![Early Merchants Early Merchants](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/68fab63cfddd8903ddbef05072250853.jpg)
Early Merchants
![William Jennings store William Jennings store](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/bb0632b68b378dce895301aa00e8b830.jpg)
William Jennings store
![Raytown Rd from Plat Book Raytown Rd from Plat Book](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/5334f28dfed703ef8fc0b0626172b7ef.jpg)
Raytown Rd from Plat Book
![Raytown was a Pioneer Crossroad Raytown was a Pioneer Crossroad](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/f9282144425917f9ac887639e1c3e90e.jpg)
Raytown was a Pioneer Crossroad
![Jennings Store Jennings Store](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/0dbe2ab14bc87608917905b811042b88.jpg)
Jennings Store
![William Jennings implements and vehicles. Late 1800s William Jennings implements and vehicles. Late 1800s](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/e7e6515abf030dd4f56dff3e7590ebd0.jpg)
William Jennings implements and vehicles. Late 1800s
![William Jennings Store Upstairs added 1908 William Jennings Store Upstairs added 1908](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/b3e4b43a0fab10d567a883998b9b2d0b.jpg)
William Jennings Store Upstairs added 1908
![William Jennings advertisement William Jennings advertisement](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/c2487a9f1c4808d49982e2d05dbe40f0.jpg)
William Jennings advertisement
![William Alexander "Willie" Jennings William Alexander "Willie" Jennings](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/54f52c0690905ac25727049793ad986b.jpg)
William Alexander "Willie" Jennings
![William Alexander "Willie" Jennings, cont. William Alexander "Willie" Jennings, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/9a391135d406f36146702466d870dc7a.jpg)
William Alexander "Willie" Jennings, cont.
![William Alexander "Willie" Jennings, cont. William Alexander "Willie" Jennings, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/713af6545e3555c1e20fc9fc0b571b64.jpg)
William Alexander "Willie" Jennings, cont.
![William Jennings Store William Jennings Store](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/9147a20813299603fc42ae05434e7afa.jpg)
William Jennings Store
![Christian Church, Later became Robinson, Muir, O-kay Food Grocery Store Christian Church, Later became Robinson, Muir, O-kay Food Grocery Store](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/cca592cce2af239e2eb6dff627127b0a.jpg)
Christian Church, Later became Robinson, Muir, O-kay Food Grocery Store
![First Christian Church-Muir's Grocery-O-kay Food Mart First Christian Church-Muir's Grocery-O-kay Food Mart](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/7f8f581c05b6ba60522c8d448a09a3bf.jpg)
First Christian Church-Muir's Grocery-O-kay Food Mart
![Muir's Family Grocery Store Muir's Family Grocery Store](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/f4b0d98aac150253041b4d32fde98058.jpg)
Muir's Family Grocery Store
![Muir's Family Grocery Store, cont. Muir's Family Grocery Store, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/e9ccc6fb8566d888a2a07245fddd651a.jpg)
Muir's Family Grocery Store, cont.
