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Title
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K. C.'s New Building Recalls 100 Years of Progress
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Description
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Extensive article about the new Jackson County Courthouse at 12th and Oak Streets and its architecture, statuary, interior, etc., including contrasts with the older design of the Independence courthouse.
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Date
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1934-09-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City
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Description
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Aerial view of downtown Kansas City looking west with the Jackson County Courthouse and City Hall, two prominent buildings in the left foreground.
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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First Ward to Ward Parkway
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Description
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Photo and description of the new Jackson County Courthouse and plans for two more "Pendergast Pyramids"--a municipal auditorium and city hall, all constructed with Tom Pendergast's Ready Mixed Concrete company--in an article about the Pendergast machine's rule starting in the First Ward in the late 1800s and running to the present (1935) with Boss Tom's mansion on Ward Parkway.
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Date
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1935-03-15
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Courthouse Inscription
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Description
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Inscription on the north wall of the building: "The law is over the magistrate; the magistrate over the people. Let the people obey the magistrate and the magistrate the law" by an anonymous author and "The strength of the republic is not in its material wealth, but in the loyalty of its citizens, who believe their government is just," written by a lawyer, Milton Schwind, 315 North Chelsea Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri. The inscriptions were chosen by Judge Battle McCardle.
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Date
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1935-03-26
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Skyline from Southeast Trafficway
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Description
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View facing northwest that captures the downtown Kansas City, Missouri, skyline, taken from the southeast corner of the downtown expressway loop. City Hall, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, the Jackson County Courthouse, and other downtown buildings can be seen. Construction of Highway 71 is also in view.
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Date
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1962-10-14
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Downtown Roof Top View
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Description
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Rooftop view of buildings on the lot of third building prior to its construction.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Jackson County Courthouse, Kansas City
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Description
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View of the 3rd Jackson County Courthouse looking southeast; located on southeast corner of 12th and Oak streets.
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Date
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1935
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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City Hall
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Description
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Full frontal and side view, looking east. Also shows Police Department building, Jackson County Courthouse, and Kansas City Junior College.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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City Hall
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Description
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Full frontal and side view, looking east. Also shows Police Department building and Jackson County Courthouse.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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