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The Golden Ox Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge
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Unused postcard of the dining area in the Golden Ox. The postcard is a "genuine 'C.T. Curteichcolor' post card - The Allis Press, Kansas City, Mo." The advertisement reads "at the Kansas City Stockyards 'Where Steak is Born'"
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Postcard
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The Golden Ox Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge
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Unused postcard with pictures of the interior and exterior of the Golden Ox Restaurant. Photography by Bob Cunningham. Advertisement states "Located at the Stock Yards, 1600 Genesee, Kansas City, Mo., Telephone 816-842-2866 Just five minutes from downtown K.C. Internationally famous for steaks. Seating capacity 300. Banquet facilities available. Also in Washington D.C. and Denver, Colo. 'Where the steak is born'"
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Postcard
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City Hall, Kansas City, Mo.
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Postcard of the old City Hall of Kansas City, Missouri, once standing at 5th and Main streets in the River Market area.
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Postcard
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Boat Landing at Foot of Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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Postcard showing the riverboat landing site at the foot of Main Street along the Missouri River. The Armour-Swift-Burlington Bridge can be seen in the background. Steamboats arriving and departing can be seen.
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1912
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Postcard
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Top of the Tower Restaurant
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Postcard showing the Top of the Tower Restaurant, once located on the 30th floor of Commerce Towers at 911 Main Street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The reverse side of the card reads: "Genghis Khan - a reproduction of a Mongolian tent overlooking the city from the thirtieth floor of Commerce Tower. Here you can sip a mare's milk cocktail while dipping succulent morsels of meat in your own Mongolian hot pot."
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Postcard
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Hereford House
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Postcard showing two employees preparing foot at the Hereford House steakhouse, once located at 20th and Main streets in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The reverse side of the card reads: "Open Hearth Charcoal Broilers at Webb & Marlo's Hereford House in Kansas City where the Hereford is king and steaks are deliciously broiled before your eyes...plus fine wines and cocktails served in an atmosphere reminiscent of the old west combined with a bit of New Orleans charm. Our Pizza Pie Made with finest oil and Cheeses." An advertisement, also on the reverse side of the card reads" "Good for a Hereford House 'Special Treat' If Presented (when ordering dinner) Before July 31, 1964."
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Date
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1964
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Postcard
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Midland Hotel. Kansas City, Mo.
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Description
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Postcard showing the Midland Hotel Building that once stood along 7th Street between Walnut Street and Grand Avenue.
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Postcard
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The Wish Bone
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Postcard showing the Wish Bone restaurant, once located at 4455 Main Street in the Southmoreland neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. A caption on the front of the card reads: "Featuring Fried Chicken and Prime Rib Dinners." The reverse side of the card reads: The Wish Bone Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge - Private Dining Rooms - Catering to Lunch and Dinner Parties - Featuring Excellent Food and Service In an Air of Gracious Hospitality."
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Postcard
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William T. Fitzsimons Fountain
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Description
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43: - Postcard of the William T. Fitzsimons Fountain, 12th and Paseo, Kansas City, Mo. Numbered 20250
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Postcard
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Coaching Party, Yellowstone Park
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Description
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Postcard of a coaching party of Kansas City tourists visiting Yellowstone Park.
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Date
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1906
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Postcard
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Terminal Building at Kansas City's Municipal Airport
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Unused postcard depicting an arriving flight with two planes outside the terminal at Kansas City's Municipal Airport. The advertisement on the back reads, "Municipal Air Terminal Kansas City, Missouri. One of the nations (sic) finest located just 5 minutes from downtown Kansas City." The Allis Press, Kansas City, Mo. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C. T. Photochrom" Post Card (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.)
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Postcard
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Fairfax Municipal Airport, Kansas City, Kansas
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Postcard depicting the Fairfax Municipal Airport - "controlled and operated by the Board of Public Utilities of Kansas City, Kansas is the preferred 'Port for general Aviation in greater Kansas City. It occupies 700 acres located only five minutes driving time from downtown Kansas City, Kansas and fifteen minutes from downtown Kansas City, Missouri." This postcard was sent to Mrs. Sam Ray on October 7, 1982, by the Heart of America Post Card Collectors advising her of a Thursday, October 14, 1982 meeting. It has a post-marked 13 cent US stamp of Crazy Horse.
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Date
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1982
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Postcard
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