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Shubert Theater in Kansas City, Missouri at 10th and Baltimore. It opened in 1906, and was torn down in 1936. President Harry S. Truman often attended shows at this theater in his youth.

The Shubert Theater at 10th and Baltimore in Kansas City, Missouri. It was opened in 1906 and was razed in 1936, when it was replaced by a garage. The Shubert was run by Sam, Lee and J. J. Shubert, who in the heyday of traveling shows controlled 1,000 theaters.

View from the left of the Auditorium Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.

Looking towards the Auditorium Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. This theater burned down and was replaced by Municipal Auditorium.

Looking towards the Auditorium Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.

Crowd outside the Auditorium Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.

At the right of the photograph is the log cabin used as a studio by artist George Caleb Bingham. The Waggoner home is at left-center.

Bingham-Waggoner home in Independence, Mo. George Caleb Bingham, the artist, had a studio that is shown at the right of the photograph. The home was later occupied by Peter Waggoner, who owned Waggoner-Gates Milling Company with Bess Wallace's grandfather, George P. Gates.

View from the right of an old blacksmith shop in Independence, Mo.

Old blacksmith shop in Independence, Missouri.