Kansas City 1885 – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This historic image of Kansas City 1885 brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Kansas City 1885
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Kansas City in 1885 was a rough, fast-growing river town that had only recently begun to look like a city rather than a steamboat landing on the Missouri. The city sat at a busy junction where the river met the railroads, and in the 1880s its population was climbing quickly as rail lines brought in grain, livestock and new residents. Views from this period capture the mix of wooden storefronts, brick commercial blocks and unpaved streets that marked the transition. Look closely at the street and rooflines to see how quickly the town was reshaping itself.
| Original scan | 10,408 × 7,038 px · prints to 35 × 23 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 09302u |
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