Missouri History

One of Mr. Meeks little girls.... An Ozarks Murder Ballad sang by one of the victims.... 1894 saw George and Bill Taylor, attempting to buy silence from the man who knew they had embezzled money from the bank in Linn County, in which they had interests. Mr. Meeks was to testify...See more

Opening of the Lexington, Missouri bridge in 1925 (photo courtesy of the Lexington Historical Association & Museum)

Circa 1886 P. T. Barnum Parade 8th and Main in Kansas City, Missouri

1899 at Parkville, Missouri ─ Bridge over While Alloe Creek on 6th Street, just west of 9 Hwy.

Union Ave. in Kansas City, Missouri (1900)

Main Street, Weston (Platte County), Missouri, at night. 1950s. From the 1992 book 'Memories of Weston: A Visual History' (colorized).

The Kansas City Country Club Plaza in 1920

East Main St. in Branson, Missouri (Circa 1924)

Gates BBQ 19th and Vine Kansas City, Missouri They have been in business since 1946.

The Kansas City Market, Kansas City, Missouri (circa. 1886)

Old postcard showing boats on the Missouri River at the foot of Main Street in Kansas City Missouri. Probably late 1800s

🦪A Mississippi River pearl diver, using a Ford Model T’s gas tank for a helmet, prepares to descend into the river, 1938.🦪