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Westport: 1812-1912
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Description
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Drawing of the "old Yoacham tavern, Westport Ave. and Mill Street."
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Westport High School
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Description
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Street level view of repair work in progress at Westport High School.
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Date
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1990
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Westport High School Herald
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Description
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Photos of J. L. Shouse ("vice-principal") and S. A. Underwood ("principal") of Westport High School in 1912.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Westport Junior High School
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Description
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Street level, corner view of Westport Junior High School located at 39th and McGee streets.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Westport: 1812-1912
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Description
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Unnumbered chapter of the book about steamboating during "Westport's golden age of the Santa Fe Trail," from the first, the "John Hancock," in 1832, to the 1860s, listing and describing several steamboats.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Westport High School Cafeteria
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Description
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Interior view with students and teachers having lunch in the Westport High School cafeteria.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Westport High School Herald
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Description
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Photo of Hale Cook and Judge W. T. Bland, et al., as members of the Board of Education.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Westport High School Herald
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Description
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Photo and obituary for George Longan, an educator born in New Palestine, Missouri, in 1848 and coming to Kansas City in 1880 as "Principal of the Washington School, then the largest in the city." Serving as assistant superintendent of schools from 1899 until his death (date not given) with the school at 39th and Warwick Boulevards named for him as the George Baker Longan School.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Westport High School Herald
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Description
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Illustration and story about the visit to Kansas City by "ex-President" Theodore Roosevelt in 1910 "as the guest of the Commercial Club," speaking at Westport High School of "hair-raising stories of Africa," etc.
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Date
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1911
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Westport High School
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Description
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Street level exterior view of Westport High School located at 315 E. 39th Street.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Memories of Old Westport
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Description
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Mention of Joseph Bernard as one of the "fine, good-looking boys" as students at Westport High School, along with Will and Henry Waldo and Sidney and Ben Cunningham. Description also of a speech by fellow student Steven Elkins.
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Date
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1924-10-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Westport United Methodist Church
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Description
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Postcard photo: "Westport United Methodist Church at West 40th and Washington was the first Protestant church to be organized in the Kansas City and Independence area. The church's 150th anniversary is October 24-26, 1986. The church was formally organized in 1836 in the house of William Miles Chick by Reverend James Porter. By 1853 the Methodists decided to build their own church. Under the direction of Nathan Scarritt, the pastor, the lot at 40th and Washington was purchased for $500."
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Date
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1986-10-10
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Westport Public Schools
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Description
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Schedules for openings of Westport public schools, including the Penn School for "colored" or black children.
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Date
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1895-09-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Westport Unveiling Ceremony
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Description
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Identified on photograph as "Mr. Woodard speaking at Westport unveiling ceremony, at the parkway at Broadway and Westport Road, June 5, 1950." The ceremony was held in conjunction with the Kansas City Centennial celebration. The historical marker in the photograph was erected by the Westport Historical Society.
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Date
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1950-06-05
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Westport Room Restaurant
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Description
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Ads and articles about the Westport Room restaurant at Union Station, part of the Fred Harvey restaurant chain.
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Date
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1958-11-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Westport Planning Area
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Description
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Update of the preliminary report of the previous year by the Kansas City Development (or Planning) Department on the projected land use for the Westport area, bounded by 31st, Troost, Ward, and State Line Road.. Comprehensive discussion of the diverse area of the city, covering trends in population, housing, transportation, etc., and needs for redevelopment and zoning changes, with numerous maps and illustrations.
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Date
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1972
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Object Type
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Report
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Title
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Westport City Hall
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Description
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View looking east of the Westport City Hall building that once stood at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and High (now W. 40th Terrace) Street. The building also served as stations for the fire and police departments. A car is parked along High Street.
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Date
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1929-11-02
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Prospect of Westport Restaurant
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Description
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View of the Prospect of Westport Restaurant sidewalk and storefront, located on the Westport Square at 4109 Pennsylvania Avenue. For their work remodeling and restoring this historic Westport building, Stuart Hutchison Architects and design consultant Robert F. Moore received an award.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Salvation Army Westport Center
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Description
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Partial view of the front of the Salvation Army Westport Center, located at 500 W. 39th Street. Architects Hays & Meyer received an award for the building's improvement over the previous structure located here.
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Date
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1976
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Object Type
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Photograph
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