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1. 28 Years of Cable Cars in Kansas City 28 Years of Cable Cars in Kansas City Summer, 1993 Article about the history and unique facts about cable cars and street railways other than the electric type in Kansas City, detailing each company, with photos.
2. Citizens Historical Association: Biographical Data of Kansas Citians Index Citizens Historical Association: Biographical Data of Kansas Citians Index 1938 Biographical sketch of Joseph Harder, secretary and treasurer of the Kansas City Public Service Company at 728 Delaware Street, born in Indiana in 1855 and moving to Springfield, Missouri, as a railroad...
3. Kansas City: Its Resources and Their Development Kansas City: Its Resources and Their Development 1890 Photo of William Smith, former president of the Kansas City Cable Railway Company.
4. Robert Gillham, Civil Engineer Robert Gillham, Civil Engineer April//1995 Biographical article about Kansas City civil engineer and cable car line designer Robert Gillham (1854-1899), with portrait and copies of vital records. The article describes his life and career. He was...
5. Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p013 Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p013 1895-1907 Northern part of early Kansas City in the West Bottoms from W. 8th Street south to Union Avenue and from Santa Fe Street east to Lincoln Street. Large numbers on the edges of page refer to page with adjoining...
6. Souvenir of Kansas City and Her Fire Department Souvenir of Kansas City and Her Fire Department March 7, 1905 Short ad for the Kansas City Cable Railway Company, with a photo of its president, W. J. Smith or William Smith.
7. Streetcar Employees Streetcar Employees 1900 Unidentified employees with Kansas City Cable Railway Company cars used to traverse the 9th Street Incline.
8. Streetcar Employees Streetcar Employees Unidentified employees with Kansas City Cable Railway Company cars used to traverse the 9th Street Incline.
9. The Junction The Junction 1886 Looking northwest from the southeast corner of 9th and Main at the Junction. Includes cable cars identified as Kansas City Cable Railway. The Kansas City Times building in view.
10. Traction Line Is Monument to Three Men Traction Line Is Monument to Three Men 1902? File containing a photo and biographical article about street railway pioneers of Kansas City William Smith, Bernard Corrigan, and Nehemiah Holmes. Description of Smith as being born in New York in 1836...
11. William J. Smith Residence William J. Smith Residence Illustrations and information on the residence of William Smith, former president of the Kansas City Cable Railway Company.