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Title
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Homegoing of Loved Ones in Historical Leeds Cemetery
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Description
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This program from the event marking the renovation of Leeds Cemetery sponsored by the Midwest Afro-American Genealogical Interest Coalition (M.A.G.I.C.) includes a list of persons interred in the cemetery.
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Date
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2008-09-20
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Object Type
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Pamphlet
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Title
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Community Was Rich In Sharing
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Description
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The current exhibit on the African American community in Leeds, Missouri, is commented on by Steve Penn in his column. The exhibit is located, until September, 2003, at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center and is sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Although the community was poor in material wealth it was rich in togetherness.
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Date
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2003-07-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Leeds, Missouri, Street Scene
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Description
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View down a street in Leeds, Missouri. A truck is visible on right. Polfer & Renick General Merchants sign and store is visible on left.
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Date
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1916-02
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Jackson County Highway Engineers
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Description
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Four men identified as County Highway Engineers standing by a car which says Jackson County No. 4. Location identified as Leeds, Missouri. Leeds Hotel is visible behind them.
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Date
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1916-02
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and in 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and in 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
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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. 6, 1917-1957, Page p847
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Description
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A portion of the Kansas City Municipal Farm and House of Corrections, located 1.5 miles southeast of Leeds, Missouri, showing buildings and streets. 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 p860
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Description
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A portion of Leeds, Missouri, from E. 37th Street south to E. 40th Street and from Bennington Avenue east to Raytown Road, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. Noted at top of map, "(705-706-707-724-Vol. 5) Add'l Sheet, Nov. 1939."
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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 p859
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Description
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A portion of Leeds, Missouri, from E. 37th Street south to E. 40th Street and from Belmont Avenue east to Bennington Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. Noted at top of map, "(705-706-722-Vol. 5) Add'l Sheet, Nov. 1939."
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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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Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital, built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4).Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and in 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and in 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
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Date
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1940~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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Exteroir view of the entrance to the city's Tuberculosis Hospital located in Leeds. Photograph published in the "Municipal Mirror", December, 1946, p. 6, MVSC 092 M96 with a caption that reads: "The Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital."
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital, built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. (Jackson County Medical Journal, Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital, built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. (Jackson County Medical Journal, Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital, built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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Interior view of African American patients lying in hospital beds. The photograph was published in the "Municipal Mirror", December, 1946, p. 7, MVSC 092 M96 and captioned as: "West Ward 1D" (KC Tuberculosis Hospital).
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital Operating Room
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Description
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Interior view of an operating room showing operating table and equipment. Identified on the back of the picture as the operating room at the Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital.
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Leeds, MO, 37th Street
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Description
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Postcard showing 37th Street in Leeds, Missouri.
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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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