U.S. Epperson Collection

Distant view of "The Scout" statue surrounded by fencing at Penn Valley Park, Kansas City, Missouri.

"The Scout" statue surrounded by fencing; an unidentified woman and an unidentified man stand in foreground at Penn Valley Park, Kansas City, Missouri.

Color-tinted photo of decorative elephant statue displayed on outside Epperson House; two Pekingese dogs are on the left and right.

Close-up of decorative elephant statues in the "Elephant Room" of Epperson House.

Epperson House under construction, close-up of driveway/pathway port, north façade, directly west of north entrance.

Epperson House under construction, view looking southeast from 52nd street of entrance columns of driveway/pathway.

Epperson House under construction, view looking north toward 52nd street of entrance columns of driveway/pathway.

Epperson House under construction; view of north façade looking south-southwest; architectural details drawn on photo.

Epperson House under construction; view of north façade looking south-southeast; architectural details drawn on photo.

Epperson House under construction; view of north façade looking south-southwest.

Epperson Megaphone Minstrels promotional composite, which includes two photos of white men in blackface; engravings by Carlton & Rose Kansas City Engraving Company; top row: U.S. Epperson, E.M...

Forest and hills in unidentified rural setting.

Large group of unidentified white men wearing identical white jackets in first parade by Epperson's Megaphone Minstrels; street scene is outside Emery, Bird, Thayer Dry Goods Company at 11th and Grand...

Group of unidentified white men in performance by Epperson's Megaphone Minstrels.

Mary Elizabeth Epperson standing in yard holding umbrella next to a dog.

Mary Elizabeth Epperson (left), an unidentified man, and an unidentified woman; a dog sits between the women.

Mary Elizabeth Epperson (2nd row, far left), Harriet E. Barse (front row, far left) and group of unidentified women on north entrance steps of Epperson House.

North view from Epperson House; nearby lot and structure is future site of the UMKC School of Business Administration.

Color-tinted portrait of Freda Josephine Lynn (née Prill), wife of prominent Kansas City businessman James J. Lynn.

Portrait of Uriah S. Epperson.

Portrait of Uriah S. Epperson; name engraved by Williams Brothers, New York.

Color-tinted portrait shot of Ella Van with inscription: "To my dear Bassie, in remembrance of our rehearsal [sic] days at First Church KC."

Presidents of the Commercial Club of Kansas City, Missouri, and its successor, the Chamber of Commerce; possibly distributed by Kansas City Chamber of Commerce; first column: L.E. Irwin 1888-1889, F.A...

Street advertisements for an April 3 performance by Epperson's Megaphone Minstrels at Convention Hall; Kansas City, Missouri. The ad features a repeated image of a white man in blackface.

Color-tinted photo of three decorative elephant statues displayed on and around steps outside Epperson House; two Pekingese dogs are near outer left and right statues.