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A New Court Date Downtown
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Description
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The Explorers' 2006 World Team-Tennis season will be played on a 66-by-128- foot slab of asphalt on the deck of Barney Allis Plaza. It will be surrounded by bleachers and vendor areas. The team's first match begins on Friday evening, July 7, 2006, against the St. Louis Aces. The regular season runs through July 26 with the last home match on July 25. "The Explorers set sail in 1994 playing in Hale Arena. During the first few years, the team also used Kemper Arena and Municipal Auditorium for a few matches." They have played at the Country Club Plaza the last four years.
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Date
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2006-07-06
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Obituary for Carroll Kramer Ward
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Description
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Obituary for Carroll Kramer Ward, or Carroll Ward, a local tennis patron dying in 1972.
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Date
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1972-02-08
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Allen Poteet
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Description
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Obituary for Allen Poteet, one of the founders in 1916 of the Rockhill Tennis Club, dying at the age of 87 in 1972.
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Date
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1972-02-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Kansas City Field Club Tennis Courts
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Description
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People playing tennis on the courts at the Kansas City Field Club located at 51st Street and Swope Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Date
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1916-07-23
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Swope Park Tennis Courts
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Description
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Distant view of the tennis courts at Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri filled with people playing.
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Date
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1915
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Road in Swope Park
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Description
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Road leading to tennis courts.
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Date
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1920
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Country Club Plaza
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Description
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Distant view of tennis match from west side of courts located between Main and Mill Creek Parkway (later J.C. Nichols Parkway).
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Date
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1950
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Penn Valley Tennis Courts
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Description
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Unidentified people playing tennis. Tennis courts located east of Broadway and north of 29th.
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Date
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1930
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Country Club Plaza
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Description
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Distant view of tennis match from east side of courts located between Main and Mill Creek Parkway (later J.C. Nichols Parkway).
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Date
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1950
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tennis Courts
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Description
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Unidentified people on tennis courts, located across from the Concourse.
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Date
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1945
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Loose Park Tennis Courts
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Description
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Looking northeast at unidentified people on tennis courts, located on west side of park; also shows Rose Garden.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tennis Players at Hyde Park
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Description
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Looking north at unidentified women playing tennis on park tennis courts; located on Gillham between 35th and 38th.
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Date
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1925
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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J. F. Schmelzer and Sons
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Description
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Advertising card for J. F. Schmelzer and Sons showing elves or some small people with pointed hats playing tennis. There are four elves per side and all four hold one large racket together. Front of card says: "J. F. Schmelzer and Sons, Importers and Dealers in Guns, Fishing Tackle, Base Ball, Tennis Goods, Bicycles And Sporting Goods." Front lower left corner has number B 346. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 543 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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A. A. Pearson, Millinery and Fancy Goods
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Description
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Advertising card for "A. A. Pearson, Millinery and Fancy Goods" showing a girl in a red dress and white cap holding a tennis racket. Caption says: "Forty, Love." One of three cards with similar design. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 1036 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Swope Park Tennis Courts
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Description
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Distant view of tennis courts at Swope Park.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tennis Players at Swope Park
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Description
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Unidentified men watching people playing tennis on park courts; located southwest of Lagoon.
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Date
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1932-06-17
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Historic Club Seeks New Home
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Description
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Article about Rockhill Tennis Club's departure from 4520 Kenwood Avenue also tells about the history of the Club and building. At its previous location, 48th and Oak, the Club was host to the 1928 Davis Cup and tournaments that attracted many of the biggest tennis stars of its day. Neighbors fought the move to Kenwood in 1955 but opposed its ouster by the Nelson-Atkins Museum. The Club has purchased the former Nelly Don home but has met opposition from neighbors in the Crestwood area.
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Date
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2010-06-26
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Love-82: Leo Feingold's Lifetime of Tennis
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Description
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Photos and biographical article about Leo Feingold, an 82-year-old top-ranked tennis player for his age group, born in New York in 1915. Description of his life and career, starting the sport as an adolescent and becoming a military officer in World War II before moving to Kansas City with his new wife in about 1945.
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Date
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1997
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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