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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to see the Freedom Train, which traveled the country from 1947 to 1949 with displays of historically significant historical documents, including the Bill of Rights and the Emancipation Proclamation.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 This specially-designed train travelled the country from 1947 to 1949 with displays of historically significant historical documents, including the Bill of Rights and the Emancipation Proclamation.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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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
