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Title
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5th Annual Vacation Goodwill Special Tour to Bella Vista, Ark.
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Description
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Group portrait of participants of the South Central Business Association's 5th annual Vacation-Goodwill-Special Tour to Bella Vista, Arkansas. The group is posed in front of four Greyhound buses. Identified on the photograph are: Jack Rieger, President; N. E. Paton, Secretary; A. O. Sackin, General Chairman; and G. L. Smalley, Vice President. Police officers posing with motorcycles are on each side of the group.
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Date
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1934-05
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Human Wolves - Seventeen Years of War on Crime
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Description
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Book by Lear B. Reed, former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent and Kansas City Police Chief (July 11, 1939 - September 30, 1941). Reed tells the story of his work with the FBI, his decision to accept the role of Kansas City Police Chief, and his efforts to fight corruption within the department.
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Date
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1941
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.104
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Description
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Page 104 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A photograph of an unidentified scout from Troop 177 holding flag and an unidentified police officer standing on a state before a crowd is attached to the page.
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Date
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1940~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Lafayette A. Tillman Portrait
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Description
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Standing portrait of Lafayette A. Tillman wearing a police uniform and holding a baton, or night stick.
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Date
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1902
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Lafayette A. Tillman Portrait
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Description
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Formal head and shoulders portrait of Lafayette A. Tillman wearing a police uniform.
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Date
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1914
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Motorcycle Division - Metropolitan Police Department
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Description
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Panoramic photograph of the Motorcycle Division of the Kansas City Police Department posed in front of Shelter House #1 in Swope Park. A note on the photograph reads: 30 of the 45 Harley Davidsons in use by this department. Cars can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.06
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Description
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Page 6 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A group portrait labeled Detectives and Special Men is attached to the upper right hand corner of the page. A group portrait of police officers posed outside of Station No. 3, once located on Southwest Boulevard, is attached to the lower right hand corner of the page. The names of those pictured are listed below each photograph. On the left hand side of the page is a 1935 Christmas and New Year greeting card from Captain Hugh M. Dougherty.
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Date
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1901
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook
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Description
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A scrapbook compiled by Captain Hugh M. Dougherty of the Kansas City Police Department. Items relevant to the history of the department and his career are included. Born in 1875, Dougherty was hired by the KCPD in 1917. In 1932, he was made commander of the Sheffield Police Station. In addition to his career, photographs and clippings from his work with Boy Scouts Troop 177 and the KCPD Junior Patrol are included. Dougherty retired in 1940 and passed away in 1946.
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Man Repairing Police Car
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Description
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Man inside a police car repairing the underside of steering column or dashboard.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Willis Wood Burlesque
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Description
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View looking northeast of the Willis Wood Theatre that once stood at 11th Street and Baltimore Avenue. Signs advertising burlesque, the Cabaret Girls show, and an appearance by boxer Packey (Packy) McFarland can be seen. Pedestrians, a police officer, and cars parked on the streets are in view.
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Date
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1914-03
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Police Residency Bill Now Includes KC
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Description
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Details how Kansas City was included in a bill in the Missouri house that removed residency requirements for police officers. The bill was target at St. Louis, which has a difficult time recruiting police officers due to requirements that they live within the St. Louis City limits. Though supported by the Fraternal Order of Police, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas opposed the inclusion of Kansas City.
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Date
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2020-01-23
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Object Type
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Newspaper
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Title
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Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.12
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Description
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Page 12 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A group portrait of police officers labeled Country Club Station #3 is attached to the page. The names of some of the pictured officers are recorded beneath the image.
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Date
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1934-09
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.39
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Description
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Page 40 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. Group portrait of police officers posed outside of the Flora Avenue Station. Names of some of the pictured officers are recorded above the image.
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Date
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1934-09
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.28
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Description
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Page 28 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A group portrait of police officers posed outside of Country Club Station #3. Names of some of the pictured officers are recorded below the image.
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Date
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1934-09
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.103
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Description
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Page 103 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A view looking east of police officers and a priest posed outside of the St. James Catholic Church at 3901 Harrison Street is attached to the page.
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Date
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1940-04-21
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.108
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Description
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Page 108 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A clipping related to the additions of Edgar Shook, Russell F. Greiner, George Fiske, and Milton B. Schweiger to the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners is attached to the page.
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Date
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1939-07-11
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.02
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Description
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Page 2 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A group portrait of police officers labeled Headquarters Shift #3 taken at the City Hall building that once stood at 5th and Main streets is attached to the page. Names of some of the officers in the photograph are recorded on the page.
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Date
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1934-09
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.35
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Description
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Page 35 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A group portrait of police officers in the Detective Force taken at the City Hall building once located at 5th and Main streets is attached to the pages. Names of some of the pictured officers are listed below the image.
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Date
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1932
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.14
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Description
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Page 14 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A group portrait of police officers labeled Traffic Squad is attached to the page. Some of the names of the pictured officers are recorded below the image.
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Date
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1934-09
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Object Type
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Photograph
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