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Title
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Kansas City International Airport
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Description
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Photo and history of Kansas City International Airport, established in 1972 as "the third largest in area in the United States (only JFK in New York and San Francisco International are larger)," served by a high of 26 carriers in 1983, with description of its origins starting in 1952.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Lou Holland
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Description
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Photo and biographical description of Lou Holland, a prominent Kansas City aviation promoter "from the 1920s until his death in 1960," becoming president of the Chamber of Commerce and "instrumental in getting air mail service into Kansas City in 1926" and in establishing the Downtown Airport in 1927, etc.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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River-Horse: The Logbook of a Boat across America
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Description
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Map and two chapters of the book describing the author's (native Kansas Citian William Least Heat-Moon) riverboat voyage up the Missouri River through the Kansas City area (including Lexington, Fort Osage, the Little Blue River, Parkville, and Fort Leavenworth, etc.) in the late 1990s, describing the area's history and appearance, and culture, etc.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Book Section
