Guadalupe Center Photographs: Collection Refresh
The Guadalupe Centers might be over 100 years old, but the images you see on KCHistory.org from its historical collection are brand new – sort of.
In conjunction with the 2019 centennial celebration of the Guadalupe Centers’ work serving Kansas City’s Latino community, Missouri Valley Special Collections staff rescanned 556 photographs from a collection donated to the department in the 1977. These photos were originally compiled into albums by long-time Guadalupe Center director, Dorothy Gallagher, and depict many of the services and activities that took place at the center from the mid-1920s through the early 1940s.
Compared to the original scans that were created in the early 2000s, the new images offer higher resolution and more detailed descriptions of each individual photo. Image quality has been improved and it is easier to find these photos in keyword searches.
Explore the updated photo collection »
Additional information on the Guadalupe Center Collection and an inventory of its contents can be found in the finding aid.
Recognize anyone in these photos? We’d love to know who these people are! Leave us a comment on the photo or send an email to lhistory@kclibrary.org. Thank you!