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A view of Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.

Per back of Postcard, "Minnesota Ave. is the leading retail shopping section of Kansas City, Kans. Here are found the larger department stores, especially shoppes, theatres, as well as the leading banking institutions."

A night view of Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.

Per back of postcard, "Spacious and airy, in the best traditions of the midwest, downtown Kansas City, Kansas, is laced with 4-lane streets and traffic-hungry expressways. This view looks west on Minnesota Avenue, form 6th St. Upper right is elegant…

Per back of postcard, "Minnesota Avenue showing the New Brotherhood Building [in] Kansas City, Kansas."

Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas.

A view Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.

Looking East from Minnesota Avenue at 5th Street in Kansas City, Kansas.

A view of Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.

A view of Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.

A view of the Masonic Temple in Kansas City, Kansas. The postcard shows the front and side elevation of the temple.

A view of the Wyandotte County Courthouse in Kansas City, Kansas.

A view of a United States Post Office in Kansas City, Kansas.

A view of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial in Kansas City, Kansas.

A view of the courthouse in Kansas City, Kansas.

A view of the courthouse in Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of Hawthorne Elementary School, rear and side elevations. Built in 1898 and named for Nathaniel Hawthorne, the school was located at 1126 Waverly Avenue. The school was added to a number of times over the years and an annex…

Black and white photograph of Hawthorne Elementary School, rear and side elevations. Built in 1898 and named for Nathaniel Hawthorne, the school was located at 1126 Waverly Avenue. The school was added to a number of times over the years and an annex…

Black and white photograph of Hawthorne Elementary School Annex building, front and side elevations. Built in 1898 and named for Nathaniel Hawthorne, the school was located at 1126 Waverly Avenue. The school was added to a number of times over the…

Black and white photograph of Horace Mann Elementary School, front and side elevations. In 1909, planning began for a twelve-room school house at 822 State Avenue. The school was designed by W. W. Rose and the construction contract was awarded to…

Aerial view of Huron Park, and downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of Irving School, front and side elevations. The school was built in 1886 and was located on the north side of Riverview, between 9th and Mill Streets. The school closed in 1939 and demolished after the flood of 1951.

Contepmorary photograph of 7th Street looking north.

A contemporary view of the early 20th century residences, located on 9th Street, south of Minnesota Avenue.

Color photograph of Clifton Park and the former bath house and pool location.

Color photograph of the vacant lot at 6th and Ann Sts. where the Grund Hotel was located from 1907-1969.

Photograph of Minnesota Avenue looking west from 7th Street in Kansas City, Kansas.

Photograph of the former Scottish Rite Temple, now 7th Street Casino, from 7th Street and Ann Avenue

Photograph of Splitlog Park, location of the former Splitlog Playground.

Photograph of Ward Athletic field bleachers, facing east. Location of the former Carnival Park, built in 1907 and closed in 1911.

View of Minnesota Avenue, looking north from the roof of the Main Library.

Photograph of Washington Avenue, looking east at 6th Street

Black and white photograph of John Fiske Elementary School, front and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of Irving School, rear elevation. The school was built in 1886 and was located on the north side of Riverview, between 9th and Mill Streets. The school closed in 1939 and demolished after the flood of 1951.

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

A postcard of the Carnival Park in Kansas City, Kansas at night.

A postcard viewing the lake and chutes in Carnival Park located in Kansas City, Kansas.

A postcard of the Carnival Park located in Kansas City, Kansas.

A postcard of the Carnival Park located in Kansas City, Kansas.

A postcard of the Carnival Park located in Kansas City, Kansas.

A postcard of the Carnival Park in Kansas City, Kansas.

Per back of the postcard, "Strolling through the Lawn Gardens in the entranceway of beautiful Huron Park and Library located in downtown Kansas City, Kansas."

A postcard of the Municipal Rose Garden located in Kansas City, Kansas.

A postcard of a playground located on 7th and Splitlog in Kansas City, Kansas.

A postcard of a high school in Kansas City, Kansas.

A playground located at the Kansas State Blind Institution in Kansas City, Kansas.

A postcard of the Kansas State Institute for the Blind located on eleventh and State avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.

A postcard of the Kansas State Institute for the Blind located on eleventh and State avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.

A postcard Sumner High School located at 8th and Oakland avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.

A postcard of Sumner High School located at 8th and Oakland avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.