Photographs

"John Smith T" Slide Presentation, no date (P0940)
80 slides

Slides and commentary about John Smith T, Missouri pioneer in the lead industry, and Selma Hall, by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Francois Valle Chapter.

1951 Flood Photographs, 1951 (K1390)
0.02 cubic foot (1 folder, 27 photographs)

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The 1951 Flood Photographs contains black and white photographs depicting flooding in the Kansas City metropolitan area in 1951.

1993 Flood Photographs, 1993 (K1376)
.03 c.f.

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The 1993 Flood Photographs contain two photographs of the Missouri River during the Great Flood of 1993 taken by Lightfoot Photography of North Kansas City, Missouri.

1886 Kansas City Tornado Photograph Collection, 1886 (P1044)

Six cabinet cards depicting the aftermath of a tornado in Kansas City, May 10, 1886.

Adair County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1898-1962 (P0087)
24 photographs

An artificial collection of photographs of Yarrow, Northeast Missouri State University, and Kirksville (Adair County).

Adair-Swaringen Family Photographs, 1890s-1900s (C4584)
0.1 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Photographs and cabinet cards of a family from the Kansas City, Missouri, area. Includes a reunion photograph of Co. F, 16th Missouri Infantry CSA, Parson's Brigade.

Adams Township Centennial Photograph Collection, 1889-1942 (P0607)
1 folder

Copy photos of Weatherby and Adams Township, DeKalb County. Images were featured in Adams Township Centennial book by the DeKalb County Historical Society

Addie M. Hosman Photograph Collection, no date (P1212)
1 folder

Four photographs and one postcard depicting Hamilton, Missouri. Includes images of the high school, Missouri State Highway No. 8, Hamilton Trust Co. Building, Main Street for Pres Hudges Parade, and Mr. Bamers Farm.

Katie Marie Adkins Postcard Collection, 1970 (P0260)
3 postcards

Three postcards showing interior of the Carroll County Historical Museum in Carrollton and interior view of the Bank of Tina display in Carroll County Historical Museum.

Muriel E. Akers Postcard Collection, 1970, no date (P0263)
14 postcards

10 color and 4 black and white postcards, with images from Bellevue Valley, Iron County and Caledonia in Washington County.

W.C. Alexander Photograph Collection, no date (P0889)
5 photographs

Photos of monuments to Martin Parmer and General Augustus Jones.

Edmund L. Alford Photograph Collection, no date (P1012)

Portrait of judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit

J.S. Allen Photograph Collection, 1900-1910 (P0476)
15 photographs

Copy photos of Carter County, largely of Grandin.

Larry Allen Photograph Collection, 1919, no date (P0421)
1 folder

Photographs copied from Allen Scrapbook, relating to Jesse James and Frank James

Charles Allonby Photographs, 1877-1971 (P0053)
0.19 cubic feet

Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton, the Newton County Courthouse, L. Carroll Gum, the Herman Jaeger property (near Neosho, MO), and relating to the Kansas City Southern #805 train wreck.

Amberger Photograph Collection, 1905 (S1162)
0.01 cubic foot, 4 folders, 22 photographs

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This collection contains a variety of photographs of street scenes and portraits. Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings, including a pieced-together edition of Charles Dickens’s “The Life of our Lord,” and the December 7th edition of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Other items of interest include correspondence, written in French, between an unknown individual and the Mayor of St. Louis.

American Mining Congress Publicity Committee Collection, 1907 (R0981)
(1 folder)

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This is "The World's Greatest Zinc and Lead District, as seen through the Camera." It was published for the Tenth American Mining Congress, which met at Joplin in Japser County, Missouri on November 11-16, 1907. Included are a transportation map of the mining district and many photographic views of mines, mills, towns and cities in the area.

American Royal Association Photographs, 1982 (P0264)

6 photographs showing the 1983 American Royal Livestock, Horse Show and Rodeo in Kansas City. Photos are copyrighted by Macklin Photography.

Anderson Photo Company Photograph Collection, 1911-1970 (K0489)
3 c.f.

Photographs and negatives from one of the most active commercial photo firms in Kansas City, MO.

Lucile Anderson Photograph Collection, 1960 (P0479)
6 photographs

Photos of Christian County monuments and sites.

R. Dean Andrae Photographs, 1962 (P0584)
6 photographs

Photos of the Edgewater Mansion, built 1834-1839 as the home of Dr. Elizah McLean. The mansion is located at W. Main & Jefferson in Washington, MO.

Clarice B. Andrews Photograph Collection, 1898-1957 (P0751)
8 photographs

Photos of Madison County: Mine La Motte chimney, Edward Bennet slave cabin, and Gwignon residence/store in Fredericktown.

Melvin E. Anglin Papers, 1943-2010 (SP0052)
1 cubic foot (33 folders, 140 photographs, 410 slides)

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The Melvin E. Anglin Papers consist of letters, awards, photographs, and other memorabilia collected by Melvin E. Anglin during his career in the army and into retirement.

Anna-Beaver Mining Company Photograph Collection, circa 1920s (R1306)
1 cubic foot (2 panoramic photographs)

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The Anna-Beaver Mining Company Photograph Collection contains two panoramic views of the Anna-Beaver Mining Company located near Cardin (originally Tar Creek) and Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. The images date from the 1920s and show employees of the mining company.

Apex Convention Photograph, 1921 (K1424)
.1 cubic foot

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The Apex Convention Photograph is a photograph of the employees of the Apex Electrical Manufacturing and Distributing Company taken at a convention held in Kansas City in 1921 by Anderson Photo Company.

