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Title
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Victoria Hotel
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Description
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Postcard of the Victoria Hotel, once located at 9th and McGee streets.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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United States Courthouse and Post Office
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Description
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Full frontal and side view of building at 811 Grand Avenue, looking northeast. Shows Victoria Hotel to the east.
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Date
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1940~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 2, 1896-1907, Page p114
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Description
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Northern part of early Kansas City from Main Street east to McGee Street and from E. 8th Street south to E. 10th Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1896/1907
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Victoria Hotel
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Description
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Far end of the Victoria Hotel at the northeast corner of 9th and McGee streets showing K & P Cleaners as a tenant in the building. Floor plan of basement storage areas is on same sheet.
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Date
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1920~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Hotel Victoria Ahead of Time
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Description
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Postcard image of and short article on the Hotel Victoria, formerly located at Ninth Street and McGee. The 240-room hotel opened in 1888 and was frequently patronized by wealthy cattlemen in town for business. The building was destroyed by a fire on February 12, 1960.
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Date
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2012-03-07
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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A New Commission Firm
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Description
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Photos and article about the "George Holmes Live Stock Commission Company" and its president, George Holmes, and other workers with offices in the Live Stock Exchange Building. Description of George's career, coming to Westport in 1853 and by 1897 being in the livestock "commission business in Kansas City for twenty-two years," as well as being "proprietor of the Victoria, the third best hotel of Kansas City."
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Date
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1897-02-15
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The First Bench Show
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Description
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Photo and bio of C. P. Baldwin, "the most popular young business man in Kansas City," "manager of the Hotel Victoria, one of the largest and best equipped hostelries in the city," "a member of the George Holmes Commission Company and vice president of the Kansas City Live Stock Exchange."
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Date
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1897-05-15
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
