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Title
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. ..Presenting W. T. Grant: Swing Nominee for Man of the Month
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Description
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Photo and biographical article about William Grant, or Tom Grant, president of the Business Men's Assurance Company with offices in the old B. M. A. Building across from Union Station. Native of Ohio raised in Kansas before coming to Kansas City as an insurance agent.
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Date
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1949-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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A $20,000 Blaze
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Description
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Article describing the fire burning down the Union Depot and three nearby buildings, killing one man. Fire occurring at 3:00 am, September 22, 1875.
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Date
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1875-09-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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$4 Million to Union Station
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Description
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Article announces that the Hall Family Foundation has made a donation of four million dollars to Union Station to assist with planned improvements to this historic site. Union Station chief executive officer, George Guastello is interviewed and discusses the institution's plans. Chairman of the Hall Family Foundation, Don Hall is interviewed and expresses his organization's support for Union Station during its centennial year. Details of the gift are provided.
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Date
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2014-06-06
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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10,000 Public Enemies
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Description
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Book review of "Ten Thousand Public Enemies" by Courtney Ryley Cooper about crime and prominent criminals (such as John Lazia, et al.) in Kansas City tracked by "the United States government, Division of Investigation," led by J. Edgar Hoover. Information on Lazia's crimes from 1908 to 1917 before his rise to organized crime fame.
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Date
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1935-05-24
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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1908 Flood, near Union Depot
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Description
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Postcard view near Union Depot in the West Bottoms during the 1908 flood.
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Date
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1908-06-19
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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1908 Flood, Union Avenue
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Description
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Postcard of Union Avenue during the 1908 flood.
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Date
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1908
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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1914 Map of Greater Kansas City
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Description
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Street map of Kansas City metropolitan area featuring successive circular lines in one mile intervals out from New Union Station. Rosedale, North Kansas City, Independence, and Kansas City, Kansas, are shown, with indexes to streets and street car lines.
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Date
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1914
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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1951 Flood
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Description
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Aerial view looking east along Southwest Boulevard at 31st Street. Shows Phillips Petroleum tanks on fire. Upper center shows Union Station and the Pershing Road Post Office.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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3013 Main Street
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Description
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Photograph of commercial buildings on the 3000 block of Main Street in the early 1980s. The building at 3013 Main was occupied by Kansas City Stationery and Office Furniture at the time of the photograph, and the Eagle Buffet occupies the space at 3017 Main. The low brick building at the left of the image was later demolished to create a parking lot for a new hotel built to its north. The KCTV station tower can be seen in the background of the image.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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70th Anniversary of the Union Station Massacre
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Description
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Brief article recounting the Union Station Massacre on its 70th anniversary. Bureau of Investigation escorts of escaped murderer and bank robber Frank Nash were ambushed in front of Union Station in Kansas City on June 17, 1933.
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Date
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2003-06
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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88 Janssen Place
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the single family home at 88 Janssen Place. It was built in 1913 Mr. Lynn S. Banks, General Ticket Agent for Union Station Ticket Office by architect Roger Gilman. In 1975, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as Janssen Place Historic District and on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1980. Located in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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88 Janssen Place
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the single family home at 88 Janssen Place. It was built in 1913 Mr. Lynn S. Banks, General Ticket Agent for Union Station Ticket Office by architect Roger Gilman. In 1975, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as Janssen Place Historic District and on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1980. Located in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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900 Jobs Heading to New KC Home
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Description
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Article on the decision by the General Services Administration (GSA) to relocate 900 employees from the soon-to-close Bannister Federal Complex to the Two Pershing Square building at 2300 Main Street. Two Pershing Square was built in 1987 as part of a redevelopment plan that was supposed to include Union Station, but was never completed. The article includes details of the decision and discusses the potential impact for downtown Kansas City.
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Date
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2013-12-10
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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A-List? Nope, the B(arb)-list
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Description
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Columnist summarizes winners, losesrs and trend-makers among Kansas City and Missouri notables in 2003 and makes predictions for 2004.
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Date
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2004-01-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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About Town
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Description
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Description of John Parks, "art instructor at the University of Kansas, who recently completed an elaborate decoration at Sidney's restaurant on Linwood boulevard." Description of his "mural depict[ing] an integrated design of ten Kansas City landmarks--the Liberty Memorial, the Scout [statue], the Pioneer Mother [statue], the Starlight theater, the American Royal, the Municipal Auditorium, the Union Station, the Blues stadium, the Nelson gallery and the Kansas City skyline."
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Date
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1953-09-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Aerial View of 26th and Broadway
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Description
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Aerial view looking northeast from 26th Street and Broadway Boulevard. Included in view are Union Station and Penn Valley Park.
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Date
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1920~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City
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Description
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Aerial view looking north from approximately 27th Street. Union Station, Liberty Memorial, and Crown Center Buildings are visible as well as downtown Kansas City.
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Date
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1977-10
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City
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Description
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Aerial view looking north with Union Station and Western Auto/Coca Cola building in the foreground and General Hospital to the right.
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Date
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1962-11-20
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Object Type
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Negative
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