![J L Robinson Grocery J L Robinson Grocery](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/fde891edc740a40d70f81ce85d301649.jpg)
J L Robinson Grocery
![J L Robinson Grocery J L Robinson Grocery](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/a69716acdac49af809b6dc8858637a96.jpg)
J L Robinson Grocery
![W. F. Muir Grocery Store, 1920 W. F. Muir Grocery Store, 1920](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/844737bd866d8ad29c5215f128b5a32b.jpg)
W. F. Muir Grocery Store, 1920
![Muir Store Muir Store](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/c9d7af08d5cee83c6f2dcd7a492d9822.jpg)
Muir Store
![Muir's Grocery Muir's Grocery](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/30a8c1d7b46e68bde11e81ece4a3700c.jpg)
Muir's Grocery
![Muir's Grocery back of photo Muir's Grocery back of photo](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/360f115c77c58d70d3d7656baa459202.jpg)
Muir's Grocery back of photo
![Interior of Muir's Grocery Store Interior of Muir's Grocery Store](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/1f343e93f9e80ebb773032047db39f2d.jpg)
Interior of Muir's Grocery Store
![Interior of Muir's Grocery Store Interior of Muir's Grocery Store](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/9ed6a01d1e712ec3d35ecaf18d11244b.jpg)
Interior of Muir's Grocery Store
![W. F Muir Advertisement W. F Muir Advertisement](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/27008272b0f0217d616333a0ccc2768f.jpg)
W. F Muir Advertisement
![First Christian Church now Grocery Store First Christian Church now Grocery Store](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/d30ee268cd833dcb6adc6709bdf8a42f.jpg)
First Christian Church now Grocery Store
![O-kay Market torn down O-kay Market torn down](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/f6da2f6206b5aeea9edc35354574a3c6.jpg)
O-kay Market torn down
![Corner Market doin' okay Corner Market doin' okay](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/9219d6ae7773fcc4b991c59c385820b5.jpg)
Corner Market doin' okay
![Closing the doors at the Okay Closing the doors at the Okay](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/2705ac0ee0124a2b19cdb29d7f2e3ebd.jpg)
Closing the doors at the Okay
![O-kay Market O-kay Market](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/2c0d420028cebd2d17e380e953eb1639.jpg)
O-kay Market
![Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/15d1e85309e8d702cdd1e907326c697a.jpg)
Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store
![Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store, cont. Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/bfe820b81e8a8aaed12cb58fcdcb00a4.jpg)
Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store, cont.
![Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store, cont. Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/dbc50b78576b71dce40efeccdc07eea6.jpg)
Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store, cont.
![Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store, cont. Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/002e37ef4d511d3176879c4cb7309009.jpg)
Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store, cont.
![Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store, cont. Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/f4d37d6e760661351293dd631ecc717b.jpg)
Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store, cont.
![Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store, cont. Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/8ec9875d205c2a56dd9263963c68355e.jpg)
Orlando Jennings Store, Cassell and Cassell Store, cont.
![Orlando Jennings Store Orlando Jennings Store](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/27a661325cae79d4ee238248baa73ae8.jpg)
Orlando Jennings Store
![Orlando Jennings Store Orlando Jennings Store](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/13ffee1d4540b9e50bff1767262e86b1.jpg)
Orlando Jennings Store
![Looking North on Raytown Rd 1920s Looking North on Raytown Rd 1920s](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/b833ad692f85ddae97c8aa5cc0597818.jpg)
Looking North on Raytown Rd 1920s
![Street View of Raytown Street View of Raytown](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/1863f0edc3ff391c3460996e388e4061.jpg)
Street View of Raytown
![Northwest Corner of Raytown Rd Northwest Corner of Raytown Rd](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/870157e01ac92ee49620f3a3eb7c1979.jpg)
Northwest Corner of Raytown Rd
![South Side of 63rd South Side of 63rd](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/560e1facb92b1f70af8e9d75dc057d2f.jpg)
South Side of 63rd
![Samuel Robinson Store Samuel Robinson Store](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/1d34bd7d4f386de41d8d3608111a3458.jpg)
Samuel Robinson Store
![Local Landmark Being Razed Local Landmark Being Razed](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/adbb231dfd9cc6c7fe082c97efd50dc8.jpg)
Local Landmark Being Razed
![1929 paved road 1929 paved road](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/45c26ecd2479c9058ae4eb30266cdd99.jpg)
1929 paved road
![Collings Confectionery and Grocery Collings Confectionery and Grocery](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/afaa933266d560d2c5d419c8803d679b.jpg)
Collings Confectionery and Grocery
![Businesses 1930s to 1940s Businesses 1930s to 1940s](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/f6f56dae022e86a9bfaea1dcac6086c4.jpg)
Businesses 1930s to 1940s
![Businesses 1930s to 1940s, cont. Businesses 1930s to 1940s, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/fca74ea51701dc0b705c0005e8ee8d53.jpg)
Businesses 1930s to 1940s, cont.
![General Merchandise and Groceries General Merchandise and Groceries](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/4d8413f4c63a32fff23a9aaa0221232c.jpg)
General Merchandise and Groceries
![General Merchandise and Groceries, cont. General Merchandise and Groceries, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/84d78b103725698729337b24ddb25daf.jpg)
General Merchandise and Groceries, cont.
![General Merchandise and Groceries, cont. General Merchandise and Groceries, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/8f823e2e0bad288075d7e4419893e41a.jpg)
General Merchandise and Groceries, cont.
