Kansas City in the Jazz Age & Great Depression

Autochrome Collection


The Frank Lauder Autochromes consist of unique color images of homes, gardens, and landmarks in the Kansas City metropolitan area taken in the 1930s and early 1940s.
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House of A. B. Eisenhower and Willow Lake

John Beal at Unity Farm Pool

July 21st 1935

Bouquet of Yellow Water Lilies and Lake Quivira

July 19th 1941

House of Eugene W. Goebel

August 27th 1932

Garden and House of Lester T. Sunderland

July 29th 1932

Picnic at Swope Park

House and Greenhouse of Isaac Katz

July 16th 1932

Sunset Hill School Main Building

September 12th 1932

Charles M. Howell's Home Entrance

May 6th 1933

Children in Arbor Villa Pool

June 25th 1934

Thomas Hart Benton Memorial Tablet

July 1st 1934

House of Mack B. Nelson

Louis XIV & Afterglow Tulips

"Paul's Scarlet" Roses Covering Maid's Room

June 10th 1935

The Walnuts Gardens

May 4th 1937

House of George H. Nettleton

April 28th 1942

Rock Garden at John K. Stark School

May 5th 1934

Road to Joseph F. Porter's House with Merle Smith

November 1st 1933

Lydia J. Barr with Morning Glories

September 24th 1940

House of John R. Ranson and Pearl Howard Ranson

July 19th 1932

Lake Hiwassee East Island

July 6th 1932

The Walnuts Gardens

July 2nd 1936

Marianne E. Smith with Azaleas

May 9th 1935

House of Sid J. Hare

May 1940

Assumption Church

August 28th 1934

Woman and Child at 59th and Belleview Avenue

July 24th 1932

House and Tulips of Robert Sutherland

May 8th 1933

House of Ernest C. Winters

June 24th 1933

House of Albert A. Taylor

May 12th 1933

Staircase and Grand Hall of R. A. Long

Marble Seat in Country Club Plaza

September 29th 1932

Hawthorne Tree by Troost Lake

April 23rd 1933

House of Mrs. Mary Z. Hibbard

September 24th 1932

Garden and House of Helen H. McDermand

May 29th 1933

Elizabeth Helmers and Margaret J. Helmers with Paul's Scarlet Roses

June 7th 1935

Gazebo with Pom-pon Zinnias

September 16th 1932

Window and Tulips of Robert Sutherland

May 2nd 1933

Minnie Long Sloan with a Coster Spruce Tree

June 23rd 1934

Swimming Pool of Thomas L. Luzier

July 2nd 1935

Cottage at Unity Farm

July 16th 1935

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