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"Bull" on Hereford Pilon

Image

American Hereford Association Building at 715 Kirk Drive with fiberglass statue of a Hereford bull on a 90-foot pylon.

Date Published
August-22-1956
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

"K.C. Strip" N. Side 12th St, Wyandotte - Central Now Vista Hotel site

Image

View of the shops including Peyton Place, the IT Club, and the Can Can Cocktail Lounge in the "K.C. Strip" on the north side of 12th St.

Date Published
October-1973
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

10th + Main looking N. Excavation for 10 Main Center

Image

View of empty lot at southwest corner of 10th and Main with New York Life Building in background and crown Christmas decoration hanging from light...

Date Published
March-1966
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

12th + Wyandotte "K.C. Strip" site of Vista Hotel

Image

View of "K.C. Strip" at 12th and Wyandotte from Barney Allis Plaza.

Date Published
October-1973
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

12th St. looking S. from Wyandotte at L. - center Sq. EX.

Image

View of 12th St. looking south from Wyandotte showing excavation for City Center Square.

Date Published
October-1973
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

12th St. W. from McGee

Image

Street view of 12th & McGee from the drivers side of a car stopped at a red light showing pedestrians, street cars, cars, and the exterior of the...

Date Published
July-08-1956
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

6th St. Exp'wy Old Nelson Building

Image

Stone Façade of "Old Nelson" building slated for demolition to build the 6th street expressway.

Date Published
April-1954
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

6th St. Xpressway from Main St.

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New bridge for Wyandotte St. over the excavated area for the 6th St. Expressway as seen from bridge from Main St.

Date Published
July-08-1956
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

6th St. Xpressway from Main St. Viaduct

Image

View of workmen in excavating machinery working on construction of 6th St. Expressway W. as seen from Grand Ave.

Date Published
May-21-1956
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

6th St. Xpressway looking W. from Grand Ave.

Image

Work on bridges across the excavation for the 6th St. Expressway as seen from Main Street.

Date Published
May-21-1956
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

9th St. at Walnut St.

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View east on 9th street looking toward Walnut. Fidelity Bank on right.

Date Published
September-06-1950
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Aerial view of Fairfax District in Kansas City, Ks. Looking southeast

Image

Aerial view of Fairfax District in Kansas City, Kansas looking southeast. Mouth of Kansas River on right; Missouri River at left; Central Industrial...

Date Published
July-14-1951
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Aerial view of the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers

Image

Aerial view of the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers from the Kansas side showing the Municipal Wharf, the West Bottoms, and downtown...

Date Published
April-23-1951
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Alameda Plaza Water Fall + Sculpture

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Fountain in front of the Alameda Plaza Hotel depicting a woman and cherubs.

Date Published
1952
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

APG. Excav

Image

Workmen with trucks, cranes, and digging machines excavate for Auditorium Plaza Garage.

Date Published
April-1954
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

ASB - 6th St. Interchange

Image

Aerial view of the 6th St. interchange looking north.

Date Published
June-04-1958
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Auditorium Plaza garage

Image

View looking northwest from 13th and Wyandotte of workers excavating for the Auditorium Plaza Garage. The Folly Theater can be seen in the background.

Date Published
July-1954
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Auditorium Plaza garage

Image

View looking northwest from 13th and Wyandotte of trucks and digging machinery sitting on flattened ground in the excavation for the Auditorium Plaza...

Date Published
May-01-1954
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Auditorium Plaza park

Image

Aerial view of the fountain in Barney Allis Plaza on top of the Auditorium Plaza Garage. "K.C. Strip" can be seen across 12th Street.

Date Published
August-1956
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Bldgs to be demol. For 6th St Exp

Image

Block of buildings along 6th St. slated for demolition for the 6th Street Expressway.

Date Published
April-1954
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Boy + Dog sculpture - Pkwy + J.C. Nichols Pkwy

Image

Sculpture, Boy and Hound portraying a boy standing behind his dog. The dog has its head down and is poised for a hunt. The boy is leaning over the dog...

Date Published
August-1973
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Boy Scout monument - 39th + Gillham

Image

A marble monument that frames a wreath, bordered on each side by a woman and an eagle. Within the wreath is the Boy Scout Eagle badge. A fountain pool...

Date Published
July-1974
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Broadway Br.

Image

Reinforcement bar being added to the deck of the Broadway Bridge.

Date Published
August-1956
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Broadway Br.

Image

The orange painted metal supports in place during the construction of the Broadway Bridge.

Date Published
April-1956
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Broadway Br. #1 Arch.

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Construction of the metal arches of the Broadway Bridge.

Date Published
May-21-1956
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

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Member of

  • L. Perry Cookingham Collection (111)
  • Kansas City 1951 flood disaster - box set of slides (18)

Types

  • photographs (128)

Genres

  • Film transparencies (92)
  • Color photographs (73)
  • Stereographs (73)
  • Black & white photographs (37)
  • Gelatin silver prints (37)
  • Views (30)
  • Gelatin silver transparencies (19)
  • Aerial photographs (14)
  • Aerial views (4)
  • Lithographs (1)
  • (-) Cityscapes (129)

Time Periods

  • 1951-1960 (89)
  • 1971-1980 (28)
  • 1941-1950 (9)
  • 1961-1970 (3)

Subjects

  • Floods (51)
  • Buildings (36)
  • Automobiles (20)
  • Natural disasters (19)
  • Streets (19)
  • Street photography (17)
  • Bridges (11)
  • Public art (11)
  • Rivers (8)
  • Theaters (8)
  • Building sites (7)
  • Construction projects (7)
  • Excavating machinery (6)
  • Fires (6)
  • Hotels (5)
  • Skyscrapers (5)
  • Street-railroads (5)
  • Construction and demolition debris (4)
  • Flood damage prevention (4)
  • Lost architecture (4)
  • Wrecking (4)
  • Fountains (3)
  • Levees (3)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (2)
  • Fire fighters (2)
  • Railroad trains (2)
  • Airplanes (1)
  • Christmas decorations (1)
  • Cities and towns (1)
  • City halls (1)
  • Construction equipment (1)
  • Construction workers (1)
  • Dredging (1)
  • Litter (Trash) (1)
  • Livestock (1)
  • Parking lots (1)
  • Public relations (1)
  • Railroads (1)
  • Railroad stations (1)
  • Railroad tracks (1)
  • Statues (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (30)
  • (-) Kansas City Metropolitan Area (129)

Date Published

  • 1951 (47)
  • 1973-10 (11)
  • 1954-04 (7)
  • 1949-11 (4)
  • 1956-05-21 (4)
  • 1956-08 (3)
  • 1971 (3)
  • 1972-06 (3)
  • 1974-10 (3)
  • 1950-08 (2)
  • 1951-07-14 (2)
  • 1954-06 (2)
  • 1954-07 (2)
  • 1954-08 (2)
  • 1956-07-08 (2)
  • 1966-03 (2)
  • 1973 (2)
  • 1973-08 (2)
  • 1980 (2)
  • 1942 (1)
  • 1946-12-17 (1)
  • 1950-09-06 (1)
  • 1950-10 (1)
  • 1951-04-23 (1)
  • 1951-06 (1)
  • 1951-08-08 (1)
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  • 1956-04 (1)
  • 1956-08-22 (1)
  • 1957-08 (1)
  • 1958-06-04 (1)
  • 1958-08 (1)
  • 1959-09 (1)
  • 1964-03 (1)
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  • 1974-07 (1)
  • 1976-08 (1)
  • 1977-11 (1)
  • 1979 (1)

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