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1. "Doc" Brown, Famous Kansas City Cake Walker "Doc" Brown, Famous Kansas City Cake Walker 2011 Manuscript about Kansas City cake walker Joseph "Doc" Brown (Doctor William Henry Joseph Cutter Brown), that consists of a chronological collection of 149 published articles, notices, and advertisements....
2. 150 Facts About Kansas City 150 Facts About Kansas City 2000 List of 150 facts prepared for the sesquicentennial of Kansas City in 2000.
3. 1908 Flood, near Union Depot 1908 Flood, near Union Depot Postcard view near Union Depot of 1908 Flood
4. 8th Street and Delaware 8th Street and Delaware circa 1948 A snowy, wintery street scene identified as 8th and Delaware. Weather has caused a traffic jam. An overhead transit bridge shows the Kansas City Public Service Company logo and slogan: "Safe Dependable...
5. 97,000 of Us Need New Route Over River 97,000 of Us Need New Route Over River May 16, 2005 Article providing information about the closing of the 51-year-old Paseo Bridge for rehabilitation work costing $20.9 million. Includes statistics about other bridges and their opening dates as well as...
6. A Dry and Wet Weather Route to Emporia, Kansas A Dry and Wet Weather Route to Emporia, Kansas September/13/1925 Map and caption about the highways to Emporia, Kansas, following the wet and dry routes of the Santa Fe Trail.
7. A Long, Hot Summer A Long, Hot Summer February//1984 Photo (of cracked earth in the Kansas City area), table (comparing downtown Kansas City daily high temperatures from 1936, 1980, and 1983), and article about "[t]he heat wave and drought of 1983" nearing...
8. About the West: Kansas Abolitionists Fight Confederates in Missouri About the West: Kansas Abolitionists Fight Confederates in Missouri Summer//2001 Photos, illustrations, map, and biographical article about Jared Barnes (1834-1916), "an avowed Free-Stater" moving from his native New York to Kansas Territory in 1857 and serving as a Union officer in...
9. Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 8 with Unrelated Cards Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 8 with Unrelated Cards ca. 1880-1900 Scrapbook page containing nine advertising and calling cards showing the following:
1. A woman riding a horse jumping over a stone wall. Card says: "Faith Whitcomb's Liniment, Cures Rheumatism & Neuralgia..."...
10. Artwork Commissioned for Metro Patrol Station Artwork Commissioned for Metro Patrol Station June 12, 2008 A design by Michael Davis was chosen over 90 other applicants for permanent display at the new Metro Patrol police station scheduled to open in 2009. The 25-foot weather vane, titled "Salute," will "feature...
11. Ashland Theatre/William L. Shelton Ledger Book Ashland Theatre/William L. Shelton Ledger Book 1907-1922 This collection consists of one 272 page ledger book identified as C Book ledger and containing entries from the years 1907 to 1922. The book appears to have belonged to William L. Shelton. Some of the...
12. Baltimore Hotel Profile Baltimore Hotel Profile 1999
13. Biography of Alexander Majors (1914-1900), Pony Express Founder Biography of Alexander Majors (1914-1900), Pony Express Founder 2007
14. Biography of Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981), Musician Biography of Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981), Musician 1999
15. Biography of Nathan Scarritt (1821-1890), Methodist Minister and Teacher Biography of Nathan Scarritt (1821-1890), Methodist Minister and Teacher 2007
16. Blizzard of 1888 Blizzard of 1888 Multiple articles about the blizzard of 1888, noted as the standard for comparison for later blizzards in the Midwest.
17. BMA Building BMA Building File containing information about the BMA Building at Union Station Plaza and at 31st and Southwest Trafficways, "from sea level. ..the tallest office structure here, its base level equivalent to perhaps...
18. Bridges Get Fast-Tracked Bridges Get Fast-Tracked March 14, 2007 The Missouri Department of Transportation is concerned about the safety of bridges built in the state in the 1960s. Weather and years of use have taken their toll on some area bridges. Article provides...
19. Business Men's Assurance Co. Building Business Men's Assurance Co. Building circa 1950s Full frontal view of BMA building on Pershing Road with weather beacon on roof. Former Sweeney School for auto, tractor, and aviation.
20. Cholera in Saint Louis in 1849 Cholera in Saint Louis in 1849 December 1849 Short article on the effects of cholera in St. Louis during the 1849 outbreak. Includes a mortality list by weeks and cemetery statistics. It also includes other information including areas with the most...