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Title
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P.O.P. Arrangements
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Description
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Short article which describes the festivities planned for the Priests of Pallas event in the Fall of 1907. Mentioned are the masquerade ball, parade, ballet, Elks Humbug Circus, list of prizes, etc.
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Date
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1907-09-21
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Priests of Pallas, Oxen Team
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Description
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Postcard showing Ezra Meeker's oxen team in Motion at the 1910 Priests of Pallas Parade.
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Date
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1910
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Priests of Pallas, Monoplane
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Description
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Postcard of a monoplane float from the 1910 Priests of Pallas Parade.
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Date
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1910
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Priests of Pallas, Diamond Veil
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Description
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Postcard of a float, The Diamond Veil, from the 1909 Priests of Pallas parade
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Date
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1909
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Priests of Pallas, Night
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Description
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Postcard of a float from the 1909 Priests of Pallas Parade.
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Date
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1909
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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SC44 Priests of Pallas Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains items relating to the annual Priests of Pallas festival held in Kansas City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The events were comparable to Mardi Gras in New Orleans and the Veiled Prophet celebration in St. Louis. This is an artificial collection created from items that were originally classed in the library's holdings.
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Date
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1887/2007
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Priests of Pallas: Kansas City's Forgotten Fall Festival
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Description
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Article about the Priests of Pallas event held in Kansas City starting in 1887 and finally ending for good in 1924. It was designed to draw people to the city and was held in the fall. Gives the history and includes various illustrations with footnotes accompanying the article.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Parade Float Sketch
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Description
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Sketch of a parade float by German-born Kansas City artist William Weber. A figure on the float is standing near a plow. Another is reading from a pulpit. Others are seated.
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Date
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1890~
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Parade Float Sketch
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Description
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Sketch of a parade float by German-born Kansas City artist William Weber. The figures on the float are dressed in military Civil War-era costumes and moving a cannon. A shield near the front of the float reads 61. Illegible notes are written along the top and bottom margins of the drawing.
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Date
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1890~
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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SC133 William Weber Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains sketches by William Weber. Weber was a German-born artist who lived in Kansas City, taught drawing at Central High School, and designed floats for local parades.
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Date
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1890
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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P4 Frank Ford Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The collection's 117 developed photographs and 51 glass plate negatives show scenes from around the turn of the twentieth century by local amateur photographer, Frank S. Ford. They include photographs which detail local events as well as rural, pastoral, and human interest views.
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Date
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1890~/1915~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid