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Photograph of downtown Shawnee, Kansas, circa 1935. Looking west down Main Street (later Johnson Drive) from its intersection with 5th Street (later Nieman Road), streetcar rails run along the side of the unpaved roads. The Shawnee Garage service station stands on the southwest corner of the intersection, at the left edge of the photo.

City Directory Portrait of Miss Helen Spencer

City directory portrait and contact information for Miss Helen Spencer, Kansas City resident in 1905.

City Directory Address Card for Miss Frances Bishop

City directory address card for Miss Frances Bishop, Kansas City resident in 1905.

City directory address card for Clara's, Kansas City, 1905.

City Directory Portrait of Mrs. Ellen Armstrong

City directory portrait and contact information for Mrs. Ellen Armstrong, Kansas City resident in 1905.

The Officers of the Society the Society for Suppression of Commercialized Vice's platform against vice and prostitution. The article covers the clean-up efforts taken to counter vice and how law enforcement is cracking down on all law violators. Document contains a reprint of a letter and the text of the Abatement Act.

The University School of Christianity presents "The Growth of Unity," an address Lowell Fillmore gave in July, 1923, at the Unity Conference and Healing Revival. Fillmore recounts  the hardships he experienced growing and the Christian influence his parents had on him.

Citizens' League Bulletin issue with the main article covering the issue of women serving on juries. Mary Miller, a prominent businesswoman and member of the Woman's Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City, presents her argument in favor of women serving on juries.

Inaugural Address of Hon. Bryce B. Smith

Inaugural address of Bryce B. Smith, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri delivered on April 10, 1930 in the Council Chamber of City Hall. Smith addresses the current challenges of corruption and how his administration will regain the trust of the public through his political agenda.

Photograph of the Karnopp Building, located at the southeast corner of 43rd Street and Main Street.

Photograph of the LaSalle Building, once located at the northeast corner of 9th Street and Main Street. Hurst's Jewelry and Loan Company are shown as occupants.

Photograph of the Davidson Building at the northeast corner of 17th Street and Main Street.

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