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Title
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Kansas City Police Department History
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Description
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Folder contains photocopy of diagram and photo of building at 4th and Main Streets. Also contains an uncited obituary and picture of one of the first black police officers, Lafayette A. Tillman.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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1904
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Description
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First in a four-part series of historical fiction set in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1904 and focusing upon a murder investigation carried out by the city's first African-American police officer Lafayette Tillman. James and Thomas Pendergast and other figures from Kansas City history make appearances throughout the story. The final installment includes a section that explains how historical information was used to create the story.
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Date
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2014-11-30
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Lafayette A. Tillman Portrait
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Description
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Formal head and shoulders portrait of Lafayette A. Tillman wearing a police uniform.
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Date
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1914
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Lafayette A. Tillman Portrait
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Description
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Standing portrait of Lafayette A. Tillman wearing a police uniform and holding a baton, or night stick.
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Date
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1902
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City: An American Story
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Description
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Biographical sketch of one of Kansas City's first black police officers, Lafayette A. Tillman, a college educated military veteran "in the early years of the 20th century," with photos.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Book
