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41. Citizens Historical Association: Biographical Data of Kansas Citians Citizens Historical Association: Biographical Data of Kansas Citians 1938 Biographical sketch of Robert Emmett McDonnell, or Robert McDonnell, managing partner of Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company at 107 West Linwood Boulevard. Description of his life and career, born in...
42. Citizens Historical Association: Biographical Data of Kansas Citians Index Citizens Historical Association: Biographical Data of Kansas Citians Index 1938 Biographical sketch of Frederick Fratt, consulting engineer in the New York Life Building who was born in Wisconsin in 1859 and became a railroad engineer around the Midwest, becoming president of the...
43. Civil Engineering: Dams for Domestic Needs Civil Engineering: Dams for Domestic Needs July/26/1947 Article about the Garrison Dam project on the Missouri River, designed both to provide a water reservoir for irrigation and for flood control upstream of Garrison, North Dakota.
44. Clarkson: 1880-2005, Six Generations Building Roads to the Future Clarkson: 1880-2005, Six Generations Building Roads to the Future September 20, 2005 An advertising special section to the Kansas City Star on the Clarkson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri. The company is celebrating its 125th anniversary. It was established in 1880 as a man-and-horse...
45. Clift Wise Clift Wise March 2, 1905 Biographical sketch of Clift Wise, a railroad engineer supervising the construction of many lines, two bridges, and an engine house (at 9th and Washington Streets) in Kansas City. Born in Saint Louis in...
46. Commercial Real Estate Commercial Real Estate November 2001 Photos and article reviewing recent buildings and other projects of several prominent local "construction companies, architects, engineers and commercial real estate developers and agents" with information...
47. Corps Promises Changes Corps Promises Changes November 8, 2011 "Under pressure from Congress and states, the Army Corps of Engineers said Monday that it will change its approach to operating Missouri River dams with the aim of reducing prospects for future flooding."...
48. Costs Mount as River Erodes Costs Mount as River Erodes January 16, 2007 Missouri River channel erosion is causing problems with the water supply for the metro area. "A levee and a wharf area in Kansas City, Kan., are among the places where the river is making channel cuts...
49. Day Smith Day Smith 1908 Photo and bio of Day Kellogg Smith, or Day Smith (1845-1894), a railroad manager native to Chicago and superintending "the Kansas City Belt Railway from 1885 until its completion in 1892.
50. Deaths: Anton R. Hettelsater Deaths: Anton R. Hettelsater September/28/1969 Photo and obituary for Anton Hettelsater (~1898-1969), "76, of 409 East Meyer boulevard," dying on September 27, 1969, as the "founder, in 1920, and president of the Jones-Hettelsater Construction company."...
51. Deaths: John W. Berg Deaths: John W. Berg February/23/1971 Photo and obituary for John Berg, "civil engineer and salesman for the Inland-Ryerson Steel company," dying at the age of 61, born in Chariton, Iowa, residing at 500 Knickerbocker Place, and a member of...
52. Deaths: Max E. Sander Deaths: Max E. Sander November/20/1971 Photo and biographical article about Max Sander, "60, of 3225 St. John, labor leader" and "past president and business manager of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 6." Native of...
53. Deaths: Ralph F. Oberlechner Deaths: Ralph F. Oberlechner December/27/1975 Photo and obituary for Ralph Oberlechner, "55, of 5112 Manning, Raytown, architect and owner of the Ralph F. Oberlechner Associates, architects, engineers and consultants, 6225 Brookside" Boulevard. Native...
54. Design Stars: Kansas City Architects (and an Engineer) Destined to Build Our Future Design Stars: Kansas City Architects (and an Engineer) Destined to Build Our Future September 2007 Article profiles Brady Spencer, Trudy Faulkner, Jon Niemuth, Alejandro Ogata, Mike Kress, Denise DiPiazzo, and Sharon Jean-Baptiste.
55. Designs Incorporate What He Cares About Designs Incorporate What He Cares About June 3-9, 2005 Featured in the "Profile" column is Bob Berkebile, senior principal at the architectural firm of Berkebile Nelson Immenshuh McDowell, located in the Kansas City Power and Light Building. The Hyatt Regency...
56. Digging Out Kansas City Business Digging Out Kansas City Business August/4/1951 Recovery from flood involving literally digging business buildings out from the "evil-smelling mud."
57. Editorial: Kansas City, Common Sense, and Simple Communication Editorial: Kansas City, Common Sense, and Simple Communication Mid-August//1981 Essay about "the reasons for the tragedy at Kansas City," describing the faults in "the system used to support the skywalks which fell" at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, killing hundreds.
58. 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 Portrait and biographical sketch of Moses Greenwood, Jr., a Saint Louis "civil engineer and real estate operator," born in New Orleans in 1862 and moving to Saint Louis in 1882 as a Mississippi River engineer,...
59. 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 Photo and bio of Henry Topping, a grocer and former "civil engineer." Born in New York in 1835 and coming to Kansas City after service for the Union in the Civil War in 1866 as a grocer, establishing a...
60. Engineering: Taming Missouri River Engineering: Taming Missouri River August/9/1947 News about four dams on tributaries of the Missouri River to control flooding, including "the Kortes and the Boysen dams in Wyoming, Angostura in South Dakota, and the Enders in Nebraska," all part of...