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Title
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Careers: Scare Master
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Description
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Profile of Amber Arnett-Bequeaith, vice president of Full Moon Productions. The company owns and operates commercial haunted houses, including the nationally recognized Edge of Hell and The Beast.
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Date
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2006-10-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Mass Commercial Amusements in Kansas City before World War I
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Description
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Comprehensive article exploring the urban cultural aspect of popular entertainment in Kansas City, rather than the more commonly studied aspect of high culture entertainment. Description and photos of all sorts of general and specific types of mass commercial amusements such as Electric Park and other amusement parks, the Swope Park Zoo, the park and boulevard system, playgrounds, movie theaters, live acting theaters including vaudeville, ethnic group influences in popular entertainment, the Gillis and Grand Opera Houses, steamboats, dance halls, saloons, and social centers, among others.
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Date
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1981-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Pla-Mor Amusement Center
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Description
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Ad for the Pla-Mor Amusement Center with a large illustration and map of the building.
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Date
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1927-11-06
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Amusements: Badger Circus at Kansas City and Westport
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Description
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Ad for Orton's Badger Circus, the earliest known theatrical performance in Kansas City according to the local history index card, listing some of its amusements: trained badgers, a strong man, stunt horse riders, tumblers, an "Indian rubber man," jugglers, and "somerset thrower," etc.
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Date
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1856-04-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
