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101. Kansas City and Its One Hundred Foremost Men Kansas City and Its One Hundred Foremost Men 1925 Photo and bio of Harry Timanus Poindexter, or Harry Poindexter, "President of the H. T. Poindexter & Sons Merchandise Co., one of the largest wholesale merchandise mail order houses in the central west."...
102. Kansas City Has Had Transit System since the Civil War Kansas City Has Had Transit System since the Civil War August//1971 History of the public transit systems of the city since the Civil War, including mule cars, cable cars, trolleys, electric street cars, and even subways (on 8th Street under the bluff, closed in the 1920s)...
103. Kansas City Illustrated, 1902 Kansas City Illustrated, 1902 1902 Photo of the company building at 1101-1117 West 8th Street.
104. Kansas City Illustrated, 1902 Kansas City Illustrated, 1902 1902 Photo of the "Eighth Street Tunnel" for street cars through the bluff.
105. Kansas City Journal Building Kansas City Journal Building March//1903 Description of the Kansas City Journal building to be built on the north side of 8th Street between McGee and Oak Streets. A sketch of the building is found on p. 16-17.
106. Kansas City Journal Building Kansas City Journal Building September//1903 Description of the Kansas City Journal Building on 8th Street between McGee and Oak Streets. George Carman is listed as the architect. Includes a sketch of the building in the supplement section of this...
107. Kansas City Public Library Kansas City Public Library Beginning of the Kansas City Public Library on December 5, 1873. First library was located at 11th and Locust in the High School Building. The Library/Board of Education offices relocated several times...
108. Kansas City Views and Buildings Featured in Harper's Weekly Kansas City Views and Buildings Featured in Harper's Weekly 1888 This two-page spread of engravings of views of Kansas City, Missouri, "from photographs by D. D. Thomson & Co.," was published as a supplement to Harper's Weekly, September 15, 1888, pages 702 and 703....
109. Kansas City Women of Independent Minds Kansas City Women of Independent Minds 1992 Photo and bio of Marion Nevada Talley, or Marion Talley (1906-1983), an opera singer in theaters, radio, and motion pictures. Native of Nevada, Missouri raised in Kansas City at 1308 East 8th Street before...
110. Kansas City Women of Independent Minds Kansas City Women of Independent Minds 1992 Photo and bio of Carrie Westlake Whitney, or Carrie Whitney, "the mother of Kansas City's public library system," dying in 1934. Native of Virginia coming here as head of "the first circulating library...
111. Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri 1955 Looking down upon and slightly northwest of 8th and Wyandotte. Shows entrance to 8th Street tunnel.
112. Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 1908 Biographical sketch of Dr. Mary Harwood, "engaged in the practice of osteopathy in Kansas City," born in Indiana in 1843 and coming to Kansas City in about the 1890s, with offices at 1423 East 8th Street....
113. Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 1908 Photos (of James and his father William) and biographical sketch of James Oldham, "well known in business circles in Kansas City as president of the Sterling Remedy Company and secretary of the Wellington...
114. Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 1908 Biographical sketch of J. H. Van Closter, "proprietor of the Centropolis Hotel." Born in Belgium in 1856 and coming to Kansas City in 1901 as operator of "the Ashland Hotel here," later building "the Dresden...
115. Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 1908 Biographical sketch of Howard McCutcheon, "president of the C. A. Brockett Cement Company" at 121 West 8th Street. Born in Pennsylvania in 1864 and coming to Kansas City in 1873 with his family, joining...
116. Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 1908 Biographical sketch of Hugh McElroy, a banker born in Kentucky in 1832 and coming to Kansas City in 1868, with residence at 1512 East [8th Street]."
117. Kansas City: An American Story Kansas City: An American Story 1999 Maps, illustrations, photos, and descriptions of Kansas City's streetcar and railway systems in the late 19th century, including the 8th Street Tunnel, the 9th Street Incline, and the 12th Street Incline,...
118. Kansas City: Its Resources and Their Development Kansas City: Its Resources and Their Development 1890 Photo and bio of James Smith, founder and president of "the Keystone Foundry." Arriving in Kansas City in 1865 as founder of the company, changing its name in 1868 "to the State Line Machine Shop" and...
119. Killed in the Tunnel: George R. Fearons a Victim of an Eighth Street Tunnel Killed in the Tunnel: George R. Fearons a Victim of an Eighth Street Tunnel April 5, 1899 Article about the death of George Fearon, "of 813 Olive street, attorney," in the 8th Street Tunnel, apparently caused by a collision with a streetcar in the tunnel, also listing him as the "father of...
120. L Road Made Kansas City Up to Date in 1886 L Road Made Kansas City Up to Date in 1886 December/29/1962