Corby legend lives on in St. Joseph
Michael Bushnell Northeast News When John Corby passed through the trading post area of Joseph Robidoux on the Missouri River in 1843, he noted that the location would be an…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News When John Corby passed through the trading post area of Joseph Robidoux on the Missouri River in 1843, he noted that the location would be an…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News This week’s Linen style postcard was published by Blankenship Distributor, 1827 Vine Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The description on the back of the card reads:…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News “Our standard has always been to build a car able to surmount any road conditions which might be encountered. And our motto — The Incomparable White…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News One of the highlights of the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair was the Firestone Singing Color Fountain. The description on the back of the card reads: “Beneath…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Around 200 A.D., the Roman Emperor Claudius was busy conquering various parts of Europe and Asia, making a general nuisance of himself in a most barbaric…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Built in 1906-07 by the Swenson Construction Company at a cost of $15,000, the stone-arched 15th Street Bridge spans what was then R.T. Van Horn Road…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News This Hallmark Cards postcard titled “Airplane View of Kansas City, Mo.” is actually a copy of a photograph taken in 1929 or 1930 by the Curtiss-Wright…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News “Beverly Hills Acre Tracts. Ideal home sites on easy terms. City conveniences, no city or special taxes, half-acre lots at the price of city lots.”…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News This week we make a departure from our normal preview of old Kansas City cards and take a look at a vintage Hollywood California postcard of…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News When Kirkland B. Armour began construction of his palatial mansion on the boulevard that bears the name of his uncle, Simeon B. Armour, the roadway was…