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21. 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair File containing a magazine or book excerpt with several large photos and captions from scenes at the 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair, including the Administration Building, Machinery Hall, the California...
22. 1951 Flood Photograph Collection Finding Aid 1951 Flood Photograph Collection Finding Aid 1951 The collection of 30 black and white photographs include aerial views as well as ground shots of streets, rubble, river bottoms, etc., during the 1951 flood in Kansas City. It also contains views of the...
23. 1974 [through 1990] Medical Directory of Greater Kansas City 1974 [through 1990] Medical Directory of Greater Kansas City //1974-1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984-1987, 1989, 1990 Medical directories for physicians by area and specialty, hospitals and nursing homes, health organizations, and related facilities.
24. 1980 [and 1982] Annual Report: Department of Public Works, Kansas City, Missouri 1980 [and 1982] Annual Report: Department of Public Works, Kansas City, Missouri //1980, 1982 Review of the major city engineering events, including the rebuilding of the Kemper Arena roof and the construction of the replacement Main Street Viaduct and Kasnas City Skill Center.
25. 1998 Sierra Club Sprawl Report: 30 most sprawl-threatened cities. 1998 Sierra Club Sprawl Report: 30 most sprawl-threatened cities. June 20, 2005 Kansas City ranks number five amongst the ten most sprawl-threatened cities, according to a report from the Sierra Club. It has more freeway lane miles per car than any other city in the country.
26. 19: The Identity Crisis of Channel 19 19: The Identity Crisis of Channel 19 March//1975 Article about the television station, Channel 19, with a "split personality," being both a daytime educational station and an evening and weekend public television station.
27. 3410 Troost Avenue and 504 Walrond Avenue 3410 Troost Avenue and 504 Walrond Avenue 1903 Photos of the residences of Benjamin Burd, at 3410 Troost Avenue, and of Walter Dickey, at 504 Walrond Avenue.
28. 39th and Broadway 39th and Broadway 1981 Four large photos of the intersections of 39th and Broadway and 38th and Broadway, looking to different directions, in 1930.
29. 4109 Independence Avenue 4109 Independence Avenue 1902 Photo of the house at 4109 Independence Avenue.
30. 63rd Street Trafficway 63rd Street Trafficway 1995 Description with photos and history of 63rd Street Trafficway, part of the park and boulevard system, from Swope Parkway to Elmwood Avenue, 0.64 miles long, acquired in 1913.
31. 65 Years of Service and Experience 65 Years of Service and Experience 1959 Description of the investment banking company founded in 1885, at 916 Baltimore Avenue.
32. 73 Years of Progress--1877-1950 73 Years of Progress--1877-1950 1950 Photo and text about Thornton and Minor Hospital, "one of K.C.'s oldest institutions, in new hospital home," depicting both original building at 10th and Wyandotte Streets and 1950 buildings at Linwood...
33. A. A. Nicol Heating and Plumbing Company A. A. Nicol Heating and Plumbing Company 1911, ca. Entry describing in brief the operations of the business at 7 East 13th Street.
34. A. B. Spruill A. B. Spruill 1877 Biographical sketch of Dr. A. B. Spruill, "one of the leading physicians of Jackson county." Born in Alabama in 1824 and moving to New Santa Fe, Missouri in 1868 (in southwestern Jackson County) as a farmer...
35. A Birthday Book of Kansas City, 1821-1921 A Birthday Book of Kansas City, 1821-1921 1921 Booklet on the 100-year history of Kansas City from 1821 to 1921, starting with its first permanent settler, Francois Chouteau, and its rise from Westport Landing (page 7) through its 1832 visit by early...
36. A Book Lover's Guide to Kansas City A Book Lover's Guide to Kansas City May 1988 Independent bookstores finding niches to compete with the chains.
37. A Boone County Album, 1820-1971 A Boone County Album, 1820-1971 1971 Photos (of the musician, his sheet music, and possessions, etc.) and bio of John William Boone, or Blind Boone (1864-1927), "a blind Negro pianist" and "the most widely known citizen of Boone County, and...
38. A Brief History of the First Congregational Church: Kansas City, Missouri, 1866-1909 A Brief History of the First Congregational Church: Kansas City, Missouri, 1866-1909 1909 Illustration of the first church building at 10th and Grand Avenues and photo of the second at 11th and McGee Streets, both now demolished.
39. A Brief History of the First Congregational Church: Kansas City, Mo., 1866-1909 A Brief History of the First Congregational Church: Kansas City, Mo., 1866-1909 1909 Photo and caption about Mathias Marty, a "Trustee practically all the time, and President of the Board of Trustees most of the time [f]rom 1866 to 1883" of the First Congregational Church of Kansas City....
40. A Brief History of the First Congregational Church: Kansas City, Mo., 1866-1909 A Brief History of the First Congregational Church: Kansas City, Mo., 1866-1909 1909 Photo and several references and descriptions about Reverend Henry Hopkins, a former Congregationalist pastor in Kansas City from 1880 to 1902, dying in 1908.