In June 1936, the J. C. Nichols Company built this home at 6505 State Line Road for W. Edwin Bixby, president of the Kansas City Life Insurance Company.
Image Gallery
1925
This picture was taken looking south at the intersection of Mission Drive, Overhill Road, and Ensley Lane in Mission Hills, Kansas.
Postcard of view along Pembroke Lane in Mission Hills, Kansas, circa 1920.
1935
Clipping of a photograph by Strauss-Peyton showing "Mrs. James Madison Kemper, Publicity Chairman for the Notre Dame de Sion Recital, Friday, April 20, Hotel Kansas Citian."
1935
A group photograph of the Happy Hollow Humdingers: Slim, Smoke, Hank, and Pete.
Photograph of Shawnee Mission Rural High School, looking southwest from Johnson Drive, in the early 1920s.
Photograph of the Westport Junior High School located at the northeast corner of 39th Street and McGee Street.
May 1931
Photograph of twelve men with medical paraphernalia labeled "Internes" at Kansas City's African-American General Hospital No. 2.
Circa 1940 photograph with aerial view looking down onto the City Market and the neighborhood directly to the northeast.
October 5th 1937
Photograph of the Annual Missionary Baptist Convention, held at the First Baptist Church in downtown Kansas City, Kansas on October 5, 1937.
1928
Photograph with full frontal and side view of the Railway Exchange Building on the southwest corner of 7th Street and Grand Avenue.
Snapshot on stage of Count Basie at piano, Lester Young at mic, no date. Source: Duncan Scheidt.
October 3rd 1921
Photograph of the Boys Hotel Club Memorial Building (also known as the Boys Hotel Annex) under construction by Fogel Construction Company.
February 28th 1932
Clipping from an article on Tom Pendergast entitled "Portrait of 'The Boss'" in the Kansas City Star on February 28, 1932. This drawing depicts Thomas J.
Ca. 1955 Portrait of James Pendergast, Kansas City political faction leader, long-time friend of former President Harry S. Truman From: Michael Pruett.
1922
The Ruhr Dairy located just west of Belinder Road (now Belinder Avenue) and south of 54th Street.
December 22nd 1933
Group portrait of uniformed employees, identified as Department 411, at a Donnelly Garment Company Christmas party, in the Corrigan Building
September 22nd 1933
An autochrome photograph of Dr. Thomas G. Orr's residence, taken from the northeast.
Photograph of a road under construction in the Countryside area, later Mission, Kansas, circa 1940.
June 14th 1935
An autochrome photograph of an unidentified woman standing next to roses growing on the upper terrace at Unity Farm (Unity Village).
1931
Group portrait of members of the Threshold Service Company bowling team, identified as the 1930-31 champions of the South Central Business Association.
October 6th 1932
An autochrome photograph of First Congregational Church, once located on the northwest corner of Admiral Boulevard and Highland Avenue.
1930
This picture of a Country Club Plaza parking lot was taken looking south-southwest from atop the Country Club Plaza Theater at Alameda Road (now Nichols Road) and Wyandotte Street.
1935
Promotional postcard from KMBC radio station featuring a photograph of Phil Evans and Tex Owens from 1935.
Photograph with an aerial view of the industrial area looking south along the Blue River.
May 31st 1935
An autochrome photograph of Miss Susan Stewart's pink "American Beauty" roses on her garage, taken from the north.
August 1924
Photograph of H. H. Trenton Tires and Accessories (right) at the southwest corner of Independence Avenue and Monroe Avenue.
May 1938
Library and Administration buildings at the University of Kansas City, later University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Photograph of the former residence of the deceased Professor Riel William Foster, once located at 1215 The Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri.
Circa 1930 photograph with an aerial view looking north showing West Bottoms and stockyard area. Kansas River and bridges in view.
May 1936
Photograph of two drovers (cowboys) drinking lager beer and hard liquor in the West Bottoms stockyards in Kansas City, Missouri.
May 11th 1923
Five children marching and holding American flags for 1923 Field Day parade on the grounds of the Pembroke-Country Day School.
Photograph with frontal and side view of the R. A. Long Building, located on the northwest corner of 10th Street and Grand Avenue.
July 1st 1926
Photograph of Anderson Photo Company employees posed at a "steak-fry" event at an unidentified location.
Half length view of William "Count" Basie with caption typed above: "Three years ago, William Basie was organist at a small Kansas City, Mo., theater, after a conservatory training a
1940
Photograph looking east toward businesses at the southeast corner of Walnut Street and 4th Street. Pictured establishments include Defeo Fruit Co., L.