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Black and white photograph of a military trailer frame produced by the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of a welder working inside the Darby Manufacturing plant in Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph manufacturing steel for the Kansas City Intercity Viaduct approach for Tobin Construction Co. Interior view of the Darby Manufacturing Corp.

Black and white photograph of aluminum tanks in production at the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas. Interior factory view.

Black and white photograph of the Darby Manufacturing Corp. with steel tank in production. Interior factory view.

Black and white photograph of the Quindaro Township water tower.

Black and white photograph of "airpaks" - engine containers at Firestone Steel Products.

Black and white photograph of steel penstocks running down a mountain. Possibly part of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, a transmountain water diversion system that spreads over approximately 250 miles in Colorado and provides supplemental water…

Black and white photograph of a 3,000 H.P industrial gas turbine at Westinghouse Elec. Corp, Aviation Gas Turbine Division. Shows weldments by the Darby Corp.

Black and white photogaph of six drum column hoppers at Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of Bechtel Corp. special process vessel manufacturing at the Darby Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas. The vessel was 14'-6" x 45' long, solid stainless steel Type 316 ELC.

Black and white photograph of large steel plate being rolled into a cylinder at the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.

Color photograph of production work inside the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of large steel vessel being produced at the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kanas.

Black and white photograph of a special process vessel produced by the Darby Corp. loaded for transport. The vessel was produced for the Bechtel Corp. for phasphates plants and used in the burning of phosphorus. It was 14' -6" x 45' long, made from…

Black and white photograph of four men working inside a large metal drum at the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of a caustic air scrubber produced by the Darby Corp. for Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assn. in Lawarence Kansas, loaded on the bed of a truck for tranport. Scrubber measured 4'6" x 102' amd was completed in 1954.

Black and white photograph of Darby equipment loaded on railcars for shipment. Two men visible next to the tracks.

Black and white photograph of tanks being manufactured at Darby Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of tanks on rail cars, ready for shipment from the Darby Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of a Darby Corp. employee manufacturing a bomb during World War II.

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

Black and white photograph of workers producing half ton bombs at the Darby Corporation in Kansas City, Kansas during World War II.

Black and white photograph of workers producing half ton bombs at the Darby Corporation in Kansas City, Kansas during World War II.

Black and white photograph of workers inside the Darby Manufacturing plant.

Black and white photograph of workers inside the Darby Corp. factory in Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of workers insde the Darby Manufacturing plant.

Black and white photograph of a Darby Corp. LCT being loaded onto the launch ramp into the Missouri River.

Black and white photograph of a LCT being raised by a pulley and cable system at the Darby Manufacturing Corp. in Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of workers manufacturing LCT's at the Darby Corporation during World War II. Factory interior view.

Black and white photograph of a Darby Corporation LCT being launched into the Kansas River with Kansas City, Missouri skyline in the distance.

Black and white photograph of Darby Manufacturing Corp., exterior with LCT-6s and LCM 3s in production.

Black and white photograph of construction work at the Main Library in Kansas City, Kansas. Construction crane and neighboring buildings visible in background.

Black and white photograph of construction work at the Main Library in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. View of Minnesota avenue with crane and cement truck in the background.

Black and white photograph of ongoing construction at the Main Library in downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of workers during the construction of the Main Library in Kansas City, Kansas. Minnesota Avenue businesses visible in the background.

Black and white photograph of workers during construction of the Main Library in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. View looking east towards 6th Street.

Black and white photograph of construction on the second floor of the Main Library in downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of masons completing work on the south facade of the new Main Library.

Black and white photograph of construction work on the roof of the Main Library in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. View from south side of building.

Black and white photograph of men installing the air conditioning unit on the roof of the Main Library in downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of the air conditioning being installed at the new Main Library during construction.

Black and white photograph of HVAC work on the roof of the Main Library during construction in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. Carnegit Library visible in background.

Black and white photograph of the view of downtown Kansas City, Kansas as seen from the Main Library under construction. Vehicles and construction containers visible in background. Scottish Rite Temple, Carnegie Library, and St. Anthony's visible.

Black and white phtograph of the Carnegie Library viewed from inside the Main Library during construction in downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of masonry workers at the Main Library in downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of construction on the south facade of the Main Library in Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of construction at the Main Library in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. Work on south facade in progress.

Black and white photograph of interior construction at the Main Library in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. HVAC work in progress.

Black and white photograph of construction of the Main Library's south facade. Carnegie Library visible on the left.