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Post Date: Wed, February 20, 2019

This map color codes the geological mines throughout Jackson County with an accompanying legend. The legend includes the following mineral deposits: Alluvium, Iola Limestone, Chanute Shale, Drum LS, Cherryvale Sh, Winterset LS, Galesburg Sh, Bethany Falls LS, Ladore Sh, Hertha LS, Pleasanton Sh. The following areas are noted for each mineral: Lansing, Kansas City, Pleasanton, Henrietta, and Cherokee. The cartographic authors are noted as W.E. McCourt and J. Bennett, and other text further indicates H. A. Buehler as the State Geologist.

Post Date: Thu, February 25, 2021

This enlarged reproduction print depicts a map of Kansas City showing the progress of Works of Improvement from surveys conducted in December of 1890 and again in October and November of 1891. The Missouri River Commission, Kansas City Division, created this plate to show the stages of water within a given time frame.

Post Date: Tue, March 10, 2020

This work is an oversized print model of a ten-dollar bill as printed by the National Bank of Commerce in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1907. As opposed to the centrally-oriented bills of the present day, this bill frames the United States' twenty-fifth president, William McKinley, on the left-hand side. Nearer the center of the bill is the bolded statement "The National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City, Missouri will pay to the bearer on demand ten dollars" with numerous bank note insignia across the rest of the bill.

Post Date: Wed, May 15, 2019

Covering what was "New in Kansas City", this article mentions the installment of the Pickwick-Greyhound bus terminal. At the time, it was the world's largest and its placement in Kansas City was decided by the city's central location in the country. The city had highways extend in every direction, and had experienced steady growth and prosperity. The article markets Kansas City as "unexcelled by any other metropolis" as an industrial center because of its transportation facilities. Next to these statements are sketched illustrations of the bus station from ground and aerial views.

Post Date: Sat, June 1, 2019

This original print is 41 out of a series of 50, signed at dated by Henri-George Adam in 1956. Seven rectangular fields arrange to comprise an angular abstract composition. Each field has a base layer of hatching executed with grid-like precision. Within the fields, abstract shapes layer over one another creating new shapes altogether with the resulting varying opacities. A diamond emerges from the composition along with prominent horizontal striations in the upper register.

Post Date: Sat, June 15, 2019

Diane Romanello, born in New York on 1944, is a self-taught artist whose landscape paintings are characterized by an aesthetic of beauty and charm, inviting the viewer into an idealized naturalistic world. The scene captures an idyllic view from a wooden deck with railing and stairs that lead directly to a beach. This picturesque setting conjures to mind a serene day where calm waters lap against a white sand beach. The surf stretches into the horizon, with some land features that border the furthest point. Three boats are are depicted further out to sea.

Post Date: Sat, February 23, 2019

"Kansas City, Missouri," is a poster print of a night time panoramic view of the Kansas City downtown skyline. The following description is written at the bottom of the print: "This panoramic photograph was taken by Christopher Gjevre and features a twilight view of downtown Kansas City." Located on the western edge of Missouri along the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, Kansas City was and is the marketing and and shipping center for a vast agricultural region. The tallest building in the print is One Kansas City Place.

Post Date: Sat, February 23, 2019

This large map depicts a "bird's eye" panoramic view of Kansas City's West Bottoms, namely the stockyards, packing, and wholesale houses. While being informational, the map also conveys the vitality of this district in the early history of the city emphasizing the West Bottoms as a confluence point of trade and commerce. Each street, building, and railroad track appears accounted for with minute detail and accuracy. Starting in the late 19th century, "bird's eye" was a popular point of view to render cities despite air travel not being possible.

Post Date: Sat, June 22, 2019

This is a large "bird's eye" panoramic view of Kansas City's West Bottoms, namely the stockyards, packing, and wholesale houses. While being informational, the map also conveys the vitality of this district early in the city's history, as the West Bottoms were a confluence point of trade and commerce. Each street, building, and railroad track appears accounted for with minute detail and accuracy. Starting in the late 19th century, "Bird's eye" was a popular point of view to render cities despite air travel not being possible yet.

Post Date: Fri, March 26, 2021

This print is a nearly exact reproduction of a map of Kansas City's Country Club district produced in 1930 by Oklahoma native Earl Wilson Allen. It was printed on canvas by Dolphin Archival Printing using ink jet technology in 2017. Allen served as an architect with the J.C. Nichols Company. Allen utilized tempered paint on paper subsequently mounted on masonite. With the closing of J.C. Nichols headquarters in 2012, this reproduction of Allen's pictograph was donated by Highwood Properties to the State Historical Society of Missouri.

