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Westport in Its Heyday Was a Thriving Frontier Town
Title
Westport in Its Heyday Was a Thriving Frontier Town
Date
1933-03-26
Object Type
Newspaper Article
Otto H. Jacobs Dies: Retired Musician, 95, Was Born in Belgium
Title
Otto H. Jacobs Dies: Retired Musician, 95, Was Born in Belgium
Description
Obituaries for Otto Jacobs, a composer of polkas and other music, and player in orchestras at the Orpheum and Willis Wood theaters, dying at the age of 95 in 1958.
Date
1958-08-26
Object Type
Newspaper Article
The Historic Harris Hotel, Seventy Years Old, Comes Down
Title
The Historic Harris Hotel, Seventy Years Old, Comes Down
Description
Photo and caption about the demolition of the Harris House hotel, "built at Westport avenue and Penn street in 1852" by John Harris. Planned to be "replaced by a modern store building, with shops on both Westport and Pennsylvania avenues."
Date
1922-11-19
Object Type
Newspaper Article