Guadalupe Center Photographs: Collection Refresh
Kate Hill
January 7, 2021
The Guadalupe Centers might be over 100 years old, but the images you see on KCHistory.org from its historical collection are brand new – sort of.
In conjunction with the 2019 centennial celebration of the Guadalupe Centers’ work serving Kansas City’s Latino community, Missouri Valley Special Collections staff rescanned 556 photographs from a collection donated to the department in the 1977. These photos were originally compiled into albums by long-time Guadalupe Center director, Dorothy Gallagher, and depict many of the services and activities that took place at the center from the mid-1920s through the early 1940s.
Compared to the original scans that were created in the early 2000s, the new images offer higher resolution and more detailed descriptions of each individual photo. Image quality has been improved and it is easier to find these photos in keyword searches.
Additional information on the Guadalupe Center Collection and an inventory of its contents can be found in the finding aid.
Recognize anyone in these photos? We’d love to know who these people are! Leave us a comment on the photo or send an email to lhistory@kclibrary.org. Thank you!
Kate Hill
January 7, 2021
The Guadalupe Centers might be over 100 years old, but the images you see on KCHistory.org from its historical collection are brand new – sort of.
In conjunction with the 2019 centennial celebration of the Guadalupe Centers’ work serving Kansas City’s Latino community, Missouri Valley Special Collections staff rescanned 556 photographs from a collection donated to the department in the 1977. These photos were originally compiled into albums by long-time Guadalupe Center director, Dorothy Gallagher, and depict many of the services and activities that took place at the center from the mid-1920s through the early 1940s.
Compared to the original scans that were created in the early 2000s, the new images offer higher resolution and more detailed descriptions of each individual photo. Image quality has been improved and it is easier to find these photos in keyword searches.
Additional information on the Guadalupe Center Collection and an inventory of its contents can be found in the finding aid.
Recognize anyone in these photos? We’d love to know who these people are! Leave us a comment on the photo or send an email to lhistory@kclibrary.org. Thank you!
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Ask us your questions about Kansas City's history, culture, quirks
Help the The Star and the Kansas City Public Library report on our city's most interesting history and quirks by telling us what you're curious about. Have you been wondering how something in the metro came to be, or the backstory of a KC landmark? Let us know in the form below, and we may look into it. We'll never publish your name or any personal details without following up and getting your permission first.