U.S. Epperson Collection

Description
Uriah S. Epperson was a leading Kansas City businessmen who made his fortune in the insurance industry. Photos in the collection include images of the construction of his home, now on the campus of the University of Missouri – Kansas City.
Member of
LaBudde Special Collections
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Portrait of Freda Josephine Lynn

Color-tinted portrait of Freda Josephine Lynn (née Prill), wife of prominent Kansas City businessman James J. Lynn.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_epperson_photo-12.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0107
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Group of unidentified white men in first parade by Epperson's Megaphone Minstrels at 11th and Grand

Large group of unidentified white men wearing identical white jackets in first parade by Epperson's Megaphone Minstrels; street scene is outside Emery, Bird, Thayer Dry Goods Company at 11th and Grand; Kansas City, Missouri.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_epperson_photo-32.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0107
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Epperson Megaphone Minstrels promotional composite

Epperson Megaphone Minstrels promotional composite, which includes two photos of white men in blackface; engravings by Carlton & Rose Kansas City Engraving Company; top row: U.S. Epperson, E.M. Clendening, John W. Specs, August F. Seested; middle row: K.G. Leavens, Harry Haley, Edwin K. Chafee, Jas. W. Hingston, Geo. W. Curtiss; bottom row: John Behr, Seymour Rice, Gilbert C. Farley, John F. Lumpkin, Walter S. Halliwell.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_epperson_photo-33.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0107
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View of north and west facades of Epperson House

View of north and west façades of Epperson House looking southeast; people are gathered on west porch.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_epperson_photo-29.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0107
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An unidentified woman and an unidentified man at "The Scout" statue at Penn Valley Park

"The Scout" statue surrounded by fencing; an unidentified woman and an unidentified man stand in foreground at Penn Valley Park, Kansas City, Missouri.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_epperson_photo-30.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0107
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Epperson House under construction, driveway/pathway

Epperson House under construction, close-up of driveway/pathway port, north façade, directly west of north entrance.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_epperson_photo-25.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0107
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Epperson House under construction, driveway/pathway entrance columns

Epperson House under construction, view looking north toward 52nd street of entrance columns of driveway/pathway.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_epperson_photo-26.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0107
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Unidentified group at Epperson House

Unidentified group on west wing porch of Epperson House.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_epperson_photo-21.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0107
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Epperson House under construction, north face

Epperson House under construction; view of north façade looking south-southwest.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_epperson_photo-22.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0107
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Epperson House under construction, north face

Epperson House under construction; view of north façade looking south-southeast; architectural details drawn on photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_epperson_photo-23.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0107
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Epperson House under construction, north face

Epperson House under construction; view of north façade looking south-southwest; architectural details drawn on photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_epperson_photo-24.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0107
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Epperson House under construction, driveway/pathway entrance columns

Epperson House under construction, view looking southeast from 52nd street of entrance columns of driveway/pathway.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_epperson_photo-27.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0107
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North view from Epperson House

North view from Epperson House; nearby lot and structure is future site of the UMKC School of Business Administration.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_epperson_photo-28.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0107
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"The Scout" statue at Penn Valley Park

Distant view of "The Scout" statue surrounded by fencing at Penn Valley Park, Kansas City, Missouri.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_epperson_photo-31.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0107
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Presidents of the Commercial Club of Kansas City, Missouri, and its successor, the Chamber of Commerce

Presidents of the Commercial Club of Kansas City, Missouri, and its successor, the Chamber of Commerce; possibly distributed by Kansas City Chamber of Commerce; first column: L.E. Irwin 1888-1889, F.A. Faxon 1889-1990, J.M. Pattenson 1890-1891, G.F. Putnam 1891-1892, Charles Campbell 1892-1893; second column: J.E. James 1893-1894, Geo. W. Fuller 1894-1895, A.R. Meyer 1895-1896, M.V. Watson 1896-1897, William Barton 1897-1898, H.W. Evans 1898-1899; third column: U.S. Epperson 1899-1900, C.J. Schmelzer 1900-1901, W.B Grimes 1887-1888, WB Thayer 1901-1902, J.F. Richards 1902-1903; fourth column: C.D. Parker 1903-1904, L.M. Miller 1904-1905, J.D. Robertson 1905-1906, O.V. Dodge 1906-1907, H.B. Topping 1907-1908, Leon Smith 1908-1909; fifth column: W.L Bland 1909-1910, J.C. Lester 1910-1911, H.G. Moore 1911-1912, John H. Wiles 1912-1913, H.A. Fitch 1913-1914; sixth column: Chas. S Keith 1914-1915, Chas. R. Butler 1915-1916, Chas. E. Faeth Oct 1 1916-Jan 1 1917, Fred L. Dickey Jan 1 1917-Oct 1 1917, Franklin D. Crabbs 1917-1918, B.A. Parsons 1918-1919; seventh column: W.S. McLucas 1919-1920, F.C. Sharon 1920-1921, Edward O. Faeth 1921-1922, N.N. Dalton 1922-1923, F.J. Bannister 1923-1924.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0107