the southeast corner of Locust Street and 9th Street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The back of the postcard includes a short letter.

1922

Photograph of Fred Harvey staff waitresses, the Harvey Girls, at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri.

1935

Photograph of students inside a classroom attending a "reading clinic summer session" at the Kansas City Teacher's College.

October 6th 1932

An autochrome photograph of First Congregational Church, once located on the northwest corner of Admiral Boulevard and Highland Avenue.

August 18th 1924

Photograph looking east along the south side of 9th between Central and Wyandotte.

Photograph of the exterior of the Kansas City Call building that appears to have been taken from inside an automobile.

June 26th 1939

Photograph of Felix Street standing with a pipe near the Crown Drugstore at the northeast corner of 18th Street and The Paseo.

This photograph was taken looking west on 19th Street just east of Grand Avenue.

Portrait of James A. Reed with finger in the air.

September 22nd 1931

Clipping from September 22, 1931 showing Kansas City Fire Station No. 11. The caption states, "The No.

Portrait of Frank P. Walsh, progressive lawyer and labor advocate. Taken around 1915.

1937

Photograph of the cutting room at The Donnelly Garment Company in the Corrigan Building at 1828 Walnut, Kansas City, Missouri.

A color glass plate positive photograph of a group of people at a picnic in Swope Park.

Circa 1930 photograph with an aerial view of Inland Aviation Company, also known as Inland Aircraft Company, once located at the southeast corner of Fairfax Road (presently Fairfax Trafficway) and

July 16th 1932

An autochrome photograph of Isaac Katz's house and greenhouse, taken from the south. Katz was co-owner and co-founder of Katz Drug Store.

Jay McShann at piano with his orchestra posed around, no date. Source: Charles Goodwin.

Exterior view of the nurses home at The Willows Maternity Hospital, with unidentified woman in nurse uniform seated on the steps.

July 12th 1922

Postcard showing the Kansas City Union Station and its train sheds to the west.

1950

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

February 9th 1934

Photograph of the Beau Brummel Club's 15th anniversary celebration at the Elk's Place Restaurant.

1919

The rock quarry at 55th and Locust Street during the construction of Crestwood Drive.

1940

Photograph of unidentified men and women alighting the number 50 Troost streetcar.

Circa 1930 photograph with slide description, "Looking W. over S. end of W. Bottoms, 23rd St. Viaduct, American Royal, sheep & mule barns: K.

Undated photograph of Mexican immigrants building a house in Kansas City, Kansas.

Architect's model of the New Municipal Market which was planned to be completed in 1938 on the grounds of the demolished City Hall and Market.

Circa 1940 photograph with aerial view looking down onto the City Market and the neighborhood directly to the northeast.

May 12th 1921

Younger boys and girls participating in a maypole dance at the 1921 Country Club District Field Day on the grounds of the Pembroke-Country Day School.

Photograph of a trolley car traveling along the Strang Line interurban railway tracks in the early 1900s. A stone car barn and engine room are visible in the background. 

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