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Title: Kansas City Centennial
Description: 3-Jun-50
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Kansas City Centennial Stamp
Description: Photos, illustrations, and information on the postage stamps and postmark designed specially for Kansas City's centennial in 1950, including the official Kansas City Centennial stamp designed by Louis Dietzel (also designer of "the Centennial seal and the Centennial flag").
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Missouri Centennial
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Thrills of a Century: Starlight Theatre, Swope Park
Description: Photos and text about "the Centennial spectacle, 'Thrills of a Century,'" a costume drama about the history of Kansas City.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Book

Title: Kansas City Centennial 1850-1950 - Souvenir Program
Description: Souvenir program book the Kansas City centennial celebration. The book details the events, organizations involved, and people associated with the celebration. The book contains many advertisements and brief articles detailing the history of various Kansas City area businesses, organizations, and public figures. An index for the book can be found on page 144.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Book

Title: City of the Future, 1850-1959: A Centennial History of Kansas City, Part II
Description: Second of two-part article on Kansas City's centennial history with illustrations.
Date: 1950-01-08
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: City of the Future, 1850-1950: A Centennial History of Kansas City, Part I
Description: First of a two-part article on Kansas City's centennial history, with illustrations and a map showing early trading posts sites and trails, including "Chouteau Landing" in 1821 and 1844 and Westport and "Kansas Landing."
Date: 1950-01-01
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Big Job for Men Who Put Centennial over the Top
Description: Photo and article of men credited for planning and financing the events, including Cookingham. From the Kansas City Star, June 4, 1950.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Westport Unveiling Ceremony
Description: Identified on photograph as "Mr. Woodard speaking at Westport unveiling ceremony, at the parkway at Broadway and Westport Road, June 5, 1950." The ceremony was held in conjunction with the Kansas City Centennial celebration. The historical marker in the photograph was erected by the Westport Historical Society.
Date: 1950-06-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Indian Dance
Description: Exterior view photograph associated with the Indian Village part of the Kansas City Centennial celebration. Identified as Me-Pewee, Pawnee, Oklahoma.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Centennial Cakes
Description: Interior view of tables with various examples of centennial cakes associated with the Kansas City Centennial celebration.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Margaret Truman at Indian Village
Description: Interior view of Margaret Truman with two unidentified Indian women with examples of items woven there. Identified on the back of the photograph as "Miss Margaret Truman visiting Indian Village" which was a part of the Kansas City Centennial celebration.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Native American Indians
Description: Three unidentified Indians perhaps associated with the Indian Village that was part of the Kansas City Centennial celebration.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Indian Weaver
Description: Unidentified Navajo Indian woman seated on the floor in front of her weaving loom. Associated with the Indian Village that was part of the Kansas City Centennial celebration.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Cast Party at Starlight Theater
Description: Exterior view described as "Thrills of a Century" pageant cast party held at Starlight Theater following the final performance, July 10, 1950.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Centennial Queen
Description: Portrait of Kansas City Centennial Queen, Miss Clara Belle Smith.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Hopi Indian Dance
Description: Exterior view of part of the Indian Village section of the Kansas City Centennial celebration. Identified as a group of Hopi Dancers on stage.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Centennial Billboard
Description: Full, road-side view of a billboard publicizing the Kansas City Centennial celebration held June 3-July 5, 1950. Back of photograph indicates located at 26th and Broadway.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Hopi Indian
Description: Exterior view of Indian pointing and supposedly associated with the Indian Village part of the Kansas City Centennial celebration. Identified on the back of the photograph as Telewaftema, Snake Priest, leader of Hopi Dancers.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Pageant Wardrobe Room
Description: Interior view identified as Kansas City Centennial pageant "Thrills of a Century" wardrobe room at 1331 Grand.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

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