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1. Who's Who in Kansas City Who's Who in Kansas City December/10/1922 Portraits and biographical sketch of Lawrence Jones, "chairman of the board, Jones Store Company," born in Illinois in 1856 and coming to Kansas City in 1895 with his brother J. Logan Jones. Description...
2. Who's Who in Kansas City Who's Who in Kansas City July/15/1923 Photos and biographical article about Chester Jones, "president and general manager, Jones Store Company," born in Stafford, Kansas, in 1887 as the son of the company's founder and coming to Kansas City...
3. Walnut Street Walnut Street 1949 Looking north along Walnut from 13th.
4. Walnut Street Walnut Street 1999 Street level view looking north on Walnut from 13th Street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The Jones Store is in view on the left and the skywalk across Walnut.
5. Vertical Files Special Collection Finding Aid Vertical Files Special Collection Finding Aid 1820-1970 (bulk 1880-1950) The vertical files in this collection contain items found in the regular vertical files of the Special Collections department that were determined to be too old and fragile to be left in the files. The...
6. This Train Is Almost Ready to Roll This Train Is Almost Ready to Roll October 24, 2005 Article describes the 2005 restoration of the miniature train that once entertained children at the Downtown location of the Jones Store. The train, a Jones Store Christmas tradition, was recently discovered...
7. The Individualist: An Autobiography by J. Logan Jones The Individualist: An Autobiography by J. Logan Jones 1942 Autobiographical book about J. Logan Jones (1859-1945), founder of the Jones Store Company in Kansas City, born in a wigwam on an Ottawa Indian camp in Kansas and moving to Kansas City in the 1890s. History...
8. Sure Sign of Change Sure Sign of Change April 22, 2005 The Jones Store at 12th and Main is being torn down. This article tells about the mold problem in the building due to neglect, flooding, and a leaky roof. Before the building comes down, the city will...
9. Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1957, Page p143 Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1957, Page p143 1939-1957 A portion of Kansas City from W. 23rd Street Trafficway south to W. 24th Street and from Madison Avenue east to W. Pennway, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with...
10. Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1949, Page p124 Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1949, Page p124 1939-1949 A portion of Kansas City from W. 19th Street south to W. 22nd Street and from Wyandotte east to Main Street, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area....
11. Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1909-1938, Page p075 Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1909-1938, Page p075 1909-1938 A portion of Kansas City from W. 20th Street south to W. 22nd Street and from Broadway east to Wyandotte, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining...
12. Rooftop View of Downtown Rooftop View of Downtown 1896 Rooftop view looking northeast from the southwest corner of 6th and Main.
13. Remembrances of Things Past Remembrances of Things Past December//1977 Photo and description of the Jones Store at 1215 Main Street, depicted during Christmas shopping in 1929, with history of the company, originally called the Cyclone Company.
14. Price Candy Company Price Candy Company April 12, 1905 Description of the Price candy manufacturing company at 17th and Main Streets, established in 1913 by Charles Price at "the confectionery department of the Jones Store Company."
15. Prairie Village Shopping Center Prairie Village Shopping Center 1960 Aerial view, looking northwest; located west of Mission Road between 69th and 71st, in Prairie Village, Kansas. Shows Jones Store under construction.
16. Obituary for Homer Anderson Obituary for Homer Anderson March 31, 1963 Obituary for Homer Anderson, former Jones Store Company executive and retired general manager of the Kansas City Merchandise Mart, dying on March 30, 1963.
17. New Owner Takes Over Downtown Properties New Owner Takes Over Downtown Properties December 16, 2003 Article tells of purchase of City Center Square and the old Jones Store downtown by a New York developer, Time Equities, Inc., and possible plans for the buildings. Time Equities also recently purchased...
18. New Catholic Library, New Routine New Catholic Library, New Routine August/27/1967 Photos, captions, and article about the demolition in 1967 of the building "originally known as 'Thorny-Croft' and later the location for the Catholic Community Free library" at 301 East Armour Boulevard,...
19. Motor Bus Motor Bus October 1955 Left to right: Orville W. Anderson, Downtown Committee; Dan Freiling, K. C. Public Service Company; N. E. Paton, Secretary, South Central Business Association; Webster Withers, Jr., Withers Estate Company;...
20. Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride 1949 Actors Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride (Ma and Pa Kettle) with unidentified men at the opening of the Jones Store located on the northwest corner of 31st and Troost.