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Title
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My Revelation
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Description
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Illustration and description of the American Legion Parade visiting the Longview Farm while international political leaders attend meeting in Kansas City in 1921.
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Date
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1947
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Book
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Kansas City....The Way We Were
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Description
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Photo of a Shriners parade in front of Union Station in 1924, "looking west along Pershing road to Main street."
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Date
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1981
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Object Type
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Book
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CowParade Kansas City
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Description
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Book contains color photographs of the over 200 decorated fiber glass cows that were on display in the Kansas City area in 2001. It also includes a timeline and a short history of the story of cattle in Kansas City, illustrated with photos and postcards.
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Date
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2001
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Missouri In 1861: The Civil War Letters of Franc B. Wilkie, Newspaper Correspondent
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Description
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Under Part Two: The Fall Campaign of 1861, is Letter Fifth written from Lexington, Mo., Friday, September 20, 1861. Describes the Civil War engagement at Lexington, Mo. and contains a map entitled "Siege of Lexington, Mo., Sept. 18,19,20,1861".
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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City of the Future: A Narrative History of Kansas City, 1850-1950
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Description
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First part of the book's chapter on the 1880s describes the visit to Kansas City in 1887 of President Grover Cleveland and his young wife, Frances Fulsom Cleveland. Includes a description of the early electric city lights and cable cars, including an accident on the cars because of streets crowded with people trying to see the President, filling "Union avenue for half a mile in either direction." Priests of Pallas Parade, Exposition Building, Coates House hotel, Junction, Customs House, and new YMCA Building all visited by the President and his newlywed bride.
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Date
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1950
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Kansas City--An Illustrated Review of Its Progress and Importance
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Description
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Description of "the long-promised visit to Kansas City" by General Ulysses Grant in 1881, celebrated with various festivities, including a parade with a special stand set up for the President "at the junction of Main and Delaware streets."
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Date
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1886-05
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Object Type
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Book
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