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Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: View, looking toward the northwest, of the Liberty Memorial grounds. A small portion of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, can be seen on the right.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: View, looking toward the northwest, of the Liberty Memorial, museum buildings, and some of its landscaping. A small portion of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, can be seen on the right. No print image, negative and digital only.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Graf Zeppelin over the Liberty Memorial
Description: View of spectators watching the LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin pass over the north side of the Liberty Memorial on the morning of Aug. 28th, 1929. The airship was traveling from Los Angeles, California, to Lakehurst, New Jersey, as part of a round-the-world flight.
Date: 1929-08-28
Object Type: Negative

Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: View of a model of Liberty Memorial, looking southeast. Handwritten on back, "photograph from original model as shown in library."
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: View of the south side of the base of the shaft at the Liberty Memorial. Inscribed on column: "In Honor of Those Who Served in the World War in Defense of Liberty and Our Country." The dedication stone of November 1, 1921, can be seen under these words.
Date: 1955-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: View of Memory Hall building located on top of the Liberty Memorial.
Date: 1955-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: View of the Liberty Memorial shaft, looking toward the north. Parked cars and visitors are also in view.
Date: 1955-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: View of the sphinx and part of the shaft on the top of the Liberty Memorial. View is looking toward the north, with visitors in view.
Date: 1955-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: A daytime view of the south side of the Liberty Memorial located in Kansas City, Missouri. The Liberty Memorial and two museum buildings are in view. The memorial was built to honor those who fought and died during World War I. No print image, negative and digital only.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: View of the north side of the Liberty Memorial with automobiles parked at Union Station parking lot in foreground.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Liberty Memorial Scale Model
Description: A photograph of a scale replica model of the winning design for the Liberty Memorial.
Date: 1920~/1929~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Recruiting Star Power
Description: As the World War I centennial in 2014 approaches, Brian Alexander, president of the WWI Museum at Liberty Memorial, is considering an aggressive approach "to enhance the monument's national profile." By recruiting celebrity names to serve on boards, raising funds, and providing new attractions, the museum hopes to get their message out.
Date: 2010-12-29
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Liberty Memorial 'Flame' to Return
Description: Article announces that the steam and light flame atop the Liberty Memorial will be relighted following several months of service and upgrades. A history of the flame effect is provided along with a list of the inefficiencies that led to the recent upgrades. The monument's new flame system is described. A diagram displaying the boiler and steam release system is included.
Date: 2013-02-01
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Effort to Designate Liberty Memorial
Description: Short piece noting that Missouri U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill wants to make the Liberty Memorial the official National World War I Memorial. McCaskill and Missouri Senator Kit Bond filed a bill to so note, ensuring that the bid by a Texas congressman to establish a national World War I memorial in Washington fails. "The entire Missouri congressional delegation also is sponsoring legislation to make sure Kansas City is at the center of the centennial observation of World War I from 2014-18."
Date: 2008-09-27
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: WWI Memorial Bill Has KC Up in Arms
Description: Congressman Ted Poe of Texas has requested the creation of a World War I memorial on the National Mall in Washington D.C. even though Congress designated Kansas City's Liberty Memorial as the National World War I Museum. Construction began on Liberty Memorial in 1921 and has been the only World War I museum to receive national recognition since that time.
Date: 2008-09-24
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Liberty Memorial Great Frieze
Description: Postcard image of and short article about the stone frieze carved into the north wall of the Liberty Memorial monument. The frieze measures 18 feet high and 140 feet long. It was designed by Italian sculptor Edmond Armateis and was dedicated on November 10, 1935.
Date: 2011-11-09
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Liberty Memorial
Description: Photograph taken from Union Station looking toward the south across Pershing Road, with the full north side of the Liberty Memorial in the view. Automobiles, including taxicabs, can be seen parked in the Union Station parking lot in foreground as well as a clock situated in the lot.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Liberty Memorial, Aerial View
Description: Aerial view of Liberty Memorial, looking south. Main Street runs along left side of image.
Date: 1960~
Object Type: Negative

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