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Title
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Settlement Reached in Death of 114th Victim
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Description
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Information about John Dixon, a Warrensburg, Missouri, man killed by the collapse of the Hyatt Regency Hotel skywalk in Kansas City in 1981.
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Date
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1982-03-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Sexton Hotel
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Description
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Postcard of the Sexton Hotel, once located at 15-17 W. 12th Street.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Stars Abound at Kling & Allen Recreation
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Description
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Description of Kling & Allen Recreation lounge, the "deluxe billiard parlor in the Dixon Hotel on 12th Street," host to such luminaries as Bob Hope and Willie Mosconi, with photo of Bennie Allen, "National Snooker Champion" and operator of the "luxurious billiard parlor" along with "Mrs. Lillian Kling, widow of the late great baseball catcher, Johnnie Kling."
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Date
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1950
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Modishly Moorish in Kansas City
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Description
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Photo, map, and article about the Raphael Hotel at 325 Ward Parkway, built in opulent "Moorish" architectural style as part of the Country Club Plaza in the 1920s.
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Date
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1991-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Quality Hill--A Study in Heredity
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Description
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Thorough article about the early history of Quality Hill on the west side of Downtown in "post-bellum Kansas City," and the area's ethnic and genealogical traditions. Numerous details about contrasts between Northern and Southern citizens' customs, addresses, and titles, with other information such as street name origins, etc.
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Date
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1941-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Ramos Vertical File List
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Description
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A list of the file names in the Ramos collection. This collection includes books, pamphlets, newspaper articles, and vertical files relating to the African American experience. Begun around 1920 by librarians at Kansas City Public Library's Lincoln High School Branch, the John F. Ramos Collection contains information on both local and national topics. Other resources can be found by searching the online catalog.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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