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Title
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Union Station
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Description
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Aerial view of Union Station and the surrounding area. Several downtown buildings are in view. Tracks for the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company can be seen behind the station. Cars parked in the station's lot and traveling along Main Street are in view.
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Date
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1925~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Union Station Area
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Description
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Aerial view of the area to the west of Union Station. Several downtown buildings are in view. The south side of the Sweeney Automobile School Building can be seen near the center of the image. The west side of Union Station is on the right had side of the image. Cars parked in the station's lot can be seen. Railroad tracks for the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company are in view.
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Date
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1925~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Crowd Gathered near Union Station
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Description
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Photograph of a crowd gathered near Union Station to see the Freedom Train, which traveled the country from 1947 to 1949 with displays of historically significant historical documents, including the Bill of Rights and the Emancipation Proclamation. A train, tracks and cars can be seen. A sign for W. E. Murray Transfer & Storage is in view. The Freedom Train stopped in Kansas City June 6-7, 1948.
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Date
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1948-06
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Crowd Gathered
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Description
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Photograph of a crowd gathering near Union Station to see the Freedom Train. This specially-designed train travelled the country from 1947 to 1949 with displays of historically significant historical documents, including the Bill of Rights and the Emancipation Proclamation. The Freedom Train stopped in Kansas City June 6-7, 1948. Airplanes flying in formation are passing overhead.
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Date
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1948-06
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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View North from near 22nd and Holmes
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Description
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Panoramic view looking north from near 22nd and Holmes streets. Downtown can be seen across the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks. Several buildings are in view, including: the Carnie-Goudie Company Building, Union Station, the Coca-Cola Company (later the Western Auto) Building, and the Firestone Building. In view are signs for: National Biscuit Company, the Studebaker Riley Company, Carey Roofing, Camel cigarettes, Franklin Ice Cream, Shuff Battery Tire & Electric Service, and the Southwest Warehouse Company.
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Date
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1922-05-22
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Western Sash and Door Company Building
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Description
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View of the Western Sash and Door Company building, once located on the northwest corner of Grand Avenue and 23rd Street, adjacent to the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks east of Union Station. Photograph was captured from the north side of the tracks facing southeast and displays the rear of the building and lumber yard to the west.
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Object Type
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Photograph
