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1. A Store Palace A Store Palace January 1903 Description of the Duff & Repp Furniture Company building located at 1216-1220 Main Street; described as "the largest and most beautiful furniture store in the West." The article also describes various...
2. A Summary Of the Raymond Furniture Company, Kansas City, Missouri: Feb. 1, 1911--Jan. 1, 1946--35 years A Summary Of the Raymond Furniture Company, Kansas City, Missouri: Feb. 1, 1911--Jan. 1, 1946--35 years 1946 A two-page typed account giving the history of the Raymond Furniture Company located at various locations on 12th Street as well as downtown on Grand Avenue.
3. Abernathy Furniture Company Abernathy Furniture Company Bill to Thomas Sweeney from the Abernathy Furniture Company, from November 13, 1889.
4. Abernathy Furniture Company Abernathy Furniture Company 1878 Brief history of "the furniture establishment of Abernathy, North & Orrison" of Kansas City started in about 1868 at 549-551 Main Street, surviving the panic of 1873 and becoming a "successful and promising...
5. Abernathy Furniture Company Abernathy Furniture Company July 30,1950 The company was founded in 1856 in Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1878, it moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and eventually came to occupy more than 300,000 square feet at 1501-1525 West 9th Street and 908-910...
6. Abernathy Furniture Company Abernathy Furniture Company 1900 Illustration on page 60 of Abernathy Furniture Company at 1501-1525 West 9th Street.
7. Abernathy North & Orrison City Directory Entry Abernathy North & Orrison City Directory Entry 1876 Illustrated catalog and price list for the Abernathy North & Orrison furniture store in the back of the 1876 Hoye's Kansas City Directory.
8. Bullene, Moore, and Emery Bullene, Moore, and Emery Photocopy of Shopping Guide from August 20, 1891 and the Spring and Summer 1888 catalog.
9. Casa Mesa Imports moves to the West Side Casa Mesa Imports moves to the West Side October 30 - November 5, 2003 Article discusses Casa Mesa Imports, 3054 Southwest Boulevard. Owners Frank Motaleone aend Christian Nixon first opened the store, which sells furniture and accessories imported from Mexico, in 1999 at...
10. Colonel J. L. Abernathy Colonel J. L. Abernathy 1908 Biography of Colonel J. L. Abernathy (1833-1902), moving to Kansas City in 1870 after establishing a furniture store in Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1855, and before that a dry goods store in Rushville, Indiana....
11. D. W. Gist Cabinet Company D. W. Gist Cabinet Company In business in Kansas City from 1926 to 1942. First city directory entry in 1926: Gist, D. W., Cabinet Company (Dennis W. Gist), 9th and Denver Avenues. Last city directory entry in 1942: Gist Cabinet...
12. Deaths: Abraham Studna Deaths: Abraham Studna September/11/1967 Photo and obituary for Abraham Studna, "operat[or of] various furniture stores here" including the "Studna Furniture company, 3410 Troost avenue." Native of Poland emigrating to Kansas City about 1902...
13. Downtown Revival Downtown Revival June//1989 Story of the restoration of an old Garment District building into a new family furniture business.
14. Grand Ave. Furniture, Auction, Storage and Com. Co. Grand Ave. Furniture, Auction, Storage and Com. Co. ca. 1880-1900 Advertising card for Grand Ave. Furniture, Auction, Storage and Com. Co. showing an image of a girl bordered by flowers and a lady bug. Front of card says: "Compliments of the Grand Ave. Furniture, Auction,...
15. Henry Sager Henry Sager Oct. 1, 1960 Henry Sager listed as a keeper of a warehouse in "The First Westport School Tax List."
16. Illustrations Illustrations January//1901 An update on the building which T. H. Swope put up for the Robert Keith Furniture and Carpet Company located at 11th and Grand. A photograph of the building can be found on p. 12 of this issue.
17. J. H. North Furniture & Carpet Co., The J. H. North Furniture & Carpet Co., The ca. 1880-1900 Advertising card for The J. H. North Furniture & Carpet Co. showing a rural scene of a tree on the edge of a hay field with a building in background. Image looks like it is on a piece of torn paper. One...
18. J. H. North Furniture & Carpet Co., The J. H. North Furniture & Carpet Co., The ca. 1880-1900 Advertising card for The J. H. North Furniture & Carpet Co. showing a scene of cottages along a country road. Image looks like it is on a piece of torn paper. One of two cards with similar design. Front...
19. J. H. North Furniture & Carpet Co., The J. H. North Furniture & Carpet Co., The ca. 1880-1900 Advertising card for The J. H. North Furniture & Carpet Co. showing flowers over a crescent moon shape. Front of card says: "Compliments of The J. H. North Furniture & Carpet Co." Front lower left corner...
20. J. L. Abernathy J. L. Abernathy September 22, 1926 Colonel J. L. Abernathy settled in Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1854, where he founded the Abernathy Furniture Company. He died in 1902 at the age of 70. His widow died on September 21, 1926 on her 91st birthday....