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Title: Postcards of Northeast Life
Description: Photo (from a postcard) and history of the old American Royal building, "built around 1910 specifically to house agricultural expositions" for the American Royal Livestock, Horse Show, and Rodeo, "razed to make way for the new Royal facility, built in the early 1990s" in the West Bottoms.
Date: 2000-11-01
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: George Collett
Description: Photo and bio of George Collett, "president of the Kansas City Stock Yards," born in 1872 in Michigan, starting in the railroad and telegraph businesses before engaging in the management of stockyards in Chicago, Milwaukee in 1905, East Saint Louis in 1897, and Kansas City in 1913, building the American Royal Building in 1922.
Date: 1905-04-13
Object Type: Book

Title: American Royal Looks At Its Future
Description: A $50 million plan to enlarge the American Royal complex was given on October 20, 2005. The actual costs will probably be between $50 and $100 million dollars. It is hoped that an additional 151,000 visitors will result and it should create more than 500 jobs. Neal Patterson, head of Cerner Corporation, gave the presentation. Shopping areas and expanded year-round facilities and venues for regional and national equestrian, rodeo and livestock events are part of the plan. Article includes a diagram of the facilities.
Date: 2005-10-21
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: American Royal Building
Description: Drawing of the front and side of the American Royal Building, n.d.
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Kansas City Stockyards Co. Banners
Description: Banner adverstising data on "materials used in the construction of the American Royal Building." This banner is 1 of a set of 4 with various data listed.
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: American Royal Building
Description: Drawing of the American Royal building second floor plan showing location of song birds, pigeons, cats, dogs, fur bearing animals, rock gardens, game birds, and bantams. See also: American Royal building floor plan, Barcode 10029578.
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: American Royal Building
Description: Drawing of the American Royal building floor plan showing location of horse stalls, cattle stalls, dog show area, and Merchants and Manufacturer's Exhibit, November 1923. See also: American Royal building second floor plan, Barcode 10029626.
Date: 1923
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Exposition Building
Description: Drawing of Exposition Building for use of American Royal Live Stock Show, Tractor Show, and Motor Show, n.d.
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: American Royal Arena
Description: Drawing showing the dimensions of the American Royal Arena compared with the National Live Stock Coliseum and the Kansas City Convention Hall Arena.
Date: 1922
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: American Royal Bldg., Kansas City, MO. - 28
Description: Postcard showing the American Royal Building that once stood at 23rd and Wyoming streets in the West Bottoms.
Date: 1922
Object Type: Postcard

Title: It's American Royal Time!
Description: Article provides a history of the American Royal. Starting out as an annual cattle show, it was named for the British Royal Agricultural Far in 1901. That same year other livestock were added and soon horse shows and other events extended the event. Article includes pictures of the buildings that housed the Royal and explains traditions such as the BOTAR Ball and barbecue contest.
Date: 2006-10
Object Type: Newsletter Article

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