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Title
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Water Works in Kansas City
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Description
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Illustrations, with captions, of three water works plants, with description of the Kansas City Water Department's operations. Kansas City is the largest city in the world supplied by direct pressure, and is the only large city in the world which can not be supplied in any other way.
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Souvenir of Kansas City and Her Fire Department
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Description
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Photo and ad for John Owens, "Blacksmith and Horse-Shoer" at 108 East 8th Street, "fitt[ing] the noted white team [of fire horses] with shoes for their London trip."
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Souvenir of Kansas City and Her Fire Department
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Description
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Photos and illustration of the Kansas City Stock Yards Horse and Mule Department, managed by W. S. Tough and his son J. S. Tough (both pictured with various mules and horses, etc.).
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Versailles Sheet
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Description
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Topographical map of areas of Morgan, Camden, and Miller counties in Missouri, including segments of the Osage and Niangua rivers and the towns of Bagnell and Versailles. Map depicts railroads and a local iron works.
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Souvenir of Kansas City and Her Fire Department
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Description
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Photo and bio of Major B. F. Jones, or Benjamin Jones, superintendent of the Kansas City Water Works, with information about the Water Department's cooperation with the Fire Department.
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Book
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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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Souvenir of Kansas City and Her Fire Department
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Description
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Photo (of Willis) and illustrations (of various firefighting devices) for "the Cornelius Callahan Company's fire department supplies," handled by treasurer George Willis.
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Souvenir of Kansas City and Her Fire Department
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Description
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Photo of a horse and description of the Shetland Farm, "on the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad, ten miles from Kansas City, the property of Conway F. Holmes, the well-known capitalist and street railway manager of this city, who finds it a delightful summer home."
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Unidentified Man
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Description
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Charcoal portrait of unidentified man with suit coat, vest, shirt, and tie. Drawing is signed by the artist with "93" immediately below the signature.
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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William (Bill) T. Anderson
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Description
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Charcoal portrait of Bill Anderson in jacket with top button closed, shirt, carvat, and a brimmed hat with a lone star on the upturned brim and embellished with an ostrich plume. The drawing is signed by the artist with "93" immediately below the signature. At the bottom right corner, "Wm. Anderson" is written in different handwriting and black ink.
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Unidentified Man
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Description
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Charcoal portrait of unidentified man with suit coat, shirt, and tie. Drawing is signed by the artist with "93" immediately below the signature.
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Unidentified Man in Uniform
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Description
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Charcoal portrait of unidentified guerrilla dressed in coat or cloak, shirt, and hat similar to a beret adorned with a plume and three large and two small stars on the headband. Subject holds a pistol. Drawing is signed by the artist with "93" immediately below the signature.
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Alexander Franklin (Frank) James
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Description
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Charcoal portrait of Frank James dressed in what appears to be a Confederate cavalry uniform. Drawing is signed by the artist with "93" immediately below the signature. Not visible in the image is "Frank James" written in blue ink in lower right corner edge.
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Jesse Hamlett
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Description
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Charcoal portrait of Jesse Hamlett (sometimes spelled Hamlet) in suit coat, vest, tie, and hat. The drawing is signed by the artist with "93" immediately below the signature. At the bottom right corner, "Jesse Hamlet" is written in different handwriting and black ink.
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Unidentified Civil War Soldier or Guerrilla
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Description
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Charcoal portrait of unidentified person in cloak, shirt, and hat with plume andfive stars on the hatband. Drawing is signed by the artist with "93" immediately below the signature. Person in this drawing is taken from another drawing (MVO-101F).
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Unidentified Civil War Soldier or Guerrilla
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Description
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Charcoal portrait of unidentified Civil War soldier or guerrilla in uniform with cloak. Drawing is signed by the artist with "93" immediately below the signature. Person in this drawing is from another drawing in this collection (MVO-101F).
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Date
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1893
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Artwork
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