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41. How Many Miles from St. Jo? The Log of Sterling B. F. Clark, a Forty-niner How Many Miles from St. Jo? The Log of Sterling B. F. Clark, a Forty-niner 1929 Booklet about the trip by 49er Sterling B. F. Clark from Saint Joseph to California with "a brief autobiography of James Phelan, 1819-1892, pioneer merchant.
42. How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named July 1916 Second of a series of articles about the origins of place names in Missouri, including Buchanan County, Missouri (containing the city of Saint Joseph), Caldwell County, Missouri (containing the town of...
43. If Robidoux Had Stopped: The Founder of St. Joseph Hesitated at Kansas City If Robidoux Had Stopped: The Founder of St. Joseph Hesitated at Kansas City December/11/1910 Illustration and biographical article about Joseph Robidoux III (1783-1868), the fur trader and founder of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Description of his fur trading family and visit to the site of Kansas...
44. In My Hundred and Second Year In My Hundred and Second Year Winter//1953 Autobiographical letter by 102-year-old Clara Harding Jordan, or Clara Jordan, about her reminiscences of pioneer Saint Joseph and vicinity, starting in the 1850s (born in 1851) as the daughter of an Indian...
45. James Bridger, the Greatest Rocky Mountain Scout James Bridger, the Greatest Rocky Mountain Scout July 1916 Biographical article about Jim Bridger, "the uncrowned king of all the Rocky Mountain scouts of half a century ago." The author relates his experiences traveling in the West and Southwest with Bridger...
46. Jesse James Was Shot Here Jesse James Was Shot Here n.d. Full exterior view of home identified on back of picture as: The house in which Jesse James was shot, St. Joseph, Missouri, Lafayette at bet. 13th ? A man that made this snap shot gave it to me very likely...
47. John Felt, Architect John Felt, Architect 1906 Biographical sketch of John Felt, president of the J. H. Felt & Company, architects, of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Felt was born in Indiana in 1867 and starting work as an architect in his hometown before...
48. Joseph Robidoux. .. Joseph Robidoux. .. Spring//1950 Portrait, photos, and biographical article about Joseph Robidoux (1783-1868), "the founder of St. Joseph, Mo." and oldest son of a prominent businessman living in Saint Louis "in a handsome home where...
49. Joseph Robidoux's Family: Fur Traders and Trail Blazers Joseph Robidoux's Family: Fur Traders and Trail Blazers Fall//1988 Photos, illustrations, and biographical article about the western fur trading family of Joseph Robidoux III (1783-1860). Description of Joseph (founder of Saint Joseph, Missouri) "as an equal of Manuel...
50. Joseph Robidoux: Founder of St. Joseph Joseph Robidoux: Founder of St. Joseph December/13/1908 Illustrations and biographical article about Joseph Robidoux III (1783-1868), founder of the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri and an early fur trader in western Missouri from Saint Louis. Portrait and description...
51. Journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz: An Account of His Experiences among Fur Traders and American Indians Journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz: An Account of His Experiences among Fur Traders and American Indians on the Mississippi and the Upper Missouri Rivers during the Years 1846 to 1852 1937 Journals and sketches of artist Rudolph Friederich Kurz, or Rudolph Kurz, of Indians around Saint Joseph, Missouri, in the company of fur trader Joseph Robidoux in the 19th century.
52. Julius Robidoux Julius Robidoux Julius Robidoux was the son of Joseph Robidoux IV, founder of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Julius kept a "Records" book giving the history of his father, notable events and records of early marriages in the...
53. Kansas City's First Flight Kansas City's First Flight May//1973 Illustration and article about the first airplane flight in Greater Kansas City--on December 24, 1909 in Overland Park, Kansas--promoted William Strang, "or W. B. Strang, a wealthy trolley-line owner,...
54. Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 1908 Biographical sketch of William Reed, "vice president for the Gate City Bank." Born in Indiana about 1865 and moving to Saint Joseph, Missouri as a banker in 1881 before coming to Kansas City in 1906.
55. Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908 1908 Biographical sketch of T. H. Beekman, a cashier with the American National Bank and founder of the Boston & Kansas City Cattle Loan Company and the Beekman Lumber Company, arriving in Kansas City starting...
56. Keeping Pace with Progressive St. Joseph Keeping Pace with Progressive St. Joseph 1968 A promotional poster that includes a black and white aerial photograph of the Saint Joseph, Missouri area. The photo was taken at an altitude of 12,000 feet, resulting in a scale in which one inch equals...
57. Knights of Columbus Band Knights of Columbus Band 1922 Framed (8.5 in. x 34.5 in.) photograph captioned: "Annual State Convention, Knights of Columbus, St. Joseph, Mo., May 16-17, '22." Includes unidentified band members in white uniforms standing in a row...
58. Lawrence Jones Lawrence Jones File containing photos and information on Lawrence Jones, a Mississippi school president and native of Saint Joseph, Missouri, appearing as the subject of "Ralph Edwards' 'This Is Your Life' television...
59. Let's Talk: Mike Shanin and His Fine Art of Conversation Let's Talk: Mike Shanin and His Fine Art of Conversation June//1985 Photo and biographical article about Mike Shanin, host of a "morning talk show with Jerry Fogel on KCMO radio" and a native of Saint Joseph, Missouri.
60. Lincoln in Kansas Lincoln in Kansas 1902 Biographical article about Abraham Lincoln and his visit to Kansas in 1859 on his anti-slavery platform presidential campaign. Description of his arrival first in Elwood, Kansas (across the Missouri River...