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Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse
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Front entrance view of the Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse located on 9th Street between Locust and Oak in downtown Kansas City. View is looking toward the north. The courthouse services the Western District of Missouri.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse
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Full, street-level view of the Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse located on 9th Street between Locust and Oak in downtown Kansas City. View is looking toward the north, showing the front of the building. The courthouse services the federal court for the Western District of Missouri.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse
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Exterior, close up view of the main extrance to the Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse located on 9th Street between Locust and Oak in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. View is looking toward the north.
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1999
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Kansas City Military Airports
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One page of the history of military airports in Kansas City and vicinity, starting with Richards Field in 1922 and continuing with the Sherman Army Airfield at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1923; Fairfax Airport in 1929; Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in 1941 (becoming Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport in 1994); the Olathe Naval Air Station in 1942; and Whiteman Air Force Base in 1942 in Knob Noster, Missouri (starting as the Glider Base in Sedalia, Missouri).
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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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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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Kansas City Biography: Charles E. Whittaker
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Article about the life of Kansas City lawyer and later United States Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Whittaker and the 1998 new federal courthouse named for him at 9th and Locust Streets, with photos.
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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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Downtown Skyline
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Description
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View looking southwest from 10th and Locust. UMB (United Missouri Bank) Technology Center on Oak Street in foreground.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Octave Chanute
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Photo and biographical description of Octave Chanute (1832-1910), "a civil engineer involved in bridge building, glider design, and flying machines," native to France and emigrating to Kansas City in 1867, designing the Hannibal Bridge and Stockyards here before experimenting with and writing about early aircrafts, including advising the Wright brothers before their invention of the airplane.
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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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Weston United Methodist Renovating Historic Church
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Description
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Weston Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was dedicated in 1868. Friends of Sacred Structurees Technical Assistance Team is assisting the Church in the first major renovation of its historic structure.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Newsletter Article
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Title
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Lou Holland
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Description
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Short biography of Kansas Citian Lou Holland (1878-1960) written by Donald B. Oster. Holland was a promoter of aviation for the city. Includes citations.
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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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Hotel Schuyler
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Description
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View looking toward the northwest showing the south side of the Hotel Schuyler located between 10th and 11th Streets on the east side of Locust (1017 Locust) in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The hotel was torn down in November 1999 as part of the Civic Mall/Ilus W. Davis Park redevelopment area. The two-story UMB Technology Center building located on Oak Street is visible to the west of the hotel.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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More Odd & Peculiar--Unusual Town Names in All Fifty States
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Description
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Two pages about the origin and history of the names of Jefferson City and its three capitol buildings, the state of Missouri and its "Show Me State" slogan, and small towns and ghost towns in Missouri, including Mapaville, Medoc, Devil's Elbow, Frankenstein, and Success.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Book
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Petticoat Lane
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Description
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Street level view looking toward the east down 11th Street or Petticoat Lane in downtown Kansas City. View is taken at Walnut Street and provides a partial side view of the UMB bank on the left.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Photograph
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