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Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse
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Description
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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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Title
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Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse
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Description
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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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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Photograph
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United States Courthouse and Post Office
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Description
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Close-up view of entrance to the U.S. Courthouse at 811 Grand Avenue. This building replaced the former Federal Building at this location.
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Date
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1989
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Salvation Army Christmas Tree
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Description
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Salvation Army Christmas Tree in front of WDAF-TV; located on northwest corner of 31st and Southwest Trafficway.
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Date
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1991
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Object Type
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Photograph
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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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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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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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Title
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Revolutionary Cigar Factory Didn't Last Long in Kansas City
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Description
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The American Cigar Co. announced in 1929 that they would open "the world's largest and finest cigar factory in Kansas City." The company opened in early 1930 at 6300 St. John in northeast Kansas City. But just two years later the company would close and remain empty until 1935, when Luce Packwood Manufacturing Co. located its operations there.
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Date
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1989-01-04
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Multimillionaire Kept Low Profile
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Description
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Article on Lamon Vernon Harkness, who lived in Kansas City, Missouri from 1888 to 1891. Harkness inherited his wealth from his father, S.V. Harkness, who was a partner in Standard Oil. He was reported to be one of the wealthiest men in the United States, �??second only to Rockefeller.�?� Harkness built a mansion at 3125 Troost Avenue in an area called �??Millionaire�??s Row.�?� He did not stay in Kansas City long, leaving in 1891 to move to Kentucky.
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Date
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1990-02-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Walnut Street
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Description
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Street level view of the northeast corner of Walnut at 13th Street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Close-up of the Copeland's U.S. Army Store located at 1305 Walnut Street with their sign in view painted on the building.
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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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Country Club Congregational Church
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Description
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Full frontal view of the Country Club Congregational Church (United Church of Christ), located at 205 W. 65th.
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Date
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1990
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Truman Library
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Description
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Full frontal view, looking north.
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Date
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1993
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Object Type
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Photograph
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