Image Gallery

1926

Photograph with caption, "looking southwest from the roof of Sophian Plaza" at the northwest corner of Warwick Boulevard and Brush Creek Boulevard (presently Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard)

September 25th 1933

An autochrome photograph of the Pioneer Mother, a statue by A. Thimister Proctor, located in Penn Valley Park.

1938

Wide view of the then-newest member of Country Club District, Fairway. The name was chosen because of the development's proximity to three golf courses.

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.

April 29th 1941

A color glass plate positive photograph of a hawthorn (crataegus) tree in bloom in the north central section of Penn Valley Park.

September 13th 1932

An autochrome photograph of Courtlandt Van Brunt's residence, taken from the southeast. Courtlandt Van Brunt himself, son of Kansas city architect Henry Van Brunt, designed the home.

1947

Kansas City Police Department mugshot of Charles "Mad Dog" Gargotta.

Candid photograph of unidentified nurses, as well as an unidentified man and woman, at The Willows Maternity Hospital.

Circa 1928 photograph with full frontal view of the Merry Building; located at 1009-11 Walnut Street.

May 1940

Photograph of one boy and one girl posed outside of the Holy Cross Catholic Church at the closing of May Devotions.

May 1926

Lou Holland standing by a seated Ike Morrell at Kansas City's air mail dedication at Richards Field, May 1926.

Photograph of Merriam Christian Church minister Reverend Charles Stanton standing in front of the Sharrum residence, circa 1918.

November 8th 1924

Clipping from the Kansas City Journal on November 8, 1924 showing the Board of Governors for the Liberty Memorial Association.

September 29th 1918

Street photograph of the Wheatley-Provident Hospital Dedication Parade at the intersection of 18th Street and The Paseo on September 29, 1918.

1924

This picture of the Tower Building and Wolferman Building was taken looking north-east at the intersection of 47th Street and Wyandotte Street.

May 10th 1935

An autochrome photograph looking east over Lake Hiwassee in the Indian Hills subdivision.

Photograph of H. Roe Bartle, Boy Scout executive and future Kansas City mayor.

January 19th 1949

Mr. James Pendergast (third from left) is photographed at President Harry S. Truman's inaugural gala at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C.

April 23rd 1933

An autochrome photograph of the west building and rock garden on the grounds of the Shawnee Indian Mission. This vantage point faces north-northeast towards the south face of the building.

February 20th 1923

Photograph looking north on the east side of the 500 block of Park Avenue.

1931

Photograph of a tug of war event between the male congregation of the Holy Cross Parish and those of the St. Stanislaus Parish.

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.

Photograph of a meeting of a Workers Alliance Lodge meeting.

John S. Watkins Drugs at Brookside Shopping District

This picture of John S. Watkins at the Brookside Shopping District was taken looking northeast at the intersection of Brookside Boulevard and 63rd Street.

February 28th 1920

Postcard of the United States Post Office & Custom House in Kansas City, Missouri. This vantage point faces northeast at the intersection of 9th Street and Grand Avenue (now Grand Boulevard).

Photograph of the Lake Quivira Country Club clubhouse great room in 1931 or 1932. The open room is pictured with multiple large area rugs, sofas, and arm chairs.

Photograph of children at lunch at the West Side Baptist Day Nursery.

August 23rd 1918

Postcard showing the sunken gardens on The Paseo in Kansas City, Missouri. This vantage point faces north towards 12th Street and the William T.

November 29th 1930

Postcard showing a section of the business district in Kansas City, Missouri.

Photograph of Johnson Drive, looking west from Nieman Road, in downtown Shawnee circa the 1910s.

Photograph of the residence of J. H. Bryant, once located at 2316 Highland Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri. This vantage point faces west on Highland Avenue between 23rd Street and 24th Street.

1940

Reproduction of a photograph of saxophonist Earl Malcolm "Jock" Caruthers, Sr. (1910-1971). Caruthers played extensively in St. Louis and Kansas City throughout his life.

A color glass plate positive photograph of people playing golf at the eighth hole of the Swope Memorial Golf Course.

Photograph of the Kittle family's home at 8039 West 80th in Overland Park, Kansas, circa 1916. The two-story wood house was occupied by the family of O. H.

1920

Stone archways were built at each of the entrances into the Crestwood area. This vantage point faces northeast at the intersection of Locust Street, 55th Street, and Oak Street.

1933

Halloween decorations on the Plaza, showing the shack of the Plaza Witch who would read your future for free.

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