L. Perry Cookingham Collection

The L. Perry Cookingham Collection was donated to the University of Missouri-Kansas City during the late 1970s through early 1980s by Mr. Cookingham. The collection contains a fairly concise and annotated selection of Cookingham’s personal and professional life. Inclusive dates are circa 1870-1993. Photographs depict the growth of Kansas City during 1939-1990.

Items in Collection: 1,803

Topics

Kansas City History

Politics & Government

1 - 6 of 6 items

Photo of flood wall looking west from shoreline of the Missouri River of the West Bottoms, buildings and smokestacks of the Central Industrial District can be seen in the background.

Date Published

1946-12-17

Group of railyard workers in period clothing posing in construction debris with Joseph F. Cookingham.

Date Published

1916

1918

L. Perry Cookingham in flat cap, jacket and cardigan standing in front of railroad tracks.

Date Published

1915

1918

L. Perry Cookingham wearing work gloves sitting on rail cart with unidentified man in railyard.

Date Published

1916

1918

L. Perry Cookingham in flat cap, jacket and cardigan standing in front of railroad tracks with unidentified man and survey equipment.

Date Published

1916

1918

L. Perry Cookingham in flat cap and jacket, writing in a notepad while unidentified man stands behind a tripod that holds survey equipment.

Date Published

1916

1918

Digital Collections

L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Flood wall, Central Industrial District, MO

Group of railyard workers posing in construction debris

L. Perry Cookingham in front of railroad tracks

L. Perry Cookingham sitting on rail cart with unidentified man

L. Perry Cookingham with unidentified man and survey equipment

L. Perry Cookingham with unidentified man stands behind a tripod that holds survey equipment

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