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1918 Flu Epidemic More Deadly Than Germans
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Short article details the involvement of Camp Funston and Fort Riley with the spread of the Spanish Flu in 1918. "Since Fort Riley was a cavalry outpost, there were hundreds of horses and mules also living on the base--hundreds of animals producing tons of excrement. The most efficient way to dispose of the dung was to burn it. Such a fire had been set on March 9 when a ferocious dust storm kicked up that same day. The dust combined with the smoke of the burning dung heaps blackened the skies in Kansas--'dead black,' some said." Shortly after this incident, men started to come down with the flu. "More Americans died as a result of the Spanish Flu than were killed in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined."
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Date
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2005
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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85th Troop Carriers Squadron
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Description
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Interior view of men and women attending 85th Troop Carriers Squadron reunion banquet, Phillips Hotel.
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Date
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1950-06-06
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Object Type
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Photograph
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92nd Division, U.S. Army
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Group portrait of the 92nd Division, U.S. Army, stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
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Date
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1945-08-18
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Object Type
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Photograph
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"A Brave and Gallant Company," A Kansas City Hospital in France During the First World War
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Article describes the U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 28 located in Limoges, France, from July 1918 until May 1919. Many of the hospital personnel were associated with the University of Kansas School of Medicine and were considered "competent and cabable far beyond what" was "typically imagined of First World War surgical and medical practitioners."
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Date
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2009
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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A. M. Hitch
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Autographed portrait of Col. A.M. Hitch, superintendent of Kemper Military Acedemy in Booneville, Missouri. Hitch spoke to the South Central Business Association on June 6, 1944, on the subject of "Our Youth of Today and Military Training."
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Date
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1944~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 22 with Military Uniforms
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing 24 advertising cards arranged in four rows of six. Each card is 3.5 x 7 cm. and shows a soldier in uniform. Each card says: "Illust'd Sweet Caporal" and identifies the rank, regiment, and state of the soldier. All are from Massachusetts, New York, or Rhode Island.
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Date
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1886~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 23 with Military Uniforms
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing 24 advertising cards arranged in four rows of six. Each card is 3.5 x 7 cm. and shows a soldier in uniform. Each card says: "Illust'd Sweet Caporal" and identifies the rank, regiment, and state of the soldier. All are from Massachusetts, New York, or Rhode Island.
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Date
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1886~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 3 with Stars of Orders
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing twelve advertising cards arranged in four rows of three. Each card is 7 x 8 cm. and shows the medallion or star of a particular order of various countries including: Jewel of the Order of the Thistle, Gt. BritainThe Imp. Order of the Rose of BrazilOrder of Civil Merit, SaxonySt. Olaf, NorwayOrder of St. Vladimir, RussiaOrder of the Iron Crown, AustriaOrder of the Golden Fleece, AustriaOrder of the House of Hohenzollern, PrussiaJewel of Order of St. Patrick, Gt. BritainRed Eagle, PrussiaOrder of the Polar Star, SwedenOrder of the Sun and Lion, Persia
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Date
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1890~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 34 with Stars of Orders
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing 12 advertising cards arranged in four rows of six. Each card is 4 x 7 cm. and shows the medallion or star of a particular order of various countries including:Order of St. James, PortugalOrder of St. Michael, BavariaSt. Stephen, HungarySt. Olaf, NorwayOrder of the Crown, Germany, orginally PrussiaRed Eagle, PrussiaThe Cross of the Legion of Honor, FranceOrder of the Seraphim, SwedenOrder of Leopold, BelgiumOrder of Alcantara of Spain. Instituted 1177Order of St. Hubert, BavariaOrder of St. John, Holy SeeRedeemer, GreeceOrder of St. Anne, RussiaOrder of the Zaehringen Lion, BadenOrder of the Golden Fleece, AustriaOrder of the Elephant, DenmarkThe Order of the Bust of Bolivar or Order of the Liberator of VenezuelaCrown of Italy, ItalySt. Maurice and St. Lazarus, ItalyMilitary Order of St. George, RussiaOrder of the Crown of Wurtemberg, WurtembergOrder of St. Vladimir, RussiaOrder of Civil Merit, Saxony
