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61. Dory DeAngelo Papers Finding Aid Dory DeAngelo Papers Finding Aid circa 1950s-1990s Dory DeAngelo is a local author, historian, researcher, and longtime resident of Kansas City's Old Northeast neighborhood. She has written numerous books and articles about Kansas City history and has...
62. Downtown Kansas City, Missouri Downtown Kansas City, Missouri 1955 Looking east from north end of West Bottoms.
63. Downtown Kansas City, Missouri Downtown Kansas City, Missouri 1955 Looking east, near 9th and Jefferson.
64. Downtown Kansas City, Missouri Downtown Kansas City, Missouri 1955 Looking southeast from north end of West Bottoms.
65. Early Kansas City Early Kansas City 1870 Looking northwest across West Bottoms from 12th Street at top of the West Bluffs.
66. Early Kansas City Riverfront Early Kansas City Riverfront 1900 Looking northwest from West Bluffs, near north end of West Bottoms. Shows 9th Street Incline in foreground.
67. Early Kansas City Scene Early Kansas City Scene n.d. View of an unidentified bluff area.
68. Early Kansas City Scene Early Kansas City Scene n.d. View of pond and bluffs with house on top, unidentified as to exact location.
69. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference 1901 Biographical sketch of Joseph Robidoux (1783-1868), "merchant and trader, and the founder of the city of St. Joseph, Missouri." Native of Saint Louis, Missouri traveling up the Missouri River as a fur...
70. Engineering--Kansas City Cable Railway Engineering--Kansas City Cable Railway February//1885 Technical description of the engineering and construction techniques applied in building the cable railway system in Kansas City with its "many difficult features to overcome," especially bluffs and hills....
71. Flood Scene Flood Scene 1903 Unidentified railroad yards in West Bottoms; also shows West Bluffs.
72. Flood Scene Flood Scene 1903 Unidentified railroad tracks in West Bottoms; also shows West Bluffs.
73. Founders of Methodism in This Community Founders of Methodism in This Community December 1923 Biographical sketches of William Chick and his wife, Ann Chick, "among the first five" members of "the first Methodist Society" in Kansas City, arriving in Missouri from Virginia in 1821 and in Westport...
74. From the Bottom Up: The Story of the Irish in Kansas City From the Bottom Up: The Story of the Irish in Kansas City 2000 Biographical information about Irish Catholic Father Bernard Donnelly, an influential figure in the foundation of Kansas City, starting in the 1840s, including cutting roads through the steep bluffs.
75. Front Street Stereopticon Card Front Street Stereopticon Card 1871 Two image stereopticon card identified as Front Street between Main and Walnut in Kansas City. Noted as being a gift of Hugh L. McElroy. Back of card indicates "Stereoscopic Views of Kansas City and Vicinity"...
76. Grand Avenue, South from 12th Street Grand Avenue, South from 12th Street Postcard of Grand Avenue, South from 12th Street
77. Greater Kansas City Official Year Book, 1904-05 Greater Kansas City Official Year Book, 1904-05 1905 Photo of the warehouses, factories, and other buildings of "a section of the West Bottoms as viewed from the bluffs."
78. Greater Kansas City Official Year Book, 1904-05 Greater Kansas City Official Year Book, 1904-05 1905 Reference to Kansas City's 100 hills.
79. Green Bay Terrace Quadrangle Green Bay Terrace Quadrangle 1959 Topographical map of the Lake of the Ozarks within Camden County, Missouri, including the Niangua and Little Niangua Arms of the lake, as well as the Osage River. Also shown are churches and schools, as...
80. Green Bay Terrace Quadrangle Green Bay Terrace Quadrangle 1934 Topographical map of the Lake of the Ozarks within Camden County, Missouri, including the Niangua and Little Niangua Arms of the lake, as well as the Osage River. Also shown are churches and schools, as...