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 Image: Title: Date: Description:
1. Anderson Avenue at Gladstone Boulevard Anderson Avenue at Gladstone Boulevard Postcard of stone bridge at Anderson Avenue and Gladstone Boulevard
2. August Meyer Residence (Vanderslice Hall), Gold Fish Lake August Meyer Residence (Vanderslice Hall), Gold Fish Lake Postcard of the Gold Fish Lake on the grounds of the August Meyer Residence (Vanderslice Hall)
3. August R. Meyer August R. Meyer Bas-relief of August R. Meyer. The relief is mounted on a black frame and measures 18 in. x 27 in. There is a gold plaque on the frame that reads, “Replica of statue at 10th & Paseo of August R. Meyer-First...
4. August R. Meyer August R. Meyer Photos and information on August Meyer (1851-1905), first president and co-organizer of the Board of Park Commissioners of Kansas City, early promoter of the park and boulevard system, and native of Saint...
5. Biography of Adriance Van Brunt(1836-1913), Architect Biography of Adriance Van Brunt(1836-1913), Architect 1999
6. Biography of August Meyer (1851-1905), Parks and Boulevards Leader Biography of August Meyer (1851-1905), Parks and Boulevards Leader 2003
7. Biography of Delbert J. Haff (1859-1943), Early Parks and Boulevards Legal Counsel Biography of Delbert J. Haff (1859-1943), Early Parks and Boulevards Legal Counsel 1999
8. Biography of Frank A. Theis (1899-1965), Grain Merchant Biography of Frank A. Theis (1899-1965), Grain Merchant 1999
9. Biography of George Fuller Green (1887-1970), Architect/City Historian Biography of George Fuller Green (1887-1970), Architect/City Historian 2003
10. Biography of Robert Gillham (1854-1899), Rapid Transit Pioneer Biography of Robert Gillham (1854-1899), Rapid Transit Pioneer 1999
11. Budd Park Budd Park Postcard of Shelter at Budd Park
12. Carl Betz Collection Finding Aid Carl Betz Collection Finding Aid circa 1880s-1988 [bulk 1880s-1890s] Carl Betz was a pioneer in the physical education curriculum in the Kansas City public schools in the late 1800s. The collection consists of two boxes with programs, manuscripts, artifacts, photographs,...
13. Cliff Drive Cliff Drive Postcard of Cliff Drive
14. Cowtown 1890 Becomes City Beautiful 1962: The Story of Kansas City's Parks Cowtown 1890 Becomes City Beautiful 1962: The Story of Kansas City's Parks 1962 Origins and early history of the parks and urban planning in the city, describing the efforts to beautify and maintain the growing city, starting in 1872 with such men as Milton McGee, William R. Nelson,...
15. Feline Exhibit Construction Site Sign Feline Exhibit Construction Site Sign 1972 Full view of a sign indicating the proposed site for a new feline exhibit at the Kansas City Zoo. Designer E. F. Corwin, Jr. received an award for his work on this and other signs put in place by the Kansas...
16. George Kessler Collection Finding Aid George Kessler Collection Finding Aid 1895-1923 This one box collection includes 16 landscape drawings done primarily by George Kessler, dated 1910 - 1916 and covering not only Penn Valley Park and North Terrace Park in Kansas City but also projects...
17. Gillham Road Gillham Road Postcard of Gillham Road, looking south from Linwood Boulevard
18. Gladstone Boulevard, North from Independence Avenue Gladstone Boulevard, North from Independence Avenue Postcard of Gladstone Boulevard, North from Independence Avenue
19. Gladstone Boulevard, South from Thompson Gladstone Boulevard, South from Thompson Postcard of Gladstone Boulevard, South from Thompson
20. Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri 1940 Street map of Kansas City showing parks, cemeteries, park district boundaries, and street car lines.