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1888 (5)
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1. August Meyer August Meyer 1888 Portrait and biographical sketch of August Meyer, "president of the consolidated Kansas City Smelting and Refining Company" in the Armourdale industrial district of Kansas City, Kansas. Native of Saint...
2. Clift Wise Clift Wise March 2, 1905 Biographical sketch of Clift Wise, a railroad engineer supervising the construction of many lines, two bridges, and an engine house (at 9th and Washington Streets) in Kansas City. Born in Saint Louis in...
3. History of Kansas City, Missouri History of Kansas City, Missouri 1888 Biographical sketch of G. W. Pearsons, "assistant city engineer of Kansas City." Born in 1833 and coming here about 1873 as "chief engineer of the Kansas City Water Works."
4. History of Kansas City, Missouri History of Kansas City, Missouri 1888 Portrait and biographical sketch of Robert Gillham, "one of the pioneers in cable railway construction" and "the founder of Kansas City's Cable Railway System," born in New York in 1854 and coming to Kansas...
5. Nehemiah Holmes Nehemiah Holmes 1888 Portrait and biographical sketch of Nehemiah Holmes (1826-1873), called the father of the street railroads of Kansas City, born in New York and arriving here in 1856 as an engineer and banker, investing...
6. Proceedings of Societies--The Sewerage of Kansas City Proceedings of Societies--The Sewerage of Kansas City January//1884 Article about the sewer system of Kansas City by noted civil engineer Octave Chanute, with suggestions for improvement such as keeping storm water and house sewage separate for sanitary reasons.
7. William B. Knight William B. Knight 1888 Portrait and biographical sketch of William Baker Knight, or William Knight, engaged in "the projection, planning and construction of the public improvements and the cable railway system of Kansas City."...