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Title
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Ferdinand D. Harper
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Description
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Undated formal portrait of Ferdinand D. Harper. Typewritten label on the back reads, "FERDINAND D HARPER."
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Ronald M. White
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Description
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Portrait of Ronald M. White, identified as Director of the Kansas City Aviation Department.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Faces of the Frontier
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Description
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Published in cooperation with the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., this book is divided into four sections: Land, Exploration, Discord, and Possibilities. Two essays, "Portraiture in the Photography of the American West," and "The West Is Rarely What It Seems," provide an overview of the impact of photography on ideas about the West and are followed by the four sections with the portraits. Most portraits are accompanied by a short biographical piece. Among the many featured in the book are John Brown; Francis Parkman; John C. and Jessie Benton Fremont; Quanah Parker; George A. Custer in is West Point cadet uniform; Levi Strauss; Jesse James; Robert Dalton; and Carrie Nation.
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Date
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2009
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Object Type
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Book
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George C. Hale and T. R. Tinsley Families
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Description
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Photos of the families of the book's authors, George Hale and T. R. Tinsley, depicting Mrs. George Hale and her daughter Minnie Hale and Mrs. T. R. Tinsley and her daughters Myrtle Tinsley and Guenne Tinsley.
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Bryce B. Smith
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Description
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Undated formal portrait of Bryce B. Smith, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "BRYCE B SMITH/BOARD MEMBER 1927-1930." Smith was also mayor of Kansas City from 1930-1934.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Lorna Wolfe
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Description
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Professional portrait of dancer Lorna Wolfe taken by mirror. Miss Wolfe at one time lived in Kansas City, Missouri and was a pupil of local dance teacher Helen Thomes.
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Date
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1930~/1939~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Lorna Wolfe
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Description
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Professional portrait of dancer Lorna Wolfe. Miss Wolfe at one time lived in Kansas City, Missouri and was a pupil of local dance teacher Helen Thomes. Back of photograph reads: "Lorna Wolfe, 3107 Forest Ave., K.C., Mo., all types tap, rumba and modern. VA8808."
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Date
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1930~/1939~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Henry Bloch
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Description
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Senior portrait of future businessman Henry W. Bloch, Class of 1939, Southwest High School, Kansas City, Mo. Bloch would go on to found H&R Block with his brother Richard (Class of 1942) in 1955.
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Date
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1939
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Forrest L. Hart
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Description
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Portrait of Forrest L. Hart, taken upon graduation from the Kansas City Veterinary College in 1918.
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Date
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1918
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Frank G. Smith, Minister
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Description
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Portrait of The Rev. Frank G. Smith. Handwritten on the back in blue ink is, "The Rev. Frank G. Smith, D.D./1913-1918/First Congregational Church/Kansas City, Missouri."
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Object Type
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Photograph
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