Argentina Quesada Armstrong Photographs, 1965 (P0268)
12 photographs

Twelve snapshot color photos taken in 1965 of Armenia, Colombia, South America (sister city of Columbia, Missouri).

Augusta Armstrong Photographs, 1960-1965 (P0690)
15 photographs

Photos of Fort Clemson, Henry Clark house, Poindexter/Repper house, William Karl house, and Albert Schornhorst house: McKittrick area, MO, 1962.

Army R.O.T.C., University of Missouri, Photograph Collection, no date (P0838)
16 photographs

Portraits of professors of military science and tactics at the University of Missouri.

Arthur and Bull Family Papers, 1842-1996 (SP0061)
0.75 cubic foot (22 folders, 1 volume, 224 postcards, 17 photographs)

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The Arthur and Bull Family Papers consist of the correspondence and business papers of John Arthur, the World War I correspondence of Harrison Bull, the World War II correspondence of his son Joseph Bull, the postcard collection of Belva “Bess” Lee Estes, and the music lesson ledgers of Elizabeth Hodges Bull.

Arthur Family Photograph Album, 1896-1919 (K1262)
0.25

Photograph album inscribed, "Miss Willie Arthur, Kansas City, Kansas Jan. 4, 1896". Includes Arthur, Broadwell, Orbison, Holt and other families.

James F. Atkisson Photographs, 1918-1960 (P0364)
25 photographs

18 photographs of Lake of the Ozarks area, 7 additional photographs on various subjects

James D. Attebery Photographs, 1878-1963 (P0095)
90 photographs

Images of Benton, Cedar, Vernon, and St. Clair County historic sites and buildings, mainly from ca. 1951-1960.

Bertram Atwater Photographs, 1894 (S0563)
0.01 cubic foot

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This collection consists of copy negatives of photographs of Union Station taken in 1894 by Bertram E. Atwater. Atwater was a professional photographer hired to take publication-relations photographs of the new Union Station. He was murdered in Webster Groves in 1896, resulting in the first double-hanging in St. Louis.

Greg L. Atwater Photograph Collection, 2000 (P0593)

Photographs of Oscar One Launch Control Facility and Whiteman Air Force Base.

Audrain County Historical Society Photograph Collection, 1877-1905 (P0362)
1 folder

20 color slides of interior and exterior of A.P. Green House, restored by Frank Kent. Additional images of Mexico, MO, late 19th to early 20th century.

Audrain County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1939, no date (P0122)

An artificial collection of photographs of Audrain County, Missouri.

Barbara Ault Collection, no date (P0334)

Page from THE EXPONENT containing picture and biographical information on Rev. Samuel J. Niccolls

Mary Lou Ayers Photograph Collection, 1957-1958 (P0058)
4 photographs

Photographs of Dolle Mill and the Old Military Road in Bollinger County, MO, ca. 1957-1958.

Bacon-Defoe Cemetery Restoration Photographs, 1970, no date (P0929)
24 photographs

Original photos used in publication "Bacon-DeFoe Cemetery Restoration, St. Louis Co., 1970"

Lindsay Bagnall Collection, 1900, 1994-1995 (R1510)
0.5 cubic foot (7 folders, 1 photograph)

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The Lindsay Bagnall Collection contains materials collected by Lindsay Bagnall. The materials include the family Bible with genealogical information of the Brown and Burton
families of Kansas and Missouri, copies of The Good Life, and a photograph of women in a garment factory.

Bagnell Dam Aerial Photograph, 1933 (P0995)
1 photograph

Aerial photograph of the dam, Lake of the Ozarks and the spillway

George Bailey Photograph Collection, 1863 (P0923)

Copy photos of George Bailey and family, 1863.

Ragnhild Bairnsfather Photograph Collection, 1871, 1875 (P0174)
2 photographs

two carte de visites: Ella Hogan and S. O. Ellis

Betsy Balsley Collection, 1865-2009 (SP0062)
6 cubic feet (51 folders)

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The Betsy Balsley Collection contains the personal and professional papers of Joplin, Missouri, native and Los Angeles Times Food Editor, Betsy Barr Balsley. The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, newspaper articles, and various publications such as magazines and cookbooks.

R.L. Barger Photograph Collection, 1958-1959, no date (P0653)
4 photographs

Photos of Ironton: Centennial Marker, St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, Swift home, and Courthouse. Postcards of Old Jail Museum, Vienna, MO.

Mary Barile Photograph Collection, 1890-1910 (P0878)
4 photographs

Late 19th century studio portraits from Boonville, MO

Paul O. Barker Photographs, 1995 (P0599)
8 photographs

Photo of unidentified red mill, historic site, 1995, and photographs of Lebanon monuments and markers.

T. Clayton Barlow Photograph Collection, 1895-1958 (P1183)

Copy photographs of Adam-Ondi-Ahman, a Mormon Shrine at Gallatin, MO.

Dale C. Barnard Photograph Collection, 1900-1909 (P1038)

Photographs from Dale C. Barnard, a Missouri-native by way of Kirksville and Kansas City. Barnard attended the Missouri School of Mines in Rolla and worked as an mining engineer for El Barreno Mining Company in Mexico City, Mexico, and the Iron King Mine in Arizona.

Mary Jane Barnett Papers, 1913-1997 (CG0004)
1.6 cubic feet

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The collection contains correspondence, photographs, diaries, scrapbooks, business-related trade journals, a Narcotic Register, and miscellaneous papers for Mary Jane "Miss Jane" Barnett and her life and business partner, Elaine "Tommie" Davis.