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Portrait of Nancy Quindaro Brown Guthrie, daughter of Adam Brown and wife of Abelard Guthrie. Namesake of Quindaro town site, Wyandotte County.

Picture postcard of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, a Carnegie library built in 1903 by William Rose, architect.

Picture postcard featuring a bird's eye view of downtown Kansas City, Kansas from the Huron building.

Page one of the diary of John Greyeyes

Black and white photo of Stowe Elementary School. Stowe was located at Second St. and Richmond Ave (also called Second and Virginia Ave., and some said the building was located on Walker Ave. near Fourth St.). Constructed in 1899 by Rose and Peterson…

Black and white photograph of Armourdale Pool

Black and white photo of Armstrong School, front elevation. The Armstrong school was constructed in 1873 as a two-story, two-room brick building. The school and grounds lay north of the Union Pacific tracks in the Armstrong settlement. In 1926…

Color postcard of a view of the Missouri River from Kansas City, Kansas.

Color postcard of aerial photograph of downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

Color postcard of Thimas Cafeteria at 645 Minnesota Ave.

Color postcard of D. W. Newcomer's Sons Funeral Home at 10th and Barnett, Kansas City, Kansas.

Color postcard of the Federal Reserve Life Insurance bulidng in Kansas City, Kansas.

Picture postcard of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, a Carnegie library built in 1903 by William Rose, architect.

Picture postcard of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, a Carnegie library built in 1903 by William Rose, architect.

Picture postcard of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, a Carnegie library built in 1903 by William Rose, architect.

Picture postcard of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, a Carnegie library built in 1903 by William Rose, architect.

Picture postcard of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, a Carnegie library built in 1903 by William Rose, architect.

Picture postcard of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, a Carnegie library built in 1903 by William Rose, architect.

Picture postcard of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, a Carnegie library built in 1903 by William Rose, architect. Huron Park in the foreground.

Color postcard of St. Peter's Cathedral in Kansas City, Kansas at 416 Grandview Blvd.

Color postcard of Grandview Christian Church in Kansas City, Kansas, 20th and Central.

Black and white postcard of St. Mary's Catholic Church at 5th and Ann in Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, Kansas.

Daguerreotype portrait of Abelard Guthrie, one of the founders of the Quindaro Township, and husband of Nancy Quindaro Brown Guthrie.

Portrait of Isaac Brown, son of Adam Brown, brother of Nancy Quindaro Brown Guthrie

Black and white photo of the Bruce (later known as Lincoln) School. Constructed in 1888, the building was located at the southwest corner at 24th and Strong Avenue. This school was first named Bruce school, and later, when Argentine was annexed in…

Black and white photograph of Carlisle School. The school was located at Carlisle Road (later renamed 42nd Street) and Speaker Road in Argentine. The name "Carlisle School" was taken from the road (the present 42nd St.) named for the Carlisle family…

Black and white photograph of Booker T. Washington School. The actual date of construction and occupancy for this school, which served African American students, is not known. Booker T. Washington school was at one time located at the corner of…

Black and white photo of Abbot School (originally called London Heights School). Located at the corner of 15th and Troup Ave., Abbot school was constructed in 1889 and began as a two-room schoolhouse.

Early accounts of the school mention the lack…

Black and white photo of Argentine High School, rear and side elevations. Erected at 22nd and Elmwood (now Ruby) in 1908, Argentine High School was built to educate the growing number of high school students in the Argentine area. The west section of…

Black and white photo of Argentine High School, side view

Black and white photograph of exterior of Attucks School. The second oldest of the Rosedale Public Schools. Originally a frame building on property at Bluff Street and Central, the school was named for Crispus Attucks. After annexation, in the…

Black and white photo of exterior of Attucks School in Kansas City, Kansas. The second oldest of the Rosedale Public Schools. Originally a frame building on property at Bluff Street and Central, the school was named for Crispus Attucks. After…

Black and white photo of exterior of Bancroft School in Kansas City, Kansas. Bancroft School at Sixth and Splitlog was named, as was the custom in the years around the turn of the century, for a well-known writer and diplomat, George Bancroft, who is…

Black and white photograph of Bancroft School in Kansas City, Kansas, exterior side view. Bancroft School at Sixth and Splitlog was named, as was the custom in the years around the turn of the century, for a well-known writer and diplomat, George…

Black and white photograph of exterior of Bancroft School in Kansas City, Kansas. Bancroft School at Sixth and Splitlog was named, as was the custom in the years around the turn of the century, for a well-known writer and diplomat, George Bancroft,…

Black and white photograph of Bancroft students, 8th grade class of 1913

Black and white photograph of Booker T. Washington School, exterior, rear view. The actual date of construction and occupancy for this school, which served African American students, is not known. Booker T. Washington school was at one time located…

Black and white photograph of Bruce School, exterior. Bruce was located at 222 N 2nd St., on the SW corner of 2nd and Ohio in the French Bottoms of old KCK. Built sometime around 1890, the two-room frame building served African American students,…

Black and white photograph of Bruce School, exterior side view. Bruce was located at 222 N 2nd St., on the SW corner of 2nd and Ohio in the French Bottoms of old KCK. Built sometime around 1890, the two-room frame building served African American…

Black and white photograph of Bryant School, exterior. Built in 1904, Bryant was a four-room, brick structure located at 17th and Webster with eight grades taught by four teachers. in 1908 four additional rooms were added to the west side of the…

Black and white photograph of Bryant School, exterior. Built in 1904, Bryant was a four-room, brick structure located at 17th and Webster with eight grades taught by four teachers. in 1908 four additional rooms were added to the west side of the…

Color postcard of the Congregational Church located on 6th and Everett streets in Kansas City, Kansas. Shows exterior front and side elevation.

Color postcard of the First Presbyterian Church in Kansas City Kansas. Shows exterior front and side elevation.

Color postcard of the Methodist Episcopal Church located on Washington Avenue and 7th Street in Kansas City, Kansas. Shows exterior front and side elevations.

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

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

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

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

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