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Title: Kansas City Animal Shelter
Description: Information on animal shelters in Kansas City for cats, dogs, and other pets.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, The
Description: Advertising card for The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. showing three girls sitting underneath a broken umbrella each holding a kitten. Caption says: "Three little kittens." Back of card has small image of "Grandmother" and lists branch houses and their locations in cities around the U.S. Kansas City address given on back of card: 927 Main St. Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1884
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Reclining Cat
Description: Cat lying on a chair hiding its face with its paws.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Feline Exhibit
Description: Partial view of the feline exhibit at the Kansas City Zoo. Architects Linscott, Haylett & Associates were awarded for innovation in their design of this complex.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kittens in Store Window
Description: Two kittens in front of a store window at unidentified location.
Date: 1930
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kitten in Store Window
Description: Kitten in store window at 39th and Troost.
Date: 1929-09-15
Object Type: Photograph

Title: City Art Rooms
Description: Advertising card for City Art Rooms showing a cat's face on an artist's palette. Card is cut in the shape of a palette with thumb hole cut out. Front of card says: "Buy Picture, Frames, Etc., At City Art Rooms, Opp. Postoffice." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: Opp. Postoffice, Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 59 with Feathers, Flowers, and Women
Description: Scrapbook page containing nine advertising cards showing the following:1. Flowers (two cards cut to shape).2. A large feather and flowers (two cards).3. Two women sewing. Card says: "Using Poor Spool Cotton."4. A woman standing at a piano. Card says: "Estey Piano Co. New York, Manufacturers...""5. Flowers and doves.6. A woman knitting with a girl hugging her from behind and a cat rubbing on her arm.7. Three tiny clowns struggling to lay a bottle on a table.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: N. Jarrett, Florist
Description: Advertising card for N. Jarrett showing two kittens and a cat in a basket. Front of card says: "N. Jarrett, Florist..." Decorating and Bedding Plants a Specialty." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: St. John and Fairview Ave., Kansas City.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 66 with People
Description: Scrapbook page containing eight advertising cards depicting people arranged around a central card with paper lace. The eight cards each have a color border and artwork showing the following:1. A woman in ancient dress dancing.2. An elderly couple sitting for a drink of wine.3. A woman with romantic floral border.4. A man riding a horse holding a guitar.5. A girl holding a cat.6. A woman leaning against a wall.7. A woman sitting on a crescent moon in the sky. (Card is pasted upside down.)8. Children begging for food from a woman selling breads on the street.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: J. A. Gallagher, Druggist
Description: Advertising card for J. A. Gallagher showing two girls and a boy playing with a cat. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: Cor. Eighth and Main Sts., Kansas City, Mo.."
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 33 with Dog and Unrelated Cards
Description: Scrapbook page containing nine advertising cards showing the following:1. Two cards from a series: In the first, a man stands on two stones in a river offering to help a woman on the bank into a boat. In the second, the same woman and man fall into the water. Both cards say: "Wade and Cumming Clothing, Cor 8th Av. and 23d St., Grand Opera House." Lower right corner says: "Chas. Shields Sons, 20 and 22 Gold St. N.Y."2. Two roosters fighting while a hen watches. Caption says: "All on account of Mary Jane." Card says: "A. L. Foster and Co., The New England Combination Clothiers.." .45 to 49 Asylum Street, Hartford, Conn."3. A man helping a woman into a boat. Card says: "Cooked Corned Beef."4. A large card cut into the shape of a white dog. Tag around its neck says: "For Bargains go to A. D. Sharpe, No. 30 Main St., Jamestown, N. Y."5. A woman with lacy dress and braided hair.6. A striped cat with fur up and claws out. Card says: "2. Ha! Tis He, The Maltese, Me Rival." Lower left corner says: "Copyright by A. B. Seeley, 1881."7. A young man shaking hands with an older man as two women look on. Card says: "Welcome Soap. Curtis Davis and Co. Boston, Mass."8. An old clown jumping near a bar of soap on the floor labeled "Dobbins Electric Soap." Caption says: "'The lean and slipper'd pantaloon, With spectacles on nose."
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Kansas City Piano Co.
Description: Advertising card for Kansas City Piano Co. showing three cats playing a flute, violin, and cello. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 1123 Main Street, Telephone 2602.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 81 with Kansas City Businesses
Description: Scrapbook page containing nine advertising cards from Kansas City businesses showing:1. Four cats. Card says: "Eyssell's Model Pharmacy. We mew for Eyssell Bros. Ginger Ale. Kansas City. Exposition. 1887. Phoenix Lith. Co. Chicago."2. A pink rose. Card says: "Geo. S. Hipes and Co. Junction Drug Store, 906 Main St."3. An African American man with hat and cane smoking. Caption says: "A New Coon in Town." Card says: "F. M. Williams, Boots and Shoes, 536 Main St., Kansas City, Mo."4. Text only saying: "N. H. Brassfield, Representing J. W. Jenkins and Son, Hallett and Cumston, Decker Bros'. and Weber Pianos, Packard Organs .."."." 615 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.5. Text only saying: "Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City Railway Company. 1889. Pass F. H. Kingsbury. Genl Ticket Agent C. and M. R. R. Until December 31, 1889."6.Two cards for "John G. Pascoe, The Artist Tailor..."" 206 W. Fifth St., Kansas City." One shows an African American woman with a bow and arrow. Caption says: "Saratoga" and lower left corner has number 50. The other shows a portrait of a woman on an artist's palette.7. A man and three horses at a trough. Card says: "J. J. Foster, Harness and Saddlery. And jobber of Turf Goods Specialties. 511 Main Street, Tel. 2028. Kansas City, Mo." 8. A pink rose. Card says: "Kansas City Piano Co., 1106 Main Street."
