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This image documents the immensity of debris left by the Great Flood of 1951. The vantage point appears to come from a western area looking eastward t...

Taken from the vantage point, this photograph captures the budding country club plaza district of Kansas City, Missouri. Prominent developer J.C. Nich...

This hand-blown, diamond-shaped glass sculpture arrests attention with its royal blue hues and sharp metallic border. The pane sits in a V-shaped stan...

What is a unique piece of wood from behind transforms into a cozy chair on which a bear rests reading a book. Deep gouges into the wood surface imitat...

Likely intended for secretariat or collegiate use, this writing desk joins two working spaces with organizational caddies and a built-in brass lamp in...

This 19th-century dining table would have been used in elite settings, likely for large gatherings and dinner parties. Already a sprawling 84 inches i...

The original Kansas City Public Library building was constructed under Greenwood's direction and he was committed to making its services available to...

We do not know precisely when Maitland-Smith manufactured this 19c. elegant three-tiered mahogany console on brass castors. Each tier bears an umber...

This pennant commemorates the First National Bank of Kansas City. Established in 1886 by Col. James Abernathy and James Lombard, the First National Ba...

Published by the Lanward Specialty Publishing Co., Chicago, this print highlights several of the more prominent buildings and neighborhoods of Kansas...