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Title
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Indiana Avenue Residence
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Description
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View of residence at 2725 Indiana Avenue. Douglas Wasama and the Historic Kansas City Foundation received awards for their work in restoring this home.
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Date
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1982
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City: Where the Pioneers' Hopes Were Highest
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Description
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History of the city and its various directions in development both geographically and culturally, with photos and illustrations of different parts of the city, including architectural landmarks.
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Date
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1979-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Martin Luther King Junior High School
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Description
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Partial view of Martin Luther King Junior High School (facilities shared by Mary Weeks Elementary School), located at 43rd Street and Indiana Avenue. Architects Kivett & Meyers received an award for their design of these facilities for the Kansas City, Missouri School District.
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Date
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1970
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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P34-2 Kansas City Art Commission Award Photographs-Landmarks Commission Finding Aid
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Description
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Collection of 122 8' x 10' color photographs documenting the winners of biannual architecture and urban design awards granted by the Kansas City Art Commission from 1964 through 1988. Subjects include buildings, neighborhoods, parks, signage, streetscapes, gardens, and other features of the built environment that were considered to have enhanced the visual beauty of the city.
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Date
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1964/1988
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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A Pennsylvania Family Brings Its Barn to Kansas
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Description
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Article about the "cultural transplantation" of Pennsylvania barn styles to Kansas, through such families as the Henrys, with several photos and illustrations.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Architecture in the Boon's Lick Country
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Description
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History of architecture in Cooper County and Howard County, Missouri, in the "Boon's Lick country." Comparison of the buildings from the period of 1819-1870 to those afterward in terms of the statements made about the cultural change after the Civil War.
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Date
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1950-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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German Influence on Hermann Houses
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Description
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Article about the German cultural and architectural influences on the predominantly German town of Hermann, Missouri, with photos of many houses and public buildings.
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Date
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1954-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The materials within the KCPL Reference Hard to Find (HTF) Collection were compiled by Kansas City Public Library reference librarians and staff members to provide an easy to access source of information concerning topics of local and regional interest. The collection primarily consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, other forms of printed material, and typed notecards.
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Date
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1980/2005
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC223 Folly Theater Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Open since 1900, the Folly Theater has assumed several names and identities over the decades, from a vaudeville, burlesque, and Shakespearean playhouse to an X-rated movie theater. Today, it serves as Kansas City’s oldest performing arts venue. The Folly Theater Collection contains photographs, scrapbooks, posters, administrative and financial records, building blueprints, and various artifacts that document the theater’s diverse history.
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Date
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1877/2014
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Object Type
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Finding Aid