![General Merchandise and Groceries, cont. General Merchandise and Groceries, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/82bc9ca3bbc81b4b7b923bb34df08fdc.jpg)
General Merchandise and Groceries, cont.
![General Merchandise and Groceries, cont. General Merchandise and Groceries, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/35bf9a28fefa5f80cd8ab42b60a99faa.jpg)
General Merchandise and Groceries, cont.
![General Merchandise and Groceries, cont. General Merchandise and Groceries, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/ac82f915eaca0d1ed58aba127441af53.jpg)
General Merchandise and Groceries, cont.
![General Merchandise and Groceries, cont. General Merchandise and Groceries, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/f5f1353b9cd2506bed8ecc4a1fcdc40c.jpg)
General Merchandise and Groceries, cont.
![General Merchandise and Groceries, cont. General Merchandise and Groceries, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/c9b719bb2b4d1ad0628fd6d57f1448ec.jpg)
General Merchandise and Groceries, cont.
![Samuel and Elizabeth Shumate Samuel and Elizabeth Shumate](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/e3b0077e98755b0790793818c1dad3f4.jpg)
Samuel and Elizabeth Shumate
![Samuel and Elizabeth Shumate, cont. Samuel and Elizabeth Shumate, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/bbe4b1981a633a8f9001bb9e4e1e3280.jpg)
Samuel and Elizabeth Shumate, cont.
![Shumate 1870 Census Shumate 1870 Census](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/3470fce9e1e4b9d41c5dc185ecbd3c77.jpg)
Shumate 1870 Census
![Shumate 1870 Census Shumate 1870 Census](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/ffe7c55f1f726cdfb2f4fc7a5a36b811.jpg)
Shumate 1870 Census
![Shumate 1900 Census Shumate 1900 Census](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/715c82bc99b471e12432782ed83be781.jpg)
Shumate 1900 Census
![Shumate 1900 Census Shumate 1900 Census](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/0ca0f02901633936c4b308083a7a94d2.jpg)
Shumate 1900 Census
![Shumate 1920 Census Shumate 1920 Census](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/2660bc36bd54978d05d3a705a1438563.jpg)
Shumate 1920 Census
![Elizabeth Shumate Death Certificate Elizabeth Shumate Death Certificate](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/67cc6327e1b90e5ce79606c986f5185f.jpg)
Elizabeth Shumate Death Certificate
![Shumate Family Shumate Family](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/cd587074e2202e36d6c6944d118e12b2.jpg)
Shumate Family
![Shumate Family Shumate Family](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/6d8f06f3a3ab03e6ddc0233ce166c84b.jpg)
Shumate Family
![Smith Brothers Smith Brothers](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/d93ef838a6875c5aa90fc3e337dcde03.jpg)
Smith Brothers
![Smith Brothers Smith Brothers](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/4bebac0068f79d7c72af461af24195fc.jpg)
Smith Brothers
![Small Shops Find Ways to Compete Small Shops Find Ways to Compete](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/fa46ff0ed5f9a7552df8e6aff38a8842.jpg)
Small Shops Find Ways to Compete
![Smith Bro Hardware sign Smith Bro Hardware sign](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/71468a465924d7a412eb22b7e9d99e07.jpg)
Smith Bro Hardware sign
![Lambert Brothers Lambert Brothers](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/1ba093232ac2718883d887e4f007cac5.jpg)
Lambert Brothers
![Reitz Meat Product Company Reitz Meat Product Company](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/40251d2e1d957c9e47c2a56369151250.jpg)
Reitz Meat Product Company
![Storms Grocery Store Storms Grocery Store](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/f92a5ec85fa92e676202b9e5e11f1ee5.jpg)
Storms Grocery Store
![Fox's Drug Fox's Drug](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/1b62f02695c935b51fba845d3ebfe71f.jpg)
Fox's Drug
![Interior of Schoeller's Market Interior of Schoeller's Market](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/37b966570b817f50016d9263e40001ca.jpg)
Interior of Schoeller's Market
![Joe Smith and friends in front of Schoeller's Market Joe Smith and friends in front of Schoeller's Market](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/12c776758d820db38b390153c41e5bdd.jpg)
Joe Smith and friends in front of Schoeller's Market
![Back of photo Joe Smith and friends Back of photo Joe Smith and friends](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/96b30b5d1b08e8ab59921c22d0b7b347.jpg)
Back of photo Joe Smith and friends
![Toni's Market on Spring Valley Rd Toni's Market on Spring Valley Rd](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/1739c9b3381eb421aee51955835808fa.jpg)
Toni's Market on Spring Valley Rd
![Old market is coming down Old market is coming down](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/ba809a0dad355f4f3864a6bf655daf88.jpg)
Old market is coming down
![Raytown Parade Raytown Parade](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/aa29b71e790f305452def6f745e965c8.jpg)
Raytown Parade
![Raytown Parade, cont. Raytown Parade, cont.](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/e721525e07809ee4e6e5334767725d09.jpg)
Raytown Parade, cont.