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 80 with Kansas City Businesses
Description: Scrapbook page containing 11 advertising cards including four for businesses in Kansas City, Missouri. The cards show the following:1. A woman's face over a field of cows. Card says: "The Great American Drama. Only a Farmers Daughter." Bottom of card says: "The Courier Lith. Co. Buffalo, N.Y."2. A woman and child sitting looking at a piano labeled: "Packard Grand."3. Three horses drinking at a trough. Card says: "$1,000 reward for the proof of the existence of a better liniment for human and animal flesh than 'Merchant's Gargling Oil' or a better worm remedy than 'Merchant's Worm Tablets' Manufactured by Merchant's Gargling Oil Co., Lockport, N.Y. John Hodge, Secy." Bottom of card says: "The Courier Lith. Co. Buffalo, N.Y."4. A geisha wearing collar and cuffs and using an umbrella and shoes made of cuffs. Card says: "Celluloid Waterproof Collars, Cuffs, and Shirt Bosoms." Bottom of card says: "Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, N.Y."5. A woman with a man in a bathrobe holding a bottle. Card says: "Ayer's Sarsaparilla. The Deacon: 'Land sake Liza, the very sight of that bottle makes me feel like another man.' Ayer's Sarsaparilla is a compound concentrated extract-the strongest, best, cheapest blood medicine."6. A woman wearing a fancy collar. Card says: "Yours for Health, Lydia E. Pinkham. Put this in your album." Handwriting on card says: "Something New."7. A smiling cat. Caption says: "Ha! Ha! Ha! I've eaten the canary!"8. A small image of a sewing machine and two scenes with a woman speaking to a man entitled "A Painful Alternative." One says: "I will have a 'New Home' Machine!" and the other says: "A 'New Home' or a divorce, Take your choice, Sir!" Card says: "New Home Sewing Machine Co., 1030 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. F. M. Weaver and Co. Wholesale Dealers."9. Price list for purveyor of alcohol, "Louis Robidoux, Kansas City, Mo." Card includes prices for "W. H. McBrayer, Breckenridge, Golden Wedding Rye, J. W. Dant, Old Crow, Maple Leaf, Anderson County, Howard County Bourbon, Duncan County Bourbon, Jim Crow."10. "Columbus presenting to the King and Queen of Spain Trophies secured in the New World 1492." Native Americans are huddled in the corner and a carriage is displayed. Card says: "Columbus Buggy Co., Columbus, Ohio. Branch House, 806 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo." Bottom of card says: "The Krebs Co., Cin.O."11. A cat playing with yarn on knitting needles. Card says: "New Home Sewing Machine Co., No. 101 West Ninth Street, Kansas City, Mo."
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Bernheimer Bros. and Co.
Description: Advertising card for Bernheimer Bros. and Co. showing a boy sitting with a cat and a bowl of soup. One of two cards with similar theme and design. Front of card says: “Bernheimer Bros. and Co., One Price Bargain Dry Goods Emporium.” Lower left corner has "No. 811." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 912 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: North, Orrison and Co.
Description: Advertising card for North, Orrison and Co. showing a cat teaching three kittens while one kitten sits apart wearing a dunce cap. Front of card says: "Compliments of North, Orrison and Co., Artistic Furniture, Draperies and Carpets." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 559 and 561 Main St., Kansas City.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: The Mollie Knitting Machine
Description: Advertising card for The Mollie Knitting Machine showing a young girl using the machine. Front of card says: "The Mollie Knitting Machine. The Cheapest and Best Made. Pat. Aug. 10, 86." Address given on front of card: Geo. H. King, Agt.26 East 7th St. Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Kansas City Baby Carriage Co.
Description: Advertising card for Kansas City Baby Carriage Co. showing two girls in frilly hats leaning on a snow-covered brick wall with a cat. Front lower left corner has number C-790. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 1325 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Boston Shoe Store
Description: Advertising card for Boston Shoe Store showing a small man who looks stereotypically Asian holding a large bowl and chopsticks. A cat next to him carries a rat in its mouth. One of two cards with similar design and theme. Front of card says: "Boston Shoe Store.." .Large stock and lowest prices in the city. Seeing is believing." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: Cor. Fourth and Main Streets, Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

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