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Title: Parade Park
Description: Description of the 20.99-acre park acquired in 1900, between Paseo, Truman, Woodland, and 17th Terrace, with photos and history as the first local playground and "one of the earliest parks designated for the exclusive use of African-Americans."
Date: 1995
Object Type: Book Section

Title: Gran Fiesta Parade Cars
Description: Photograph of a group of people gathered around three decorated cars. The caption reads, "Gran Fiesta, Sponsored by Guadalupe Center, July 16, 1932." Written on the bottom is, "Preparing for parade announcing Gran Fiesta."
Date: 1932-07-16
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Northeast High School Yearbook - The Noreaster
Description: Yearbook for the 1977 class of Northeast High School.
Date: 1977
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: Westport High School Yearbook - The Herald
Description: Yearbook for the 1965 class of Westport High School.
Date: 1965
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: East High School Yearbook - The Eastonian
Description: Yearbook for the 1983 class of East High School.
Date: 1983
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: Westport High School Yearbook - The Herald
Description: Yearbook for the 1966 class of Westport High School.
Date: 1966
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: Death of a City Block Recalls 100-Year Parade of History
Description: Block 39, encompassing 19th to 20th Streets and Grand to McGee Streets, finally empty of buildings, the last to of which being the Medallion Insurance Building. Originally platted in the 1878 Mastin subdivision, later known as "Motor Row" for its automobile and related businesses.
Date: 1977-10-15
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Shriners Parade
Description: Street decorations spanning Main Street, looking north toward the Junction at 9th.
Date: 1924
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Shriners Parade
Description: Night view of decorations at southeast corner of 11th and Main.
Date: 1924
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Shriners Parade
Description: Street decorations spanning Walnut at 9th Street, looking south.
Date: 1924
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Map Showing the Park and Boulevard System of Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Map showing Kansas City's system of parks and boulevards. The city is divided into five parks districts: West Park, North Park, South Park, East Park, and Westport Park. Lists of parks with their areas in acres, boulevards with their distances in miles, and park drives with their distances in miles is included.
Date: 1906
Object Type: Map

Title: Fort Leavenworth, Military Parade
Description: Men of varying ranks in the rifle corps and the military band stand at attention on the grounds before the barracks and homes in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Written on the back in purple pencil, "235 I."
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Meet Kansas City--On Preview Parade
Description: Photo and article about "the 1939 Biennial Convention" of "the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs" in Kansas City, with descriptions of the city's tourist attractions. Including its "Heart of America" location, Municipal Auditorium, Santa Fe Trail and Gold Rush embarkation sites, the Hannibal Bridge, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra, and various hotels.
Date: 1938-11
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Puppets on Parade
Description: Short overview of the life of Hazelle Rollins, creator of Hazelle Marionettes in 1935 that grew to be the largest exclusive manufacturer of toy puppets in the world. More than 150 Hazelle puppets and marionettes are on display in the Hazelle Rollins Puppet Museum at the Puppetry Arts Institute at Independence, Missouri. Rollins died in 1984.
Date: 2003-08-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1950, Page p319
Description: A portion of Kansas City from E. 17th Street south to E. 19th Street and from The Paseo east to Woodland Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1909/1950
Object Type: Map

Title: Westport High School Yearbook - The Herald
Description: Yearbook for the 1964 class of Westport High School.
Date: 1964
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: The Not-So-Secret Lives of Cows and Artists
Description: Discusses the process by which the "Cows on Parade" exhibit was introduced, debated, and accepted.
Date: 2000-10
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: War and Peace
Description: Biographical article about Carl DiCapo highlighting his many civic projects including his current one--renovation of Liberty Memorial and its museum. DiCapo's family owned Italian Gardens Restaurant, one of the longest operating restaurants in Kansas City that closed its doors in 2003. DiCapo was also one of the instigators in 1973 for Kansas City's Saint Patrick's Parade which has become one of the largest in the nation.
Date: 2005-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: De La Salle Military Academy Yearbook - Parade
Description: Yearbook for the 1955 class of De La Salle Military Academy.
Date: 1955
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: Southeast High School Yearbook - The Crusader
Description: Yearbook for the 1978 class of Southeast High School.
Date: 1978
Object Type: Yearbook

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