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Title
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Thomas H. Swope Memorial
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Description
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View looking west from Thomas H. Swope Memorial located in Swope Park. The Swope Park Lagoon is visible below the Memorial.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Swope Park
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Description
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View of the Swope Park Lagoon located in Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Swope Park
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Description
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View of a portion of the Swope Park Lagoon located in the park.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Penn Valley Park
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Description
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View of Penn Valley Park, looking toward the north/northeast, shows lake in foreground and Kansas City skyline in distance.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Wildwood Lake
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Description
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Identified as one of the lakes at Wildwood Lakes, an entertainment facility located in the Raytown, Missouri, area of Jackson County. It was situated on Woodson Road between what was then Highway 40 and 50. The area was developed in the late 1920s. This view shows the swimming and picnic area.
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Penn Valley Lake
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Description
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View of Penn Valley Lake located in Penn Valley Park in Kansas City, Missouri. Park is located between Broadway Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue, north of 29th Street.
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Mrs. Maud Thompson
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Description
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Obituary for Mrs. Maud Thompson (a native of West Virginia), "93 years old, widow of one of the largest landholders in Missouri" with residence at Highland farm east of Lee's Summit." Description of her husband, Milton Thompson, a native of Atchison, Kansas, and a real estate investor dying in 1931, "four years after he and another man formed the Lake Lotawana Development company" and "the company that developed Lake Tapawingo."
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Date
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1967-11-15
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1957, Page p792
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Description
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A portion of eastern Kansas City from E. 67th Street south to E. 69th Street and from Myrtle Avenue east to Elmwood Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Separate sections show Hillcrest Country Club, George H. Nettleton Home for Aged Ladies, Park Gate, Associated Lumber and Millwork Company, and Blue Ridge Park. 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 p801
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Description
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A portion of western Kansas City from W. 51st Street south to W. 54th Street Terrace and from Belleview Avenue east to Wornall Road, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Sheet includes a section of Wornall Manor. 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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Map of Lake-Of-The-Ozarks and Vicinity
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Description
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Map of the Lake of the Ozarks area showing resorts, streams, regional recreational area, and different types of highways. Locations in Benton, Camden, Morgan, Miller and Hickory Counties are shown. Inset map shows the lake region within the state of Missouri. Reverse side of map includes a list of resort and business members of the Lake-of-the-Ozarks Association, as well as an advertisement for Musser's Ozark Resort.
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Date
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1936
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Lake Kezar Lodge
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Description
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Appears to be a greeting card signed by Rudy Vallee. Signed, "The Lodge at Lake Kezar, Maine. Season's Greetings, Rudy Vallee."
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Medicine Park, Oklahoma
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Description
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Exterior view of lake and swimmers. Indentified on the front of the postcard as: "Medicine Park, Okla., Mt. Scott in Distance, Near Camp Doniphan." Battery A was sent to Camp Doniphan at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for their military training for World War I.
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Date
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1917~
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The materials within the KCPL Reference Hard to Find (HTF) Collection were compiled by Kansas City Public Library reference librarians and staff members to provide an easy to access source of information concerning topics of local and regional interest. The collection primarily consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, other forms of printed material, and typed notecards.
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Date
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1980/2005
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Lake Hiwassee Now a Distant Memory
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Description
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Postcard image of and short article about Lake Hiwassee, a man-made lake formerly located at 63rd and Indiana Lane in the Country Club District. The lake featured two islands connected by rustic bridges with picnic shelters. Developer J.C. Nichols created Lake Hiwassee in the 1920s, as well as Willow Lake (63rd and Ensley), as a recreational destination for families. However, it was eventually filled-in due to frequent incidences of vandalism and debris from flooding.
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Date
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2013-05-15
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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When Rockaway Beach Rocked
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Description
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Postcard image and short article about the development of Rockaway Beach on Lake Taneycomo in the Ozarks. The resort community was developed in the early-1900s by Kansas City businessman and realtor Willard Merriam. It remained a popular recreational spot until Table Rock Dam was constructed in 1958.
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Date
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2011-08-24
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Ashby Quadrangle
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Description
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Topographical map of areas of Otter Tail and Grant counties in Minnesota, including Stalker, Ten Mile, Pomme de Terre, Pelican, and Christina lakes. Map also depicts schools, railroads, and roads of various grades.
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Date
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1913
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Lakeview Heights Quadrangle
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Description
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Topographical map of Lakeview Heights quandrangle in Benton County that includes part of the Lake of the Ozarks, Cole Camp Creek, Indian Creek, and other smaller creeks.
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Date
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1936
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Western Missouri Land-O-Lakes Association
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Description
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Map covers areas from southern Kansas City east to Boonville, to the western corner of Barton County east to Springfield. Map depicts completed lakes in this area and lakes approved or under construction. Map also shows wildlife areas, cities, counties and roads. The reverse side includes descriptions about the Kaysinger Bluff, Pomme De Terre and Stockton Dams, as well as listings of points of interests in each of those areas.
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Date
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1961/1966
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Object Type
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Map