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Title
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The Missouri State Building
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Description
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Image of the Missouri State Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, or the World's Fair. The caption below the image reads: The Missouri State Building is an imposing structure of Spanish renaissance order of architecture. It was built entirely practically of Missouri material, handled by Missouri mechanics, and its rugs, carpets, curtains, and other furnishings were largely the products of that State. The interior of the building is divided into large halls for display of women's work, historical relics, etc. The cost of the building was $40,000.
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Coca-Cola Building
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Description
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Distant view, looking northeast from atop Union Station, of Coca-Cola Building under construction.
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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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Aerial View of Downtown
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Description
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Aerial view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, looking southeast. The double-towered building at center is the Fidelity National Bank building at southeast corner of 9th and Walnut streets. 6th Street Trafficway is under construction. City Market is in the left foreground. Alternate version with handwritten notes - barcode: 10023265
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Date
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1957~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Paths of Industry West Bottoms and 8th Street Tunnel Tracks
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Description
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View looking west into the West Bottoms from West Terrace Park in Quality Hill. The Bluff Street Bridge, buildings of the J. G. Peppard Seed Company, Kersey Coates Drive, and tracks leading to the Eighth Street Tunnel can be seen.
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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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Coca-Cola Building and Vicinity
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Description
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Promotional drawing produced by the Ennis-Edwards Realty Company and included within a booklet promoting the advantages of the Coca-Cola Building. The illustration highlights the building's close proximity to the Liberty Memorial, Union Station, rail lines, major streets, the downtown hotel district, the retail district, the office building district, and the headquarters of the Kansas City Star and Times newspapers.
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Date
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1927
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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12th Street
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Description
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Photograph of 12th Street, looking west from Grand Avenue. Signs for the Regent Theater, the State Hotel, the Katz Drugstore, the Hotel Phillips, Kresge's department store, and the Jones Store can be seen. The Street is crowded with pedestrians.
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Date
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1961~
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Object Type
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Photograph
