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First Step Taken toward Centennial Building Program
Title
First Step Taken toward Centennial Building Program
Description
Photos and article about the unveiling of Kansas City's "first centennial flag at ground-breaking in Swope Park for the Starlight Theater."
Date
1949-12-15
Object Type
Magazine Article
Centennial Program Set
Title
Centennial Program Set
Description
Photos, illustrations, and article about the festivities planned for the Kansas City Centennial in 1950, with the dedication of Starlight Theater, "two parades in the downtown area, the pageant, a costume ball the night of the anniversary, a revival of the Epperson Megaphone Minstrels, a water ballet at Swope Park Lagoon, an aviation show, industrial exhibition at the Auditorium running from June 4 to 11, and a replica of early Kansas City to be constructed across from the auditorium."
Date
1949-12-15
Object Type
Magazine Article