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1. 10th Street 10th Street 1953-07-13 View looking east down 10th Street, taken from the 10th and Baltimore intersection in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The First National Bank (later home to the Central branch of the Kansas City Public...
2. 12th Street, West from McGee 12th Street, West from McGee Postcard of 12th Street, West from McGee
3. 150 Facts About Kansas City 150 Facts About Kansas City 2000 List of 150 facts prepared for the sesquicentennial of Kansas City in 2000.
4. 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...
5. 25 Year Member Retires 25 Year Member Retires Winter//1994 File containing a newsletter article with a review of Merrill Toms's career as a librarian and administrator upon his retirement in 1994.
6. 35 Years to Finish Job 35 Years to Finish Job November 1974 Photos and biographical article about Daniel MacMorris, a painter starting out in Kansas City as a sculptor in 1908 of gargoyles on "the tunnel of love at the old Electric Park at 47th and Woodland" Avenues....
7. 8th and Locust Intersection 8th and Locust Intersection circa 1915 View looking toward the east of the corner of 8th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Area was just north of the Kansas City School Board/ Public Library building located at 9th and Locust. St....
8. 8th and Locust Intersection 8th and Locust Intersection circa 1915 View looking toward the southeast at the corner of 8th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Area shown is just north of the Kansas City School Board/Public Library building located at 9th and...
9. 8th and Locust Intersection 8th and Locust Intersection circa 1915 View looking toward the northeast and the corner of 8th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Area shown is just north of the Kansas City School Board/Public Library building located at 9th and...
10. 8th and Locust Intersection 8th and Locust Intersection circa 1915 View looking toward the southeast and the corner of 8th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Area shown is just north of the Kansas City School Board/Public Library building located at 9th and...
11. 8th and Locust Intersection 8th and Locust Intersection circa 1915 View looking toward the southeast and the corner of 8th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Area shown is just north of the Kansas City School Board/Public Library building located at 9th and...
12. A Culture Lives On in Dyer Collection A Culture Lives On in Dyer Collection February 1, 2004 This article describes the Dyer Collection of Indian artifacts currently owned by the Kansas City Musuem. The collection was amassed by Col. Daniel B. Dyer and his wife Ida during the late 19th century....
13. A History of Services to Black People by the Kansas City, Missouri, Public Library A History of Services to Black People by the Kansas City, Missouri, Public Library April//1978 Three centuries of injustice have brought about deep-seated structural distortions in the life of the black American. ..Library service of a relevant nature may be one way of setting these distortiona...
14. A History of the Kansas City Public Library from 1873 to 1893 A History of the Kansas City Public Library from 1873 to 1893 1893 The Board of Education office moved in December 1874 to the northwest corner of 8th and Main Streets at the Redmond Sage Building.
15. A History of the Kansas City Public Library from 1873 to 1893 A History of the Kansas City Public Library from 1873 to 1893 1893 General history of the library system.
16. A KC Museum Revamp A KC Museum Revamp December 20, 2007 The Kansas City Museum will close on January 7, 2008, and not reopen until 2010 or later. The museum, known as Corinthian Hall, and the carriage house will get new windows and doors and be cleared of lead...
17. A Library Book Fair A Library Book Fair October//1939 Photos and article about the "unique book fair" held by the "Central Branch of the Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library" with displays of antiques, objects from foreign countries, and a miniature model house,...
18. A Library Hall A Library Hall 2004-2005 Written by Phil Kirk, this poem refers to the Central Library of the Kansas City Public Library located at 10th and Baltimore. The first floor of the building is called Kirk Hall and is named after Phil...
19. A Library Moves into a Community Center A Library Moves into a Community Center October//1940 Photos and article about the installment of "[a] branch of the Kansas City Public Library" into the Jewish Community Center, also home to the Resident Theater, "fast becoming an outstanding Little Theater...
20. A Life in Books: Primitivo Garcia School Honors Community Hero A Life in Books: Primitivo Garcia School Honors Community Hero April 20 - 26, 2006 Primitivo Garcia School will honor Irene H. Ruiz at a special assembly on May 5, 2006. Article describes her work as an employee at Kansas City Public Library to build up Spanish language collections and...