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Title: Bristol School
Description: Frontal view of Bristol School located at 15th Street and Northern Boulevard in Independence, Missouri. Annexed by Kansas City School District in 1911.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport High School Yearbook - The Herald
Description: Yearbook for the 1942 class of Westport High School.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: Central High School Yearbook - The Centralian
Description: Yearbook for the 1942 class of Central High School.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: Northeast High School Yearbook - The Noreaster
Description: Yearbook for the 1942 class of Northeast High School.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: Spalding's Commercial College City Directory Entry
Description: Last entry in the city directory for the business school: "Spalding, Jas. L., Commercial College, 3103 Troost av., R301."
Date: 1942
Object Type: Book Section

Title: A Great American: A Tribute to General John Joseph Pershing
Description: Book (with numerous photos) about General John Joseph Pershing, or John Pershing, America's commanding general in France during World War I (appearing at the dedication of the World War I Liberty Memorial in Kansas City in 1921) and nicknamed Black Jack Pershing. Born in Linn County, Missouri, in 1860 and starting out as a teacher and lawyer before entering the military as an Indian fighter in the Southwest in the 1880s-1890s (stationed in Nebraska in 1891 to subdue rebellious Sioux Indians), then engaging in the Spanish-American War before leading troops against Mexican leader Pancho Villa just before World War I. Retiring from the military in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1924 and writing a Pulitzer Prize-winning book in 1932 called "My Experiences in the World War." Also namesake of Pershing Road in Kansas City between the Liberty Memorial and Union Station.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Book

Title: Annual Report: Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department, Calendar Year 1942
Description: Description of the Auxiliary Police, a division that came into being in early 1942.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Book

Title: East High School Yearbook - The Eastonian
Description: Yearbook for the 1942 class of East High School.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: William Chrisman High School Yearbook - The Gleam
Description: Yearbook for the 1942 class of William Chrisman High School.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: Southwest High School Yearbook - The Sachem
Description: Yearbook for the 1942 class of Southwest High School.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: Paseo High School Yearbook - Paseon
Description: Yearbook for the 1942 class of Paseo High School.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: Southeast High School Yearbook - The Crusader
Description: Yearbook for the 1942 class of Southeast High School.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: Lincoln High School Yearbook - The Lincolnian
Description: Yearbook for the 1942 class of Lincoln High School.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Yearbook

Title: Kansas City, Missouri, School Districts
Description: Map of the locations of Kansas City public schools and their surrounding districts in 1942.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Camp Lake of the Woods
Description: Attendees at banquet held at the close of the season at Camp Lake of the Woods.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Mulkey Square Park
Description: Participants in the Summer Playground Feeding Program lined up at Mulkey Square Park.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Bowling League - Men's Division
Description: Group portrait of the Men's Division of the South Central Business Association Bowling League at Clifford-Tessman Alleys. N. Emerson Paton is seated in the middle of the first row.
Date: 1942
Object Type: Photograph

Title: General Hospital No. 1
Description: Interior view, looking down a hallway with hospital beds visible at the end of the hall. Identified on the picture as: "N.W. 3, General Hospital No. 1, June 2, 1942."
Date: 1942
Object Type: Photograph

Title: X-Ray Department
Description: Interior view, looking down hall with reception room sign in view as well as a "x-ray therapy" sign over the door at the end of the hall. Identified on front of photograph as: "X-Ray Department, General Hospital No. 1, June 2, 1942."
Date: 1942
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nursing Student
Description: Exterior view of an unidentified nursing student standing with what appears to be her diploma, wearing a nurse's uniform and what looks like a nursing pin. Identified on the back of the photograph as: "1942 class of 54. One of the graduates of Gen. Hosp. Nursing Schools." The photographs appeared in the City Manager's annual report for 1941-42, p. 25, Q 092.52 K16 1940-48. The caption reads: "One of class of 54 graduates of General Hospital nursing schools."
Date: 1942
Object Type: Photograph

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