Post Date: Thu, May 23, 2019

As described on the KCPL website, "Courtney S. Turner was an Atchison businessman and philanthropist. Before he died in 1986, he pledged to use his financial resources to help Atchison and other communities, and the Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust was established. In the recent past, the trust has benefited Veterans Memorial Park in Atchison, Northeast Kansas Technical College, the Atchison County Historical Society, and the Atchison Santa Fe Depot."

Post Date: Fri, March 26, 2021

One of the seminal leaders of the 20th century was Missouri born and raised. Harry S.Truman grew up in Independence, Missouri, and during World War I fought in France as a captain in the Field Artillery. Returning home, he opened a haberdashery in Kansas City, Missouri and was later elected as a Jackson County official in 1922. Truman was elected to the United States Senate from Missouri in 1934 and gained national distinction as chairman of the Truman Committee aimed at reducing waste and inefficiency in wartime contracts.

Post Date: Wed, October 7, 2020

This map created in 2002 depicts the state of Iowa in minute detail, complete with a legend centered below the map. The map highlights urban and rural areas, rivers and tributaries, highways and railroads of primary and secondary importance, as well as neighboring states. Elevation and terrain are depicted through color gradation and change of hues, giving the 2-D print a 3-D appearance. This map printed on foam core was produced as part of a set including Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.

Post Date: Wed, October 7, 2020

This map created in 2000 depicts the state of Kansas in minute detail, complete with a legend centered at the bottom of the map. The map highlights urban and rural areas, rivers and tributaries, highways and railroads of primary and secondary importance, as well as neighboring states. Elevation and terrain are depicted through color gradation and change of hues, giving the 2-D print a 3-D appearance. This map printed on foam core was created as part of a set including Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.

Post Date: Wed, October 7, 2020

This map created in 1997 depicts the state of Missouri in minute detail, complete with a legend located in the upper righthand corner. The map highlights urban and rural areas, rivers and tributaries, highways and railroads of primary and secondary importance, as well as neighboring states. Elevation and terrain are depicted through color gradation and change of hues, giving the 2-D print a 3-D appearance. This map produced on foam core was created as part of a set including Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.

Post Date: Wed, October 7, 2020

This map created in 1997 depicts the state of Nebraska in minute detail, complete with a legend located in the lower lefthand corner. The map highlights urban and rural areas, rivers and tributaries, highways and railroads of primary and secondary importance, as well as neighboring states. Elevation and terrain are depicted through color gradation and change of hues, giving the 2-D print a 3-D appearance. This map printed on foam core was produced as part of a set including Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

Post Date: Wed, October 7, 2020

This map created in 1997 depicts the state of Missouri in minute detail, complete with a legend located in the upper righthand corner. The map highlights urban and rural areas, rivers and tributaries, highways and railroads of primary and secondary importance, as well as neighboring states. Elevation and terrain are depicted through color gradation and change of hues, giving the 2-D print a 3-D appearance. This map printed on foam core was created as part of a set including Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri.

Post Date: Wed, February 20, 2019

This map depicts the North American continent in minute detail, complete with a legend located in the lower lefthand corner which highlights urban areas, national and state capitals, glaciers, ice fields, most important and important highways, as well as most important and important railroads. Elevation and terrain are depicted through color gradation and change of hues, giving the 2-D print a 3-D appearance.

Post Date: Sat, June 1, 2019

Enrique Sanchez, born 1938, is a well known Latin American artist. Sanchez who is noted for his Postwar and Contemporary paintings is additionally recognized for his illustrations in childrens' books. This work depicts the artist's version of a historical narrative, possibly of James I conquering Ibiza in 1238. The most predominant figure is that of an apparent royal person, bearing a sword and holding a staff. The figure appears to be wearing a crown as he stands astride a dragon shaped boat. The scene also contains a roughly detailed castle.

Post Date: Sat, March 9, 2019

This reproduction depicts the original map and the written account of the expedition by Lewis and Clark that completely changed the American mapping of the Northwest. The cartographic rendering provides the first accurate depiction of the relationship of the sources of the Missouri, the sources of the Columbia, and the Rocky Mountains. The map was copied by Samuel Lewis from William Clark's original drawing and was later engraved by Samuel Harrison.

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