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1. 1922 Getting It Done 1923 1922 Getting It Done 1923 January 14, 1923 Photos and captions about the construction of the Kansas City Athletic Club building, showing its steel skeleton and at near completion.
2. 39th and Main Business District 39th and Main Business District November/2/1929 Building projects in the still thriving business district with "the most" assorted building ages in the city.
3. A Kansas City Man Who Is an Authority on Birds: Dr. A. H. Cordier Has Obtained Rare Photographs of Feathered A Kansas City Man Who Is an Authority on Birds: Dr. A. H. Cordier Has Obtained Rare Photographs of Feathered Creatures in All Parts of the World December/9/1923 Biographical article about Dr. A. H. Cordier, former surgeon and professor at Kansas City Medical College, retiring from medicine to become a prominent bird photographer, with photos.
4. Abilene "Roundup" Will Recall Stirring Early Days in Kansas Abilene "Roundup" Will Recall Stirring Early Days in Kansas August/29/1922 Photos, caption, and article about a show in Abilene, Kansas, partly to celebrate the early history of central Kansas, including Wild Bill Hickok.
5. About Town: Some Ex-Kansas Citians Make Marks Elsewhere About Town: Some Ex-Kansas Citians Make Marks Elsewhere September/17/1974 Biographical article about former Kansas Citians achieving success in other cities, including the following: Homer Wadsworth, Nathan Stark, Robert Brown (former assistant city manager), Dave Dexter, Jr....
6. All That Is Beautiful Shall Abide Forever: Mount Moriah Temple All That Is Beautiful Shall Abide Forever: Mount Moriah Temple September/2/1929 Photo and caption about the "Mount Moriah Temple, located in Mount Moriah Cemetery, 105th and Holmes St." for burial of "Masons and their Relatives."
7. Ann Eliza Smith Chick Ann Eliza Smith Chick April 29, 2028 Photo and biographical sketch of Mrs. Ann Eliza Smith Chick, or Ann Chick, wife of William M. Chick and "active in the launching of the first Methodist church in Kansas City in 1836," "then known as a...
8. Armour Blvd. Once Commonwealth Ave. Armour Blvd. Once Commonwealth Ave. September/23/1928 Article discussing the "change of character" of the once-exclusive single-family Armour Boulevard, illustrated on a 1886 plat map of the Hyde Park addition, when the boulevard was known as "Commonwealth...
9. Autoparade to Open Speedway September 16 Autoparade to Open Speedway September 16 August/29/1922 Announcement of the opening of Kansas City's new (in 1922) automobile racetrack at 91st and Holmes Roads, costing $500,000 and to be attended by 60,000 people.
10. Board of Trade Section Board of Trade Section June 9, 1929 Entire section of newspaper devoted to the Kansas City Board of Trade. It includes photographs of buildings, officers, etc. and articles on various topics associated with it. The articles on stocks are...
11. Century Theater and Old Edward Hotel, Gay 12th Street Spots of Another Day, to Go on Block Century Theater and Old Edward Hotel, Gay 12th Street Spots of Another Day, to Go on Block August/7/1938
12. Chindowan Newspaper Chindowan Newspaper March 6, 2027 Mention of the "Chindowan" newspaper published in the old Quindaro section of Kansas City, Kansas.
13. City Cemetery City Cemetery February 20, 2027 City cemetery later Shelley Park across form the old Courthouse was abandoned for cemetery use two years previous to the Civil War.
14. Crossing Plains with a Pioneer Kansas Cityan: Memories of Leadville in 1879 Crossing Plains with a Pioneer Kansas Cityan: Memories of Leadville in 1879 January/14/1923 Biographical article about photographer Harman Brown, a photographer in Kansas City from 1871 to 1879, then moving to Colorado and California territories, with photos and history of Colorado.
15. Deaths: Miss Eleanore Sheley Deaths: Miss Eleanore Sheley October/26/1976 Obituary for Miss Eleanore Sheley, "81, of 2410 [North 83rd Street], Kansas City, Kansas, a former staff member of the Kansas City Journal-Post and a charter member and past president of the Heart of America...
16. DeVol Home DeVol Home October/2/1932 Description in an article about the longest-held family-owned homes in the city, the DeVol home at 518 West 10th Street and Mrs. DeVol.
17. Dr. and Mrs. Nathan Scarritt Dr. and Mrs. Nathan Scarritt April 29, 1928 Newspaper photos of Mrs. Martha Matilda Chick Scarritt, or Martha Scarritt and her husband, Reverend Nathan Scarritt, "first regular pastor of the [5th Street] church" in 1852 with a Methodist training...
18. First Bathtub in Kansas First Bathtub in Kansas July 31, 1937 Photo of a dog in the "first" bathtub in Kansas, at the Ames Hotel in Wamego, Kansas, with caption.
19. First Kansas River Ferry First Kansas River Ferry March 17, 2026 Tall Charles, a Wyandotte Indian, whose grave is marked by a broken stone in Huron cemetery, Kansas City, Kas., conducted the first ferry over the Kansas river.
20. First Methodist Church in Kansas City First Methodist Church in Kansas City February 8, 1925 Article mentions that the first Methodist Church in Kansas City, at 5th and Wyandotte Streets, became a livery stable in the 1890s.