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Teacher and Children - Santa Claus Lesson
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Description
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View of an unidentified teacher leading a group of unidentified children in a lesson about Santa Claus at an unidentified school. A Christmas tree and other decorations can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1940~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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'Mother' of 100 Takes Children into Heart
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Description
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Biographical article with photo about Mrs. Willa Carter, 78-year-old matriarch of a large adopted family of over 100 foster children in Kansas City. The story is told of her long process of adopting starting around 1940 with her late husband David Carter at their residence at 2430 Brooklyn Avenue.
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Date
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1975-07-29
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Early Platte County Schools Served Black Children
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Description
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Article contains brief histories of three Platte County schools--Benjamin Banneker School (Parkville, MO); Dunbar School (Platte City, MO); Mary Bethune School (Weston, MO)--that were built in the 19th century for the education of African American children.
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Date
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2014-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Penn School: Westport's Historic School for Black Children
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Description
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Article tells the story of Penn School on Pennsylvania Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streets. Penn School is less well-known than other African American schools because it was small and served a neighborhood (Westport) not generally associated with the African American community. The school closed in 1955 and was demolished in 1969 following a fire. A plaque commemorates the site.
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Date
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2006-01
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Object Type
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Newsletter Article
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Title
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Hard to Place Children
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Description
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Need for adequate homes, factors to be considered, and estimating number of eligible adoptive homes.
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Date
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1955-05
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Object Type
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Report
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Title
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Children Boarding a Bus
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Description
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Children boarding a bus at 15th and Campbell streets. The photograph was used as part of the Street Car Conduct project of the Junior Officer Council.
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Date
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1946
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Children At Playground
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Description
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Children atop and near wagon at an unidentified playground.
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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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Colored Child Welfare Stations in Kansas City
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Description
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Article about Child Welfare Stations and Well Baby Clinics utilized in the growth of care for black babies in Kansas City.
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Date
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1924-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 56 with Children
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing nine advertising cards showing the following:1. An African American man holding a duck and basket. Card says: "Chas. E. Marsh, Printer and Stationer, Greenville, N. H."2. Two cards for:.""Curtis Davis and Co. Boston, Mass. Welcome Soap." showing a woman holding a baby while a man admires it and a sailor running to embrace a woman. Lower right corner of both cards says: "Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, New York."3. A child holding up a bottle labeled, "Burdock Blood Bitters."4. A child playing a mandolin.5. Flowers and a geometric border. Card says: "Reward of Merit to Hattie Light by Mollie Hayes, Teacher.."(Names are handwritten.)6. A girl holding flowers.7. A coachman with a whip and very large head.8. Two children sitting in a chair with a doll and a brochure with a man leaning over the back watching them. Card says: "Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Cures Colds, Coughs, and all Diseases of the Throat and Lungs. Prepared by J. C. Ayers and Co. Lowell, Mass, U. S. A."
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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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Boys Swimming in a Fountain
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Description
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View of a group of Black children swimming in an unidentified fountain, possibly located near the Garrison school and library.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Bruce Area Clean-Up
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Description
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Children participating in the Bruce Area clean-up.
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Date
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1945-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Mill Creek Boulevard from 42nd Street
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Description
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View looking north along the Mill Creek Boulevard path from 42nd Street. Houses can be seen in the background. Two individuals standing together and a child can be seen.
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Date
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1910-04-26
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Object Type
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Photograph
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