1907 Aerial Map of Kansas City

1907 Map
1907 Map, detail
1907 Map, alternate detail
Inventory
Collection Number: 
17273
Building: 
Current Location: 
H & R Block Business and Career Center
Floor: 
3rd
Object Description
Artist Dates: 
1868 -1938
Artist Nationality: 
American
Object Type: 
Details: 
This is a reproduction print of an original photograph taken in 1907 by George Lawrence.
Framed: 
Yes
 - Plexi
Length: 
49 inches
Width: 
1 inches
Height: 
21 3/4 inches
Description: 

George Lawrence was a commercial photographer that invented the "captive airship" a panoramic camera suspended in air by seventeen Conyne kites that enabled him to take stunning aerial panoramic photographs. Lawrence took pictures of cities across the United States and captured this one of Kansas City in 1907 from one thousand feet above Summit and 13th streets. Beneath the photograph Summit, Jefferson, 13th, and 14th streets are indicated along with a stamp that reads "Reproduced Especially for James M. Kemper". The black and white photograph offers a glimpse into a version of the city long since past, a view accentuated by the withering of quality near the edges of the photograph.

Reproduce the Work in Library publications/publicity, including film or videotape: 
Yes
Make slides or videotapes for educational use: 
Yes
Permit the general public to photograph the work : 
Yes