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18th Street and the Paseo in the 1940s

Image

Street's hotel and environs, 18th and Paseo; Kansas City, Missouri, with people walking on the sidewalks and cars parked along the street.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley 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 photo of houses and roads

Image

An aerial photo of houses and roads along the coast of Liberia.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Aerial photo of houses and roads

Image

An aerial photo of houses and roads along the coast of Liberia.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Aerial photo of houses and roads

Image

An aerial photo of houses and roads along the coast of Liberia.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Bill Walker and Warren Durrett, standing by the street in Newton, Kansas

Image

Upper-body photo of Bill Walker and Warren Durrett, both smiling, standing on the street in suits. Walker's eyes are closed, and Durrett has a pipe in...

Date Published
March-06-1949
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Bill Walker and Warren Durrett, standing on the street in Newton, Kansas

Image

Bill Walker and Warren Durrett, standing on the street in suits. Walker has both hands in his pockets, Durrett has one hand in his pocket and the...

Date Published
March-06-1949
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

CBS-KNX Station

Image

CBS-affiliated KNX building viewed from across the street at night. Interior lights are off and a neon sign with the station logo is on.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Charities campaign parade float

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Charities Campaign parade float passing by Katz Drug Store. A mock hospital ward is on the back of a truck. Nurses, doctors, and patients (all white)...

Date Published
October-10-1942
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Dirt road headed toward rows of houses

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A dirt road in Liberia headed toward rows of houses in the distance. The houses are several stories high.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Double image: Woman with braided hair; smiling man on the street

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Two images. Left: Unidentified smiling white woman in a jacket with her hair braided on top in the grass in front of a stone building. Right...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

East entrance of Children's Mercy Hospital

Image

East entrance of Children's Mercy Hospital on Woodlawn Avenue. A grapevine trellis is in front of the entrance and the grass along the sidewalks needs...

Date Published
January-01-1945
December-31-1945
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Empty street in Monrovia

Image

An empty street in Monrovia with rows of buildings on both sides. An unidentified man and truck are in the background. Several palm trees are on the...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

In front of the Hotel Statler

Image

Unidentified white man and woman posing for a photo outside the Hotel Statler. She's holding a bouquet of flowers and both are wearing jackets. Cars...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Ed Dix Collection

Joy Scott and Warren Durrett, standing on the sidewalk in Newton, Kansas

Image

Joy Scott in an unbuttoned coat and a long skirt standing with Warren Durrett in a suit on a sidewalk. The are in front of buildings with glass fronts...

Date Published
March-06-1949
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Kathryn Brown and others standing next to an automobile

Image

Unidentified white woman in a suit with a bag under her arm, Kathryn Brown, another unidentified white woman in a suit, and an unidentified white man...

Date Published
September-1946
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Looking N. on Grand Ave from 13th

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View of multistory buildings with painted advertising, streetcars and their powerlines, and cars parked along Grand Ave. as seen from the middle of...

Date Published
November-1949
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Looking N. on Walnut St. from 13th

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View north on Walnut St. from 13th showing multistory buildings including the Jenkins building and the Fidelity National Bank and Trust building. Cars...

Date Published
November-1949
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Man and woman laughing

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Unidentified white man in sunglasses with his hands around an unidentified white woman in a striped shirt, both smiling and laughing. Photo is a...

Date Published
1945
1949
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Man on the street by the Flamingo Club

Image

Blurry photo of an unidentified man standing in the street in sunglasses and a zip-up jacket, holding a brief case with both of his hands. Automobiles...

Date Published
March-1949
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Man walking down a street

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An unidentified man walking down a street in Monrovia during a parade. The man is wearing a military uniform. A group of people stand on the end of...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

O.U. Hoover and Elizabeth Martin walking on the street

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O.U. Hoover (left) and Elizabeth Martin (right) walking on a city sidewalk. A young white boy is in the background behind Martin.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Pastor attending graduation

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An unidentified African American man, likely a pastor, wears a collar and a three piece suit as he holds his fedora hat in his left hand and a cane in...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

People in front of a two-story house

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A group of unidentified people gathered in front of a two-story house in Liberia. There are large containers in front of the house.

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Quality Hill Towers under const

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Quality Hill Towers under construction as seen from Jefferson St. south of 10th St. looking north.

Date Published
August-1950
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

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Member of

  • Warren Durrett Collection (14)
  • Leon M. Jordan Collection (7)
  • L. Perry Cookingham Collection (4)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (3)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (2)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (1)
  • Ed Dix Collection (1)
  • Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (33)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (29)
  • Gelatin silver prints (29)
  • Snapshots (27)
  • Group portraits (13)
  • Cityscape photographs (9)
  • Portrait photographs (8)
  • Cityscapes (4)
  • Color photographs (4)
  • Film transparencies (4)
  • Stereographs (4)
  • Architectural photographs (2)
  • Reproductions (1)

Time Periods

  • 1951-1960 (7)
  • (-) 1941-1950 (33)

Subjects

  • Men, White (15)
  • Buildings (14)
  • Automobiles (12)
  • Women, White (11)
  • Jazz musicians (8)
  • Jazz musicians, White (8)
  • Dwellings (5)
  • Aerial views (3)
  • Signs and signboards (3)
  • Skyscrapers (3)
  • Children, White (2)
  • Cities and towns (2)
  • Hotels (2)
  • Storefronts (2)
  • Street-railroads (2)
  • Sunglasses (2)
  • African American men (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Building sites (1)
  • Cameras (1)
  • Children--Hospital care (1)
  • City and town life (1)
  • Clergy (1)
  • Construction projects (1)
  • Drugstores (1)
  • Fur garments (1)
  • Grapes (1)
  • Hospital administrators (1)
  • Hospital buildings (1)
  • Hospital patients (1)
  • Liberians (1)
  • Nurses (1)
  • Parade floats (1)
  • Parades (1)
  • Physicians (1)
  • Radio stations (1)
  • Trellises (1)
  • (-) Streets (33)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Liberia (5)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (4)
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (4)
  • Newton (Kan.) (3)
  • Wichita (Kan.) (3)
  • Monrovia (Liberia) (2)
  • 18th Street (1)
  • Atlanta (Ga.) (1)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (1)
  • Paseo Boulevard (1)

Subjects, People

  • Durrett, Warren (9)
  • Brown, Kathryn (2)
  • Walker, Bill (2)
  • Hoover, O. U. (1)
  • Martin, Elizabeth (Superintendent) (1)
  • Scott, Joy (1)

Date Published

  • 1941 (10)
  • 1950 (9)
  • 1947 (7)
  • 1952 (7)
  • 1946-09 (3)
  • 1949-03-06 (3)
  • 1945 (2)
  • 1949-03 (2)
  • 1949-11 (2)
  • 1941-11 (1)
  • 1942-10-10 (1)
  • 1945-01-01 (1)
  • 1945-12-31 (1)
  • 1949 (1)
  • 1950-08 (1)
  • 1950-09-06 (1)

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