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 35 with Stars of Orders
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing 12 advertising cards arranged in four rows of six. Each card is 4 x 7 cm. and shows the medallion or star of a particular order of various countries including:Order of the Indian Empire, Gt. BritainOrder of Merit, PrussiaOrder of St. Andrew, RussiaImperial Order of the Medjidie, TurkeyThe Order of the Netherlands Lion of HollandOrder of the Golden Spur, Holy SeeOrder of the Polar Star, SwedenChrist, Holy SeeMily. Order of William Netherlands or HollandAncient and Most Noble Order of the Tower and Sword, PortugalOrder of the Sun and Lion, PersiaOrder of the Iron Crown, AustriaOrder of Gregory the Great, Holy SeeOrder of the Crown of Oak, LuxembourgBadge of the Society of Cincinnati, U. S. of A.St. Michael and St. George, Gt. BritainOrder of the House of Hohenzollern, PrussiaOrder of the White Falcon, Saxe WeimarThe Imp.' Order of the Rose of BrazilOrder of the Bath, Gt. BritainJewel of Order of St. Patrick, Gt. BritainOrder of the Dannebrog, DenmarkImp.' Order of Frances-Joseph of Austria, ChevalierJewel of the Order of the Thistle, Gt. Britain
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 5 with Stars of Orders
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing twelve advertising cards arranged in four rows of three. Each card is 7 x 8 cm. and shows the medallion or star of a particular order of various countries including:Order of the Dannebrog, DenmarkRedeemer, GreeceMilitary Order of St. George, RussiaOrder of the Indian Empire, Gt. BritainOrder of the White Falcon, Saxe VeimarOrder of Gregory the Great, Holy SeeOrder of the Crown, Germany, originally PrussiaOrder of the Zaehringen Lion, BadenOrder of the Golden Spur, Holy SeeOrder of St. Andrew, RussiaOrder of St. Michael, BavariaSt. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Italy.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 6 with Stars of Orders
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing twelve advertising cards arranged in four rows of three. Each card is 7 x 8 cm. Card in lower left corner says: "Richmond, Straight Cut No. 1 Cigarettes Are the Best." and has an image of a "Magnificent Bird of Paradise." All other cards show the medallion or star of a particular order of various countries including:St. Stephen, HungaryImperial Order of the Medjidie, TurkeyOrder of the Bath, Gt. BritainOrder of Merit, PrussiaBadge of the Society of Cincinnati, U. S. of A.Order of St. John, Holy SeeOrder of St. Anne, RussiaOrder of the Crown of Oak, LuxembourgImp. Order of Francis-Joseph of Austria. ChevalierThe Cross of the Legion of Honor, FranceJewel of the Garter, Gt. Britain.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 67 with People
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing ten advertising cards all cut to shape showing mainly people including a man in decorated military uniform, a king, three women, two men in feathered hats, and a woman in a flowered dress. Cards also show a sailing ship and a church with mountains behind.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 7 with Stars of Orders
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing twelve advertising cards arranged in four rows of three. Each card is 7 x 8 cm. and shows the medallion or star of a particular order of various countries including: Order of Alcantara of Spain, Instituted 1177Order of Leopold, BelgiumOrder of the Elephant, DenmarkOrder of St. James, PortugalMily. Order of William Netherlands or HollandThe Order of the Netherlands Lion of HollandAncient and Most Noble Order of the Tower and Sword, PortugalCrown of Italy, ItalyOrder of the Seraphim, SwedenChrist, Holy SeeOrder of the Crown of Wurtemberg, WurtembergOrder of St. Hubert, Bavaria.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Aerial View of Penn Valley Park
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Description
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Aerial view looking north near 29th and Wyandotte. Shows military barracks south of Post Office and west of Saint Mary's Hospital.
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Date
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1950
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Air Base a Step Closer to Use as Inland Port
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Description
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City officials and CenterPoint Realty Services Corp. of Chicago signed contracts that moved the $10.6 million sale of the former military airport, Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, closer into being. It will take an additional $250 million more to redevelop it as an intermodal rail and trucking port used by Kansas City Southern. The proceeds from the sale will go toward improvements at Wheeler Downtown Airport. "Richards-Gebaur was deactivated as a full-fledged Air Force base in 1976 but kept some military reserve and air defense activity into the early 1990s."
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2007-04-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Air Show
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Description
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A gathering of many people in an unidentified field in Overland Park, Kansas presumably watching the airplane pictured in subsequent photographs dated the same day. Handwriting on the back of the photo describes it as Military Tractor.
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Date
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1915-08-15
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Object Type
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Photograph
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