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Title
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The History of Jackson County, Missouri
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Description
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Description of the construction of the first county courthouse in Kansas City, started as a residence for the Nelson family.
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Date
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1881
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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County's Birthday Party: Jackson County Bicentennial Commission Will Stage Gala Dec. 15 at Independence
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Description
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Announcement of the "celebration of the sesquicentennial of Jackson County" in 1976 at Independence, with illustrations and description of the various Jackson County courthouses, starting with the first in Independence built in 1831 (remodeled five times by 1976) and including later ones in Kansas City, such as the first (at 2nd and Main Streets, built in 1872 and damaged in 1886 by a cyclone), the second (pictured, at 5th, Locust, Oak, and Missouri Avenues), and the third (the present "skyscraper courthouse").
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Date
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1976-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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A City Hall Wanted
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Description
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Article describing the county jail and the new police headquarters in the old courthouse.
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Date
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1881-09-08
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Jackson County Courthouses
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Description
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Photos and descriptions of both older Jackson County Courthouses and the newer one built in 1934 at 13th and Locust Streets.
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Date
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1905-04-21
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Jackson County Courthouse
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Description
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Full frontal and side view of Jackson County Courthouse; located at 2nd and Main.
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Date
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1888
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Major A. B. Cross Dead
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Description
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Obituary for Kansas City architect Asa Beebe Cross, with a list of his buildings, including the old Jackson County Courthouse of 1872 and 1892 in Kansas City.
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Date
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1894-08-18
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Jackson County Courthouse City Directory Entry
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Description
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Listing of the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City under halls and public buildings as "Court House, Main, between Fourth and Fifth."
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Date
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1865/1866
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Looking Backward
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Description
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Description of the "old court house" in Kansas City, "which stood at the northeast corner of the public square with a "basement which was used as a military prison during the Civil War" and a second story used as a "court of Common Pleas."
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Date
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1922-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Jackson County Courthouse Tornado Damage
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Description
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Crowds of people viewing tornado damage to Jackson County Courthouse; located at 2nd and Main. Handwriting on mount says Killed [2], injured 5.
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Date
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1886-05-11
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Asa Beebe Cross
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Description
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Short biography of Kansas City architect Asa Beebe Cross (1826-1894), listing his major designs, including the Pacific Hotel, the first Kansas City Union Depot, the Blossom House Hotel, the Jackson County Courthouse (second building), etc.
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Date
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1956
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Object Type
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Book
