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. ..Presenting Elmer C. Rhoden: Swing Nominee for Man of the Month
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Illustration and biographical article about Elmer Rhoden, "president of the American Golden Saddle Horse Association. ..probably the world's best-known breeder of gaited horses," and "chairman of the 1947 American Royal Horse Show. ..the largest horse show ever held in America." Also a native of Iowa raised in Omaha before coming to Kansas City in 1920 "as branch manager of the Associated First National Pictures exchange" and later "chairman of the War Manpower Commission" in Kansas City during World War II
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1947-11
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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The $5,000 Check That "Tom" Accepted
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Photo and caption about the possible embezzlement of a check endorsed only by Tom Pendergast for the city government's bill for sewer work done by the Kelly-Dennis contractors.
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1924-04-04
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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10 Shining Years For KC Curlers
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The author in his newspaper commentary column discusses the 10th anniversary of the sculpture atop the pylons at Bartle Hall, often referred to as "hair curlers". The name of the sculpture is "Sky Stations" and it was designed by R. M. Fischer. The artist's intention was to evoke the art deco fixtures in Municipal Auditorium. There was much criticism at the beginning, but now the work is perhaps the most noticeable work of art in the city. Mr. Fischer will be in Kansas City soon as a consultant to the Bartle Hall renovation.
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2004-06-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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105 Artists are Right at Home
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Article on the art collection of John "Topper" Johntz of Prairie Village. Johntz has over 800 pieces by 105 artists in his home, including works by Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Francisco de Goya, Mark Chagall, and Paul Cezannes. A former divorce attorney, Johntz and his wife began collecting art in 1969.
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Date
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2012-11-24
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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10th Street
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View facing west on 10th Street from intersection with Wyandotte. Men working on street are visible.
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1946-12-17
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Object Type
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Photograph
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1908 Flood, Morris Packing Plant
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Description
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Postcard of the Morris Packing Plant in the West Bottoms in Kansas City, Kansas, during the 1908 flood.
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Date
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1908
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Object Type
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Postcard
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1908 Flood, near Union Depot
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Postcard view near Union Depot in the West Bottoms during the 1908 flood.
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1908-06-19
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Object Type
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Postcard
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1918 Flu Epidemic More Deadly Than Germans
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Short article details the involvement of Camp Funston and Fort Riley with the spread of the Spanish Flu in 1918. "Since Fort Riley was a cavalry outpost, there were hundreds of horses and mules also living on the base--hundreds of animals producing tons of excrement. The most efficient way to dispose of the dung was to burn it. Such a fire had been set on March 9 when a ferocious dust storm kicked up that same day. The dust combined with the smoke of the burning dung heaps blackened the skies in Kansas--'dead black,' some said." Shortly after this incident, men started to come down with the flu. "More Americans died as a result of the Spanish Flu than were killed in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined."
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Date
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2005
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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1951 Flood
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Description
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Unidentified guardsmen performing clean-up work at 20th and Kansas Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1977 Flood
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"Kansas City applied to the federal government yesterday for an advance of $500,000 on a total of $1,354,711 in damages to city facilities in the flood Sept. 12. The application to the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration of the Department of Housing and Urban Development was signed by Glen J. Hopkins, deputy city manager. It said $195,000 has been spent to date on eligible work and estimated that $305,000 would be spent in the next 60 days. A supplemental application for more money is to be submitted in about two weeks. Specific figures for damage to city property in the application: $134,734 for debris clearance; $6,361 for protective measures; $789,803 for road systems; $239,408 for water control facilities; $24,428 for public buildings and equipment; $108,330 for public utilities and $51,647 for other damages. A response to the application is expected in about a month, Hopkins said."
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1977-10-29
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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