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Title
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Hannibal Bridge
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Description
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First bridge across the Missouri River. Corner stone laid on August 21, 1867. Dedicated in 1869. Built by Octave Chanute. First engine crossed on June 25, 1869.
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Date
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1905-02-17
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Henry Haskell and Katharine Wright
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Description
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Aviation pioneers,Orville and Wilbur Wright, had a sister Katharine who eventually married local Kansas City Star,editor Henry Haskell. The book has several pages on the relationship between Haskell and the Wrights, especially Orville Wright. The marriage was from 1926-1929 with Katharine dying March 2, 1929.
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Date
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1905-06-25
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Octave Chanute
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Description
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Descriptions of and references to Octave Chanute, engineer of early railroad bridges and other constructions, including the Hannibal Bridge at Kansas City, Missouri, and the Kinzua Viaduct in Pennsylvania for the New York office of the Erie Railroad.
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Date
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1905-06-17
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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The Kansas City Bridge
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Description
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Book written by engineers Octave Chanute and George Mason covering the design and construction of the Hannibal Bridge, then known as the Kansas City Bridge. Includes illustrations, maps, charts and photographs documenting the bridge’s construction.
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Date
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1870
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Object Type
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Book
