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Title
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The Homes of Meyer Circle
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Description
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History of Meyer Circle, developed by J. C. Nichols and George E. Kessler, with interior scenes of homes on the street.
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Date
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1994-11
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Seth Ward
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Description
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Photos (of Ward and his Kansas City home) and chapter of the book about Seth Edmund Ward, or Seth Ward (1820-1903), "a runaway apprentice, a Rocky Mountain trapper, an Indian trader, post sutler at Fort Laramie, merchandising magnate of Nebraska City, and a patriarch of Westport (Kansas City, Missouri)." Native of Virginia moving to Independence, Missouri about 1838 and then to New Mexico with the Captain Lancaster Lupton wagon train as a fur trader, dealing with Kit Carson, Jim Bridger, and other mountain men (also operating as a cattle herder in Wyoming in the early 1850s) before settling on an estate south of Westport in 1871, purchased from the William Bent estate.
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Date
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1905-05-19
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Map of the Country Club Plaza
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Description
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Tour and store directory map for the Country Club Plaza shopping center. A note records that the illustration is based on an original 1947 map and revised of January 1967. Significant Plaza buildings, shops and amenities are shown. The reverse side provides a directory of retail and service shops with addresses and telephone exchange numbers. A text description of the Country Club Plaza is also included.
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Date
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1967
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Ward Parkway
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Description
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This illustrated book describes the history of the park and boulevard system, from Baltimore Avenue to 77th Street, 5.89 miles long, acquired in 1911-1920.
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Date
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1995
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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The Grand American Avenue, 1850-1920
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Description
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Chapter of the book devoted to Ward Parkway as one of the nation's finest avenues, planned by J. C. Nichols and George E. Kessler as a connection between the park and boulevard system and the Country Club District.
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Date
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1994
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Object Type
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Book
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