Photograph of past presidents of the Merriam Homemakers Club circa 1921. The ten women, dressed in long dresses, stand looking at the camera at an outdoor location.
Image Gallery
Photograph of a nature class with caged animals and children at the Minute Circle Friendly House. This vantage point faces northeast towards the west side of the building.
January 1st 1918
Postcard showing the Swope Park Shelter House Number 1, located to the southeast of the main entrance to Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri.
This photograph was taken looking west on the northwest corner of Admiral Boulevard and Harrison Street in Kansas City, Missouri.
April 2nd 1933
An autochrome photograph of crocuses sprouting after 2000 bulbs were planted on Grant I. Rosenzweig's property. Rosenzweig was a Kansas City lawyer.
Photograph of a small structure at the northeast corner of Pine and Santa Fe Streets in Olathe, Kansas, circa 1940.
1922
The Mission Hills Homes Company was operating a school bus to transport children from the Mission Hills area to the William Cullen Bryant, Sunset Hill, and Country Day Schools in Missouri, there be
Postcard of view along Pembroke Lane in Mission Hills, Kansas, circa 1920.
Circa 1935 photograph with full, corner view of Lathrop Polytechnic Institute, also known as Lathrop Trade School, Lathrop Manual Training, and Lathrop School.
June 15th 1935
An autochrome photograph of Brush Creek before it feeds into Lake Hiwassee.
Undated photograph of unidentified railroad workers in Kansas City, Kansas. Railroad jobs brought many Mexican immigrants to Kansas City, Kansas.
This photograph was taken looking east on 12th Street just west of Park Avenue.
August 28th 1932
Clipping from the Kansas City Journal-Post with caption stating, "Twenty Years of Skyline Change in Kansas City.
December 10th 1925
Photograph looking north along the east side of Main Street between Spring Street (31st Terrace) and 32nd Street.
March 5th 1931
Photograph of Myrtle Bennett, James A. Reed, and J. Francis O'Sullivan at the trial of Myrtle Bennett. Following the verdict of not guilty, Myrtle Bennet talks with her attorneys. Mrs.
Photograph of the Drake Apartment Hotel, once located on the west side of Locust Street between 10th Street and 11th Street.
1934
Photograph of a cafe/delicatessen at 5824 Swope Parkway, taken in connection with Criminal Case No. 34750: State of Missouri vs. John Gadwood.
1927
Photograph of the Hyde Apartments, once located at the southwest corner of Troost Avenue and 14th Street.
Photograph of the Webster School located at the northwest corner of Wyandotte Street and 17th Street. The school opened in 1886 and closed in 1933. It was named after statesman Daniel Webster.
October 4th 1934
An autochrome photograph of Browning Fellers with Mary B. Fellers standing next to a polygonum vine on their property.
August 4th 1932
An autochrome photograph of Julia M. Rockwell's house and garden, taken from the northeast.
1937
Photograph of the sewing department at The Donnelly Garment Company in the Corrigan Building at 1828 Walnut, Kansas City, Missouri.
1920
Interior of Chandler's Flower Shop facing north, a man and woman are browsing the store's floral arrangements.
Architectural image of the interior of the Pla-Mor Ballroom created by Charles A. Smith of Kansas City, Missouri.
1938
Photograph of nine women and a man standing in a large kitchen in Shawnee Rural High School in 1938.
1920
Exterior of the Sunset Hill School. The school possessed a stage, large auditorium, lunch room, and two primary class rooms. The building pictured is now part of the Pembroke Hill School.
1940
Earl Hines, Count Basie, and Dave Dexter standing around a radio (or possibly a phonograph) looking down at a record in Dexter's hand at Basie's birthday celebration.
1940's photograph of the Holy Rosary School after the new front addition to the old building. This vantage point faces east on Campbell Street from just south of Missouri Avenue.
Photograph of a newly constructed shelter house with a picnic oven at Swope Park, Kansas City, Missouri, ca. 1930s.
Circa 1928 drawing with frontal and side view of G. T. O'Maley, Incorporated, authorized Ford automobile sales and service; located on the southeast corner of 18th and McGee streets.
An autochrome photograph of a bed of roses at the Municipal Rose Garden (Loose Park Rose Garden). This particular bed was managed by the Browning Society.
Photograph of the Browning, King and Co. Building, once located at the northeast corner of Grand Avenue (Grand Boulevard) and 11th Street. The YWCA building is shown in the background.
Photograph of the Kansas City Post Office, open September 25, 1933 opposite Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri.
June 8th 1937
Group portrait of Nell Donnelly Reed and employees at Nelly Don Pioneers group luncheon in Reed's office.
February 9th 1943
Postcard showing ten of Kansas City's most distinct landmarks, including The Scout Statue, Liberty Memorial, Power & Light Building, et al.
1926
Photograph with caption, "Mill Creek Drive at 47th Street, showing the proposed roadway due north to Brookside Boulevard Extension and main at 41st Street.