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1. History of the Square Between Oak and Locust Streets, and Missouri Avenue and Independence Avenue, in History of the Square Between Oak and Locust Streets, and Missouri Avenue and Independence Avenue, in Kansas City, Missouri 1946? [T]he only graveyard in Kansas City from 1847 to 1857.
2. Kansas City, Its Resources, and Their Development: A Souvenir of the Kansas City Times Kansas City, Its Resources, and Their Development: A Souvenir of the Kansas City Times 1890 Ad for Kansas City architect Asa Beebe Cross, specializing in "Depots, Court Houses, Hotels, School Houses, Public Buildings, etc.," with office at 16 West Missouri Avenue.
3. Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 1908 Biographical sketch of David Gordon (1836-1906), a merchandise broker and native of Kentucky coming here in 1874, "being first located at the corner of Missouri avenue and Fifth street" until "erect[ing]...
4. Hooser Drugstore Hooser Drugstore 1886 Dealer in pure drugs and chemicals, toilet articles and perfumery. Special attention given to prescriptions, 24 East Missouri Avenue.
5. Jas. Hewson & Co. Jas. Hewson & Co. 1879 Description of "Manufacturers of the French Baking Powder, 14 Missouri Avenue."
6. John A. McDonald John A. McDonald 1879 Description of a business located at 8th and 10th, West Missouri Avenue carrying paints, oils, glass, brushes, and painters' materials owned by John A. McDonald.
7. Haldeman Marble Works Haldeman Marble Works 1879 Description of a business located on the corner of Missouri Avenue and Walnut Street handling "fine monuments" made of marble. This business is owned by Charles Haldeman.
8. Jas. Hewson & CO. Jas. Hewson & CO. 1879 Description of business at 14 Missouri Avenue that manufactures "French Baking Powder." This powder was used to preserve fruit.
9. Kansas City--An Illustrated Review of Its Progress and Importance Kansas City--An Illustrated Review of Its Progress and Importance May//1886 Description of the "Palace Restaurant, no. 114 East Twelfth Street, and Cooper's Restaurant, no. 12 East Missouri Avenue, G. W. Cooper, proprietor."
10. Kansas City--An Illustrated Review of Its Progress and Importance Kansas City--An Illustrated Review of Its Progress and Importance May//1886 Description of the real estate legal business of land title abstracts, located at 24-26 West Missouri Avenue.
11. Faeth Celebrates 50th Anniversary Faeth Celebrates 50th Anniversary 1950 Description of the steel manufacturing office at 1608-1614 McGee Street and plant at 217 Missouri Avenue, involved in steel distribution including automobile steel.
12. There Is No Limit: Architecture and Sculpture in Kansas City There Is No Limit: Architecture and Sculpture in Kansas City 1934 Entire chapter on the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence and a section on the architect of the Kansas City courthouses, Asa Beebe Cross, built in 1872 and 1892.
13. Wilson McLean Real Estate Company Wilson McLean Real Estate Company May 1886 Entry describing the business of the "Wilson, McLean & Co., real estate, money, insurance, investors of capital. First mortgage real estate, township, school district and municipal bonds bought and sold....
14. Kansas City--An Illustrated Review of Its Progress and Importance Kansas City--An Illustrated Review of Its Progress and Importance May//1886 Famous 'Number Three' palatial sample room, old no. 3, new no. 6, West Missouri Avenue. ..and no more attractive saloon is to be found in this section of the country.
15. History of the Square between Oak and Locust Streets, and Missouri Avenue and Independence Avenue, in History of the Square between Oak and Locust Streets, and Missouri Avenue and Independence Avenue, in Kansas City, Missouri //18?? History of the square, formerly a cemetery and later a park.
16. A. N. Sadler A. N. Sadler February 10, 1890 Illustration and ad for A. N. Sadler, "the retiring clothier" at Missouri Avenue and Main Street.
17. A Memorial and Biographical Record of Kansas City and Jackson County, Mo. A Memorial and Biographical Record of Kansas City and Jackson County, Mo. 1896 Photo and bio of Captain John Weller (1825-1884), a real estate developer and former riverboat captain. Born in Illinois in 1825 and coming to Jackson County, Missouri in 1854 as a farmer before operating...
18. Frank Cromwell Frank Cromwell 1968 Photo and bio of Frank Cromwell (1878-1955), mayor from 1922 to 1923, a native Kansas Citian who started work as a surveyor for "Tuttle & Pike, engineers," became a salesman for the W. I. Grush Commission...
19. James Gibson James Gibson 1968 Photo and bio of James Gibson (1849-1918), mayor of Kansas City in 1883, judge and lawyer "with offices at Missouri Avenue and Main Street," a native of Cooper County, Missouri, coming to Kansas City in...
20. In Memoriam: Sarah Walter Chandler Coates In Memoriam: Sarah Walter Chandler Coates 1898? Photo or illustration of "Main Street, looking north from Missouri Avenue," in 1863, showing early businesses such as "St. Nicholas Restaurant & Billiard Saloon" and "Bullene Dry Goods."