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Title
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Interview with Linda Lighton
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Description
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Interview with Linda Lighton about the history of the Woolf Brothers clothing stores, which he father worked at and later owned. She discusses the company's origins in the late 1800s, selling men's clothing and haberdashery at 1020 Walnut, and its expansion over the decades to locations at the Plaza, area malls, and regional cities, as well as expanding to sell women's clothing. She also discusses the life of Herbert Woolf, the Kansas City Jewish community, and says that she heard Herbert Woolf "discovered" actress Jean Harlow. She connects the decline of the business to the 1977 flood that damaged the Plaza store and her father Alfred being shot in a mugging, as well as the ascendance of clothing and department store chains in the 1980s.
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Date
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2011-05-13
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Object Type
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Video Recording
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Title
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Flood Scene
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Description
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View looking north along Walnut Street from 6th Street during a 1908 flood. The Missouri River can be seen in the distance. Several downtown buildings are in view. Signs for the New Nelson building, the Henry House hotel, and the Clay Auction Company can be seen.
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Date
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1908
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church
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Description
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Exterior view southeast of the second St. Mary's Episcopal Church building once located at 8th and Walnut streets. A portion of Central Presbyterian Church that once stood on the southwest corner of 8th Street and Grand Avenue can be seen on the left hand side of the image. Two priests standing on the front steps are in view.
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Date
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1886
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Looking East from 7th and Walnut
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Description
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View looking east from the corner of 7th and Walnut streets. Several early houses once located in the downtown area can be seen.
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Date
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1871
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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John S. Campbell Residence
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Description
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Group posed outside of the John S. Campbell residence that once stood at 7th and Walnut streets.
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Date
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1871
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Looking Northwest from Public Square
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Description
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View looking northwest from the public square between Main and Walnut streets; and 4th and 5th streets. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen.
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Date
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1870-05
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 2, 1909-1937, Page p241
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 13th Street south to E. 15th Street and from Main Street east to Grand Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1937
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 2, 1909-1937, Page p157
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City Old Town from E. 3rd Street south to E. Missouri Avenue and from Main Street east to Walnut, showing buildings, streets and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1937
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 2, 1909-1937, Page p207
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 7th Street south to E. 9th Street and from Main Street east to Walnut Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1937
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1957, Page p313
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 17th Street south to E. 19th Street and from Main Street east to Grand Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1957
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1950, Page p301
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from Truman Road south to E. 17th Street and from Main Street east to Grand Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1950
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 4, 1909-1950, Page p527
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 39th Street south to E. 40th Street and from Walnut Street east to Locust Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1950
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 4, 1909-1950, Page p477
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from W. 34th Street south to W. 36th Street and from Baltimore Avenue east to Warwick Boulevard, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1950
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1957, Page p822
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 61st Street south to E. 63rd Street and from Walnut Street east to Oak Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1917/1957
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1957, Page p816
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from W. 58th Street south to Morningside Drive and from Brookside Boulevard east to Grand Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1917/1957
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1957, Page p818
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from Huntington Road south to W. 61st Street Terrace and from Brookside Boulevard east to Walnut Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1917/1957
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 2, 1909-1937, Page p193
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. Missouri Avenue south to E. 7th Street and from Main Street east to Walnut, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1937
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 9, 1930-1957, Page p1010
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 73rd Street south to E. 74th Street and from Main Street east to Grand Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1930/1957
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 9, 1930-1957, Page p1017
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 73rd Street south to E. 75th Street and from Baltimore Avenue east to Oak Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. At top of map, "Add'l Sheet, Jan. 1934."
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Date
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1930/1957
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Object Type
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Map
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