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Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: View of the south side of the base of the shaft at the Liberty Memorial. Inscribed on column: "In Honor of Those Who Served in the World War in Defense of Liberty and Our Country." The dedication stone of November 1, 1921, can be seen under these words.
Date: 1955-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: View of Memory Hall building located on top of the Liberty Memorial.
Date: 1955-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: View of the Liberty Memorial shaft, looking toward the north. Parked cars and visitors are also in view.
Date: 1955-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: View of the sphinx and part of the shaft on the top of the Liberty Memorial. View is looking toward the north, with visitors in view.
Date: 1955-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Charlie Parker Sculpture
Description: View looking toward the northwest with the Charlie Parker Memorial sculpture in view as well as the Kansas City downtown skyline. Parker memorial is located at 17th Terrace and the Paseo in the historic 18th and Vine District. The monument to Parker, designed by artist Robert Graham, was unveiled and dedicated on March 27, 1999.
Date: 1999
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 5, 1940-1941, Page p1207
Description: A portion of Kansas City from E. 15th Street south to E. 18th Street and from Cypress Avenue east to Brighton Avenue, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. Indicated at top of sheet that this page number corresponds with pages 665, 666, 671 and 672 in Vol. 5, 1909-1938.
Date: 1940/1941
Object Type: Map

Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: A daytime view of the south side of the Liberty Memorial located in Kansas City, Missouri. The Liberty Memorial and two museum buildings are in view. The memorial was built to honor those who fought and died during World War I. No print image, negative and digital only.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: View of the north side of the Liberty Memorial with automobiles parked at Union Station parking lot in foreground.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Liberty Memorial Scale Model
Description: A photograph of a scale replica model of the winning design for the Liberty Memorial.
Date: 1920~/1929~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Johnson County Erected First Local Memorial to Fallen Vietnam Veterans
Description: Short paragraph about the memorial at Antioch Park in Johnson County, Kansas, first erected in 1974 to honor those who died or were missing in action in Vietnam. Includes the list of soldiers' names engraved on the plaque.
Date: 2008
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Pawnee Rock Monument
Description: Inside front cover of magazine features a picture of the Pawnee Rock Monument dated June 6, 1914. This Santa Fe Trail landmark is located by the town of Pawnee Rock in central Kansas. The monument shown was erected in 1912. The site is a state historic site now and the top of the monument has since been lost. Concerning the site, "travelers and traders used it as a campground and landmark, signaling as it did the halfway point in their long and often arduous journey to or from Santa Fe". It became covered with names as people would carve on the rock.
Date: 2006
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Recruiting Star Power
Description: As the World War I centennial in 2014 approaches, Brian Alexander, president of the WWI Museum at Liberty Memorial, is considering an aggressive approach "to enhance the monument's national profile." By recruiting celebrity names to serve on boards, raising funds, and providing new attractions, the museum hopes to get their message out.
Date: 2010-12-29
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Park Board OKs Site for a Korean War Memorial
Description: Kansas City Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners approved a project to create a memorial for Missourians who died in the Korean War in Washington Square Park, near Union Station. "The design by architect Dan Sutton calls for black granite walls etched with the names of more than 900 Missouri veterans who died in the war and images of individual soldiers."
Date: 2007-11-21
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Memorial Still Lacks Funds
Description: The Skywalk Memorial Foundation has not yet been able to raise enough funds to begin construction at Hospital Hill Park at 22nd Street and Gillham Road. The foundation cannot break ground until it can guarantee the park department that the project has the necessary funds to be finished. The memorial would be dedicated to the victims and emergency responders involved in the skywalk collapse at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in 1981.
Date: 2012-07-17
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Liberty Memorial 'Flame' to Return
Description: Article announces that the steam and light flame atop the Liberty Memorial will be relighted following several months of service and upgrades. A history of the flame effect is provided along with a list of the inefficiencies that led to the recent upgrades. The monument's new flame system is described. A diagram displaying the boiler and steam release system is included.
Date: 2013-02-01
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Effort to Designate Liberty Memorial
Description: Short piece noting that Missouri U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill wants to make the Liberty Memorial the official National World War I Memorial. McCaskill and Missouri Senator Kit Bond filed a bill to so note, ensuring that the bid by a Texas congressman to establish a national World War I memorial in Washington fails. "The entire Missouri congressional delegation also is sponsoring legislation to make sure Kansas City is at the center of the centennial observation of World War I from 2014-18."
Date: 2008-09-27
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Memorial to Black Vets to Be Unveiled
Description: A memorial of polished, black granite honoring black veterans in all conflicts will be unveiled by the parks department and Enshriners on Sunday, September 12, 2010. Located in the median on The Paseo between 11th and 12th streets, the plaque reads: "This plaza is dedicated to honor black Americans who have served and are serving America with unsung distinction in our quest for freedom and peace around the world."
Date: 2010-09-07
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Kansas City's First Memorial
Description: Postcard image and short article about the history of the August R. Meyer Memorial. Located at 10th Street and Paseo Boulevard, the monument was dedicated on June 2, 1909, in memory of August Meyer, first President of the Parks Commission of Kansas City. It was the first memorial to be placed in a Kansas City Park.
Date: 2010-03-10
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: General Joseph O. Shelby Undefeated to the Last
Description: Postcard image of the Joseph O. Shelby memorial at Forest Hill Cemetery (69th & Troost) and short article about the military career of General Shelby. The memorial pays homage to Confederate soldiers who lost their lives during the Battle of Westport.
Date: 2011-01-26
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: WWI Memorial Bill Has KC Up in Arms
Description: Congressman Ted Poe of Texas has requested the creation of a World War I memorial on the National Mall in Washington D.C. even though Congress designated Kansas City's Liberty Memorial as the National World War I Museum. Construction began on Liberty Memorial in 1921 and has been the only World War I museum to receive national recognition since that time.
Date: 2008-09-24
Object Type: Newspaper Article

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