Medium: StillImage

Prominent Buildings in Kansas City, Missouri

Date: 1887-1888

This colored lithograph depicts some of the major structures in Kansas City, Missouri. It is an advertising piece for J. H. Bauerlein & Company, real estate investors. The structures on…

Medium: StillImage

Bird’s Eye View of Silverton, Colorado

Date: 1880

This lithograph is a bird’s eye view of Silverton, Colorado. It focuses on the mining in the area. The legend at the bottom identifies tunnels, shafts, mines, and smelters as…

Medium: StillImage

Bird’s eye view of Gunnison, Colorado

Date: 1882

This lithograph is a bird’s eye view of Gunnison, Colorado. The population was 5,500 in 1882. The legend identifies the following: Court House, Jail, schools, 2 railroad depots, 2 banks,…

Medium: StillImage

Bird’s eye view of Denver, Colorado

Date: 1887

This black and white drawing shows structures throughout Denver, Colorado, in 1887. There is a key at the bottom that gives numbers for specific structures such as the State Capitol,…

Medium: StillImage

Kansas Portland Cement Company, Iola, Kansas

Date: 1880-1890

This illustration is a detailed image of the Kansas Portland Cement Company in Iola, Kansas. The caption at the bottom of the image is: Where the “Sunflower” Brand of Portland…

Medium: StillImage

Bird’s eye view of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Date: 1881

This black and white (brown) lithograph of Fort Leavenworth was created by Wilhelm Dannmeier, an architect, engraver, and lithographer who was top assistant to the Chief Engineer, Department of Missouri,…

Medium: StillImage

Arkansas City, Kansas

Date: October 1870

This painting was drawn by Esther Y. Bridge showing early Arkansas City from a distance. Sleeth’s Mill and Speer’s Mill are featured in the two inserts below the larger painting.