N. Emerson Paton (center), representing the American Royal, presents Carl Higgins (left), Nevada, Missouri, Chamber of Commerce President, and James Denman (right), Mayor of Nevada, with certificates…

Unidentified royalty.

Interior view of unidentified man atop championship horse.

Left to right: C. L. Parks, representing Lee Baker; N. Emerson Paton, SCBA/American Royal; Miss Betty Loman, Johnson County Beauty Queen; C. Monroe Block, President, Chamber of Commerce; and H. R.…

Unidentified royalty and escorts.

Pageant activities onstage.

Side view of steer.

Interior view of horses and sulkies.

The Kansas City Stockyards operated in the West Bottoms of Kansas City from 1871 to 1991. It was the second largest stockyards in the nation and one of Kansas City's most important industries.…

Grand champion short horn heifer.

Unidentified royalty being crowned by unidentified official.

Left to right: Clyde Butler, Post Master and President of Macon, Missouri Chamber of Commerce; A. J. Noll, Mayor, Macon, Missouri, and N. Emerson Paton, Kansas City, Missouri.

Side view of bull in pen.

Women in costume performing dance routine.

Unidentified Queen receiving crown from unidentified official.

Unidentified people sitting in President's Box.

Distant view of floor show activities.

Interior view of roadster pony.

Distant view of Native Americans in traditional costume performing dance.

View of the entrance to the American Royal Arena. A sign for the Kansas City Blues hockey team can be seen.

Herd of Angus steers in pen at stockyards. Also shows Livestock Exchange building.

Short horn heifer.

Partial frontal view of 1992 building entrance.

Unidentified royalty.

Interior view of Wilson & Company wagon drawn by Clydesdale horses.