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Title
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Thomas James
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Description
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Photo and description of Thomas James, Kansas City branch manager of the R. G. Dun Mercantile Agency at 525-527 Delaware Street.
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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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T. M. James
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Description
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Photo and bio of Thomas Martin James, or T. M. James, owner of the "general produce business" of T. M. James & Sons in "the James building" at 6th and Main Streets. Description of his life and career. He was born in Kentucky in 1823 and came to Kansas City in 1854 and opened "a store in general merchandise on the Levee, between what is now Main and Delaware streets," before establishing his present [1878] business with his two sons.
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Date
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1878
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Kansas City's Carnival
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Description
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Article describes a street fair held by Kansas City's leading retail establishments in a five-block bazaar sponsored by Karnival Krewe. It describes the different companies and details their merchant booths that were set up, providing numerous images.
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Date
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1899-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Purchasing and Transporting Merchandise Along the Santa Fe Trail
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Description
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Paper describes the types of merchandise transported on the Santa Fe Trail, as well as expenses and challenges associated with moving goods. It examines available information for commercial transactions between 1856 and 1880, specifically the records of Felipe Chavez (1834-1906), a New Mexican merchant.
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Date
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2009-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
