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Title: Fire Damage
Description: Interior room of an unidentified saloon or restaurant which has been heavily damaged by fire.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Graf Zeppelin over the Liberty Memorial
Description: View of spectators watching the LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin pass over the north side of the Liberty Memorial on the morning of Aug. 28th, 1929. The airship was traveling from Los Angeles, California, to Lakehurst, New Jersey, as part of a round-the-world flight.
Date: 1929-08-28
Object Type: Negative

Title: Political Rally for Alfred E. Smith and Joe Robinson
Description: Daytime rally for Alfred E. Smith and Joe Robinson during 1928 presidential campaign, outside entrance to Union Station. One sign reads "Jackson Co. Democratic Club".
Date: 1928
Object Type: Negative

Title: Buildings near 12th & Main Street
Description: Rooftop view looking northeast along 12th Street from Main Street. Shows Boley Building and, in the distance, the Telephone Building under construction. A sign on the nearest building reads "Foreman and Clark From Coast to Coast."
Date: 1929
Object Type: Negative

Title: Democratic National Convention
Description: Interior view of Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Date: 1928
Object Type: Negative

Title: Dog with Duck Decoys
Description: Exterior view of hunting/bird dog with duck decoys, used paint cans, and old crates.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Two Men in an Office Building
Description: Two unidentified businessmen posing inside an office room; the man seated is writing on a sheet of paper. There is an "LC Smith" typewriter on the desk and a calendar on wall that reads May 1929.
Date: 1929-05
Object Type: Negative

Title: Courtroom Scene
Description: Arraignment of Charles Taibi and Sam DeCaro, who were charged with murdering bank messenger Webster Kemner on February 27, 1934. Pictured, from the right, are KCPD Detective Ira Johnson, Decaro, Taibi, Assistant Jackson County Prosecutor M.W. O'Hern and Jackson County Prosecutor W.W. Graves.
Date: 1934-03-01
Object Type: Negative

Title: Jean Harlow
Description: Jean Harlow (right), her mother Jean Harlow Carpenter Bello (center), and grandmother, outside Union Station. Harlow was in Kansas City to promote her new picture Hell's Angels.
Date: 1930-11-20
Object Type: Negative

Title: Pigs Feeding
Description: Group of pigs feeding inside a pen.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Child Praying
Description: A young girl is kneeling by a bed with her hands clasped together as if praying. A doll and toy stove are on the floor beside her.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Charles and Anne Lindbergh
Description: Charles and Anne Lindbergh posing with police officers and officials at Municipal Airport.
Date: 1933-04-23
Object Type: Negative

Title: Murder Scene, Crowd Surrounding a Car
Description: Crowd gathered around a Buick automobile on Armour Boulevard. The car belonged to mobster Gus 'Steinie" Fasone and was the intended getaway vehicle following the murder of bootlegger Ferris Anthon by Charles Gargotta and accomplices. Fasone and fellow gangster Sam Scola were killed in the exhange by Sheriff Tom Bash. The picture was taken after the bodies were removed.
Date: 1933-08-12
Object Type: Negative

Title: Murder Scene, Crowd Surrounding an Automobile
Description: Large crowd surrounding a car at Armour Blvd and Forest. The car belonged to mobster Gus 'Steinie" Fasone and was the intended getaway vehicle following the murder of bootlegger Ferris Anthon by Charles Gargotta and accomplices. Fasone and fellow gangster Sam "Hog" Scola were killed in the exhange by Sheriff Tom Bash. Scola's body is slumped over the steering wheel.
Date: 1933-04-12
Object Type: Negative

Title: Group of Ducks
Description: Group of ducks walking in front of a haystack.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Bridge Construction Site, Aerial View
Description: Aerial view showing the early stages of bridge construction over an unidentified body of water.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Two Men Shaking Hands
Description: Two men in suits shaking hands with other men in the background. They appear to be in a courtroom.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Eddie Cantor and George Ace
Description: Entertainers George Ace (left) and Eddie Cantor at unidentified location.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Negative

Title: TWA Passenger Airplane
Description: Passengers boarding a TWA plane, believed to be at Municipal Airport.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Youths with Model Planes
Description: Group of young men examining model airplanes. They are standing in front of an airplane with "NAT" painted on the side and an airport hanger.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Negative

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