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Title
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Kansas City: Its Resources and Their Development
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Description
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Photo and bio of Drury Underwood (1833-1890), "late contractor, brick manufacturer, and president of the Missouri and Kansas City Inter-State Fair and Exposition Driving Park associations." Native of Saint Louis coming to Kansas City in 1856 with a brickyard on Broadway in 1873 before being killed by a train "on October 28, 1890, at the Blue Avenue railroad crossing."
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Date
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1890
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Daily Exposition Programme
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Description
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Newspaper featuring events and displays at the Exposition Building and Fair with short articles and advertisements.
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Date
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1875
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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History of Boone County, Missouri
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Description
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Description and reprinted announcement of the first Boone County Agricultural Fair in 1841, listing the cash prizes for each winning category of livestock and crop.
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Date
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1882
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Westport Race Track
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Description
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Includes an article by Dory DeAngelo called "And They're Off!" Article has an 1835 map of Westport showing the racetrack at 38th and Summit, now in the Roanoke district of Westport.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Summer Playground Festival
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Description
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View of costumed participants in the Chinese Number at the Summer Playground Festival, held in the Arena at Municipal Auditorium.
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Date
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1944
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Summer Playground Festival
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Description
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Distant view of costumed participants in the Military Number at the Summer Playground Festival, held in the Arena at Municipal Auditorium.
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Date
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1944
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Summer Playground Festival
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Description
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Distant view of costumed participants in the Indian Dance at the Summer Playground Festival, held in the Arena at Municipal Auditorium.
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Date
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1944-08
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Summer Playground Festival
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Description
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Distant view of costumed participants in the Sailor Dance at the Summer Playground Festival, held in the Arena at Municipal Auditorium.
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Date
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1944
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Agricultural Display
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Description
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Woman with agricultural display at unidentified event.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Summer Playground Festival
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Description
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Distant view of costumed participants in the Carioca Dance at the Summer Playground Festival, held in the Arena at Municipal Auditorium.
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Date
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1944-08
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Summer Playground Festival
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Description
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Costumed participants in the Picture Book Portrayal at the Summer Playground Festival.
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Date
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1944-08
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Merchant's Booth
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Description
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Booth with offerings from various food vendors.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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C. J. Baker Booth
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Description
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C.J. Baker Awnings, Tents, Etc. booth; store located at 415-17 Delaware.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Exposition Grounds
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Description
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View of seated crowd at track.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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