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Color postcard of the Bethany Methodist Hospital located on Strong Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. Shows exterior front and side elevations.

A postcard of the Big Eleven Lake in Kansas City, Kansas.

Watercolor painting of a bird on a pink flowering branch, by Francis Barton. This artwork was displayed at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Arial view of downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of Bishop Ward school, located at 708 N 18th Street in Kansas City, Kansas, front and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of Bishop Ward High School and other buildings, located at 708 N 18th Street in Kansas City, Kansas, front and side elevations.

Schools

Black and white photograph of the Bishop Ward High School campus located at 18th and Barnett in Kansas City, Kansas. Named for the Catholic Bishop John Ward, the school was dedicated in 1931.

Black and white photograph of the Bishop Ward High School campus located at 18th and Barnett in Kansas City, Kansas. Named for the Catholic Bishop John Ward, the school was dedicated in 1931.

Black and white photograph of the Bishop Ward High School campus, located at 18th and Barnett in Kansas City, Kansas, viewed from the street. Named for the Catholic Bishop John Ward, the school was dedicated in 1931.

Black and white photograph of the athletic field and stadium at Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City, Kansas.

Color photograph of Eugene Ware Elementary Bluebird girls at a party ca. 1958.

Color photograph of Eugene Ware Elementary Bluebird girls playing games outside.

Eugene Ware Elementary Bluebird girls posing for a group photo outside of the school building.

Color photograph of Eugene Ware Elementary Bluebird girls in 1958.

Color photograph of Eugene Ware Elementary Bluebird girls working on a Christmas project.

Color photograph of Eugene Ware Elementary Bluebird girls.

Color photograph of Eugene Ware Elementary Bluebird girls on a train trip to Topeka.

Black and white photograph of the USD 500 Board of Education storeroom and shop building, front and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of the USD 500 Board of Education storeroom and shop building, front and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of the USD 500 Board of Education storeroom and shop building, front and side elevations.

Watercolor painting of a boat next to a stream with houses in the background by KCKPS student Leslie Clyburn, created for the 1904 Worlds' Fair in St. Louis.

Watercolor painting of a water scene with boats and buildings in the background. Artist Bessie Baldwin, Hawthorne School student. This artwork was displayed at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Black and white phtograph of a WWII era bomb produced by the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of head librarian, Willard Dennis, next to the book elevator in the Main Library circulation office.

Black and white photograph of Booker T. Washington School, exterior, front and side elevations. The actual date of construction and occupancy for this school, which served African American students, is not known. Booker T. Washington school was at…

Color photograph of the bookmobile interior. Mary Lind sits at desk. This was one of two bookmobiles that serviced outlying areas.

Color photograph of librarians Betsy Colovich, Mary Lind, and Susan Anderson shelving books on the bookmobile.

Color photograph of two of the library's bookmobiles in the parking lot of the Main Library, view facing south towards the Huron Park rose garden.

Botanical illustration of cattails and flowers for a magazine cover, by Hazel Hunter, class 6a. This artwork was displayed at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Watercolor and pencil drawing of children dancing, by Kansas City, Kansas Public School student Kenneth Bower. This work was displayed at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Color photograph of a boy with a brownie camera standing near the water after the 1951 flood in Lawrence, Kansas. Two adults stand in the background.

Illustration of a boy holding a bowl of food, side view, by George Croley. This artwork was displayed at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Black and white photograph of Boyds Ranch, the first settlement between Strong, Kansas and Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the Santa Fe Trail

Color photograph of a brick house on an unidentified street in Lawrence, Kansas.

Color photograph of an unidentified brick school building in Lawrence, Kansas. Car in foreground.

Black and white photograph of the wooden bridge spanning the Arkansas River at Larned, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of a horse drawn carraige crossing the wooden bridge spanning the Arkansas River at Larned, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of a view looking north to Broadway in Larned, Kansas. Homes, churches, and commerical buildings visible.

Black and white photograph of the view of businesses on Broadway Avenue in Larned, Kansas from the railroad tracks.

Black and white photograph of broken windows at Kansas City, Kansas High School after the fire that destroyed it in 1934.

Black and white photograph of a patron browsing the magazine rack at the Main Library in Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of the Bryant School Annex

Color photograph of three men standing on top of a building being demolished in Lawrence, Kansas. Exact location unknown. Dusty Rhodes Burgers and car in the foreground.

Black and white photograph of constructing foundation walls at the Main Library. Minnesota Avenue and shops visible in the background.

Black and white photograph of the concrete foundation walls being built at the new Main Library. Minnesota Avenue and shops visible in the background.

Black and white photograph of the Main Library being constructed in downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

Construction work on the Kansas City Water Works, Quindaro Pumping Station during the early 20th century.

Black and white photograph of an unidentified wooden building in Larned, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of a bulldozer moving earth in front of the Carnegie Library in preparation for construction of the new Main Library in Kansas City, Kansas.