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Title
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The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks: "The Band That Made Radio Famous"
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Description
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This book contains the history of the Nighthawks musical group and of Joe Sanders and Carleton Coon who led the band. It covers the beginning years to the death of Carleton Coon. They played a prominent role in early radio in the Kansas City area. Includes notes, bibliography and appendices.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Interior view, mausoleum at Mt. Moriah Cemetery located in south Kansas City, Missouri. Space for Eula (Coon) Stookey is in view.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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A History of U.S.A.F. Flight Twenty-four Sixty-One
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Description
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Author Fred Edmiston writes of his experiences joining the United States Air Force and being part of Flight 2461. This group was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas, and Sheppard Air Force Base at Wichita Falls, Texas. Includes "My Story of the Air Force During Basic" by Faustino Francisco Rios, class roster, etc.
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Object Type
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Manuscript
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Title
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Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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View of mausoleum called The Temple near the entrance of Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri. Carleton Coon and Eula Coon Stookey's remains are located here.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Interior view, mausoleum at Mt. Moriah Cemetery located in south Kansas City, Missouri. Burial space for Carleton A. Coon is in view with bouquet of flowers attached.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Exterior view, gravesite and marker for Joe Sanders located in Mt. Moriah Cemetery in south Kansas City, Missouri. Tombstone reads: "Joe" Joseph L. Sanders, Oct. 15, 1896 - May 14, 1965." A partial view of the stone for Gertrude (Trudy) Sanders, Joe's wife, is located to the left.
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Object Type
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Photograph