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Title: Hannibal and Saint Joseph Railroad
Description: Photos, illustration, and information on the Hannibal & Saint Joseph Railroad (or the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad), "the first major railroad west of the Mississippi" River with the first railroad station in Kansas City's history built in 1870 (and burned down in 1875) at the site of the later Union Depot and crossing the Hannibal Bridge (completed in 1869).
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: The First in United States
Description: Article about the pioneering of the postal delivery service of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad.
Date: 1909-02-07
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Car
Description: Frontal view of railroad car used as post office on the Hannibal and Saint Joseph line.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Car
Description: Frontal view of railroad car used as post office on the Hannibal and Saint Joseph line.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Early Travel
Description: ''Any journey eastward from Kansas City was roundabout and slow. The steamboat Emilie, in charge of Sam Burke, left here each day for Leavenworth and Weston, Mo. At Weston, connections could be made with the Platte Valley Railroad for St. Joseph, where the traveler could board the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad and begin his eastward trip to Hannibal''
Date: 1934-11-12
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Hannibal and Saint Joseph Depot
Description: Distant view of Hannibal and Saint Joseph depot; located on the same site as Union Depot in West Bottoms.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Map of Macon County, Missouri
Description: Map of Macon County, Missouri, including roads, railroads, schools, churches, and cemeteries. Includes townships of Drake, Easley, Richland, La Plata, Johnston, White, Walnut Creek, Independence, Lyda, Jackson, Russell, Valley, Liberty, Eagle, Ten Mile, Lingo, Allao, Bevier, Hudson, Round Grove, Morrow, Chariton, Narrows, and Middle Fork. Includes city of Macon.
Object Type: Map

Title: The Old Reliable Hannibal & St. Joseph Short Line
Description: Negative print of map showing railroad lines from the eastern states of Pennyslvania and Virginia to Colorado, with particular emphasis on the portion of the railroad between Quincy, Illinois and Hannibal, Missouri, to St. Joseph, Missouri. Stations or stops are named for that segment of the line. Handwritten on the back in ink: "Gazetteer and Directory of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, 1873."
Date: 1873
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p020
Description: Northwestern part of early Kansas City in West Bottoms from Union Avenue south to W. 12th Street and from Mulberry Street east to Santa Fe Street, showing buildings, streets, and railroad lines. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p021
Description: Northwestern part of early Kansas City from W. 11th Street south to W. 12th Street and from Bluff Street east to Summit showing dwellings, streets, and railroad lines. Large numbers on edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p011
Description: Northern edge of early Kansas City. Quality Hill area showing buildings, railroad lines, and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page showing adjoining area.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p003
Description: Northern edge of early Kansas City. Riverfront area shows buildings, railroad lines, and streets. Large numbers at edge of page refer to page number or volume with adjoining area.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p001
Description: North western edge of early Kansas City, riverfront area showing railroads, bridges, buildings and streets and the Missouri River. Large numbers at edges of page lead to page showing adjoining area.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1896-1907, Page p356
Description: Northern part of early Kansas City in Randolph, Missouri, showing railroad lines, buildings, and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. At top of map, "Randolph, Clay Co., Mo., situated 7 miles n.e. of post office."
Date: 1896/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page f008
Description: Key to Sanborn Map of Kansas City, Vol. 1 (corrected to January 1907), showing Kansas City area bounded from the Kansas and Missouri State Line on the west, Cherry on the east, the Missouri River to the north, and East 43rd to the south. Also shows railroads, bridges, parks, and a cemetery. Indicates area covered by volumes 2 and 3.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Train Advertisement from City Directory
Description: Ads for two splendid and fast river packets in the 1859 city directory, describing the train leaving Kansas City for Saint Joseph daily making sure connections with all trains running east, north, and south of Saint Louis.
Date: 1859/1860
Object Type: Book Section

Title: Old. ..Saint Jo: "1800"
Description: Article about the history of Saint Joseph, Missouri, founded by Joseph Robidoux, and the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad, with maps and illustrated ads.
Date: 1954
Object Type: Magazine Article

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