Photos and articles about the "EE 2000 expo" (Energizing Entrepreneurs exposition) in Kansas City supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and held in Bartle Hall in 2000. Profiles of local participants such as (1) Danny O'Neill, founder of The Roasterie," (2) Dan Dye and Mark Beckloff, founders of Three Dog Bakery," and (3) "Guy Kawasaki, the CEO of garage.com," et al.
Biographical article about the meeting of William Quantrill's mother, "Mrs. Quantrill [Caroline Clarke Quantrill or Caroline Quantrill]," and Jesse's James's mother, Zerelda James Samuel, or Zerelda Samuel, following Jesse's death in 1882.
Interior view of a unidentified male patient lying in hospital bed with two unidentified medical attendants, one apparently drawing blood from the patient's arm. Probably taken at General Hospital No. 1.
Whole issue devoted to Lewis and Clark. Articles include the following: "A St. Louis River Map Guides The Lewis and Clark Expedition;" "Conquering The Lower Missouri;" "Lewis and Clark in Missouri Timeline;" "A World of Women;" "Mandan and Hidatsa Perspectives on Lewis and Clark: Past and Present;" "The Death of Meriwether Lewis: An Unsolved Mystery;" "'A Notion About Freedom': The Relationship of William Clark and York;" "The Council That Changed The West: William Clark at Portage des Sioux;" "Many Nations, Many Voices;" "After The Applause;" and "A New Look at The Lewis and Clark Expedition." Also includes "Treasures from The Collections: Lewis and Clark Objects from The MHS Collections Are Highlighted by The Museum Curators" and "Letters from Meriwether Lewis to His Mother, Lucy Marks."
Mrs. Myrtle Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was acquitted. This photo sat on the dresser in her apartment and was used in the Journal-Post coverage of the murder and trial. The trial took place in the Criminal Court building, Jackson County, Missouri, February and March of 1931. See page 24, Kansas City Journal-Post, February 27, 1931. This photo was also used in the same paper September 30, 1929, front page, the day after the murder, and again February 22, 1931, front page.