![Reitz Meat Market Christmas Card Reitz Meat Market Christmas Card](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/c50bb6b3166ca1c7d079823c00a65fba.jpg)
Reitz Meat Market Christmas Card
![Reitz Meat Market Christmas Card Reitz Meat Market Christmas Card](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/83d688402eb0a2bf17ac9c3380ca7f90.jpg)
Reitz Meat Market Christmas Card
![Reitz Meat Market Christmas Card Reitz Meat Market Christmas Card](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/c340edf00120eadf3635435341e24770.jpg)
Reitz Meat Market Christmas Card
![Reitz Meat Market Christmas Card Reitz Meat Market Christmas Card](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/cf5c228bf5f64fa1c2d9d1df90138534.jpg)
Reitz Meat Market Christmas Card
![Poe Family Poe Family](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/4bc9b54daaa673449f0fb4be5690280c.jpg)
Poe Family
![Reitz Meat Market Reitz Meat Market](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/029f525304c8a0fa25ee9947fb19cff3.jpg)
Reitz Meat Market
![Reitz Meat Market Reitz Meat Market](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/19f4d5d69281723dd198e66f962bed7b.jpg)
Reitz Meat Market
![Harry J Reitz obituary Harry J Reitz obituary](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/ec764aaa3c1d991d62047b9ccef83ef1.jpg)
Harry J Reitz obituary
![Members of merchants committee Members of merchants committee](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/84b18520f38931103f6d2ad28f981089.jpg)
Members of merchants committee
![Wood & Dando Wood & Dando](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/1729aadd58bcbf2fd96c7e49c805b71a.jpg)
Wood & Dando
![Brisboise Grocery Brisboise Grocery](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/8287ff42ae7511e3dd9bde5ee8d8d398.jpg)
Brisboise Grocery
![Midtown Building Midtown Building](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/954c96557897bf424d5a2ef86e3238b3.jpg)
Midtown Building
![9909 E 63rd St 9909 E 63rd St](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/445edf8be7a4b395253288e4ac59214d.jpg)
9909 E 63rd St
![Busse Grocery Busse Grocery](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/2205d42c8376d5eef332fb7e0ee89d6e.jpg)
Busse Grocery
![Graham's Market Graham's Market](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/d6f362acc1446e2c324b54b0d0aefc00.jpg)
Graham's Market
![Graham's Market advertisement Graham's Market advertisement](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/9b107879f166208226b7ccb85fabe4ee.jpg)
Graham's Market advertisement
![Justrite Super Markets Justrite Super Markets](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/b3354e4e1b4ce838fa9eed9b78255fe7.jpg)
Justrite Super Markets
![Justrite Super Market advertisement Justrite Super Market advertisement](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/b36d9de8a79b69a9afc41a211d1a81cc.jpg)
Justrite Super Market advertisement
![Justrite Justrite](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/430de13e6ed2c509d58312f794ee5544.jpg)
Justrite
![Justrite advertisement Justrite advertisement](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/40dc7eac119d85bc4a49ce745c75f602.jpg)
Justrite advertisement
![Sams Sams](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/d899a3dbfa4428f29d0dbc0c00b0c438.jpg)
Sams
![TG&Y TG&Y](https://content.mymcpl.org/files/square_thumbnails/e224425225595403c92d33ba88a98bbe.jpg)
TG&Y