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Title
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Kansas City, Kans.-Mo. Street Map
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Description
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Street map of Kansas City and surrounding area including Wyandotte and Johnson Counties in Kansas, North Kansas City, Independence, and Raytown; enlarged map of downtown inset. Indexes suburbs, points of interest, colleges, hospitals, transportation terminals, golf courses, parks, and streets
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Date
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1968
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Smith Woods
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Description
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Photo and bio of Smith Woods (1830-1888), mayor of Kansas City in 1874. Native of Indiana moving to Leavenworth, Kansas in 1858 as a furniture dealer before coming to Kansas City in 1870 as a real estate investor, building his own residence at 1720 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Date
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1968
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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James Cowgill
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Description
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Photo and bio of Judge James Cowgill (1848-1922), mayor from 1918 to 1921, "[t]he only mayor who died while in office," born in Indiana and coming to Kansas City in 1913 as president of the Pioneer Life Insurance Company.
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Date
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1968
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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James Slavens
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Description
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Photo and bio of J. W. L. Slavens, or James Slavens (1838-1905), mayor of Kansas City in 1877 and mayor of Westport in 1895 before its annexation. Native of Indiana serving the Union in the Civil War before coming to Kansas City in 1866 as a lawyer and meat packer and city treasurer the next year, with residences at 10th and Jefferson Streets and later 3016 Oak Street.
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Date
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1968
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Object Type
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Book Section