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61. Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1950, Page p319 Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1950, Page p319 1909-1950 A portion of Kansas City from E. 17th Street south to E. 19th Street and from The Paseo east to Woodland Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page...
62. Ross Skow Obituary Ross Skow Obituary January/17/1974 Obituary for Ross Skow, retired engineer for the Tension Envelope Corporation, dying in 1974.
63. Rollin' on the River: Greater Kansas City and Its Neighbors along the Missouri River Grapple with How Rollin' on the River: Greater Kansas City and Its Neighbors along the Missouri River Grapple with How to Best Use and Preserve both the River and Its Inhabitants May 2001 Second of a two-part series of articles with photo (of a barge in the river) and description of matters relating to the Missouri River including transportation (navigation), flood prevention, pollution,...
64. Robert H. Allan Robert H. Allan ca. 1952 Portrait of Capt. Robert H. Allan, a project engineer involved in the building of the ''Grandview Air Force Base'' (later known as Richards-Gebaur Airport). Allan spoke to the South Central Business Association...
65. Robert Gillham, Civil Engineer Robert Gillham, Civil Engineer April//1995 Biographical article about Kansas City civil engineer and cable car line designer Robert Gillham (1854-1899), with portrait and copies of vital records. The article describes his life and career. He was...
66. Robert Gillham Robert Gillham Photos and information on Robert Gillham (1854-1899), the leading cable car engineer of Kansas City and designer of the 9th Street Incline and the 8th Street Tunnel, connecting Union Depot in the West...
67. Reports of Presidential Emergency Boards for Disputes on Railroads: Kansas City Southern Railway Reports of Presidential Emergency Boards for Disputes on Railroads: Kansas City Southern Railway October//1933 Article about the "emergency board appointed by the President of the United States on June 12, 1933, to investigate the wage dispute between the Kansas City Southern Railway and its engineers, firemen...
68. Register of the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the State of Missouri Register of the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the State of Missouri 1909 Photo and bio of James Dun (1844-1908), chief engineer of the Atchison-Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad starting in 1890. He was born in Ohio, became engaged in railroad work in 1866 and moved to Saint Louis...
69. R.E.M. Des Islets R.E.M. Des Islets ca. 1943 Portrait of Colonel R.E.M. Des Islets, U.S. Army District Engineer of Kansas City, Missouri. Des Islets spoke to the South Central Business Association on June 1, 1943, about proposals to President Franklin...
70. Public Works and Professionalism: Kansas City, 1850-1979 Public Works and Professionalism: Kansas City, 1850-1979 1979 Includes two folders with the second one containing appendices for the paper which include a time-line, listing of the City Engineers, and extensive bibliography including "Inventory of Sources in Kansas...
71. Public Officials and Prominent Citizens of Kansas City Public Officials and Prominent Citizens of Kansas City January/17/1897 Portrait and biographical description of Henry Wise, "City engineer" of Kansas City. Born in New Hampshire in 1847 and coming to Kansas City in 1875 as "resident engineer for the Santa Fe railroad."
72. Proposed Viaduct over Mill Creek Proposed Viaduct over Mill Creek 1926 "Proposed viaduct to carry street cars over Mill Creek Parkway at 43rd Street." Consulting engineers were Harrington, Howard, Ash. Drawing has been superimposed on photo. Mill Creek Parkway was later renamed...
73. Profile of a President Profile of a President September/29/1956 Photos and biographical article about Kenneth Aldred Spencer, or Kenneth Spencer (1902-1960), a chemical engineer and founding president of the Spencer Chemical Company (established in 1946) in the Dwight...
74. Proceedings of Societies--The Sewerage of Kansas City Proceedings of Societies--The Sewerage of Kansas City January//1884 Article about the sewer system of Kansas City by noted civil engineer Octave Chanute, with suggestions for improvement such as keeping storm water and house sewage separate for sanitary reasons.
75. Postcard from Old Kansas City Postcard from Old Kansas City June/20/1986 Article about the Kansas City-Smithville Race Track built in 1925 in Smithville, Missouri.
76. Portrait of a Pioneer Portrait of a Pioneer June//1948 Article about the history of WHB, Kansas City's first radio station, founded in 1922 by owner Emory Sweeney, general manager John Schilling, and engineers Henry Goldenberg and Sam Adair. Pioneering radio...
77. Pondering a Sweeping Vista of Brush Creek Beauty Pondering a Sweeping Vista of Brush Creek Beauty May 14, 2003 Illustrations and map of proposed improvements along Brush Creek. The design was developed by Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Consulting Engineers, Planners & Architects under commission by the parks department....
78. Political History of Jackson County: Biographical Sketches of Men Who Have Helped to Make It Political History of Jackson County: Biographical Sketches of Men Who Have Helped to Make It 1902 Photo and bio of William Goodwin, chief engineer and superintendent of the Water Department, born in Tennessee in 1861 and becoming an engineer in Texas at "the Edward P. Allis Company, the largest engine...
79. Political History of Jackson County: Biographical Sketches of Men Who Have Helped to Make It Political History of Jackson County: Biographical Sketches of Men Who Have Helped to Make It 1902 Photo and bio of Robert William Waddell, or Robert Waddell, "city engineer of Kansas City." Born in Canada in 1859 and emigrating to Kansas City in 1900 as city engineer, reconstructing the sewer system...
80. Plaza Hotel Plaza Hotel Postcard of the Hotel Plaza