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Title: Pole Marks Center of Franklin Town Square Where the Santa Fe Trail Began in 1821
Description: Article describes the March 16, 2005 erection of a marker pole at the center of the Franklin, Missouri town square, where the Santa Fe Trail began in 1821. The pole, which stands on the private property of Bob and Joyce Biesemeyer, is visible from the nearby road.
Date: 2005-05
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Missouri's Program for Highway Historic Marking, 1953-1955
Description: Photos, illustrations, and first in a series of articles about the marking of historic sites on Missouri highways by the State Highway Commission, including the Kansas City area (Platte County, Missouri).
Date: 1957-10
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Corps of Discovery Sculpture
Description: The bronze statue entitled "Corps of Discovery" is located in Case Park at 8th and Jefferson streets in Kansas City, Missouri. Sculpted by Eugene Daub, the Lewis and Clark statue, commemorating the Lewis and Clark expedition, is 18 feet tall and 21 feet wide. The five figures are Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea, York, and Seaman, Lewis' dog. It was dedicated April 20, 2000. A replica of the sculpture can be seen in the Missouri Valley Room of the Kansas City Public Library.
Date: 2003
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Corps of Discovery Sculpture
Description: The bronze statue entitled "Corps of Discovery" is located in Case Park at 8th and Jefferson streets in Kansas City, Missouri. Sculpted by Eugene Daub, the Lewis and Clark statue, commemorating the Lewis and Clark expedition, is 18 feet tall and 21 feet wide. The five figures are Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea, York, and Seaman, Lewis' dog. It was dedicated April 20, 2000. A replica of the sculpture can be seen in the Missouri Valley Room of the Kansas City Public Library.
Date: 2003
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Liberty Memorial Dedication Parade
Description: Postcard of the American Legion parade during the Liberty Memorial Dedication in 1921.
Date: 1921
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Calvin Coolidge and Queen Marie, Guests at the Liberty Memorial Dedication
Description: Postcard commemorating the visit of President Calvin Coolidge and Queen Marie of Romania at the Liberty Memorial Dedication in 1926.
Date: 1926
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Confederate Soldiers Monument
Description: Full frontal and side view of monument to 15 Confederate soldiers. Cemetery located at 28th and Warwick Trafficway.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Confederate Soldiers Monument
Description: Full frontal and side view of Confederate Soldiers monument, commemorating those soldiers killed in the Battle of Westport.
Date: 1993
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Confederate Soldiers Monument
Description: View of Confederate Soldiers monument and tombstones at south end of cemetery. Monument commemorates those soldiers killed in Battle of Westport. Cemetery located at 69th and Troost.
Date: 1993
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Confederate Soldiers Monument
Description: Close-up view of base of Confederate Soldiers monument, south end of the cemetery. Monument commemorates those soldiers killed in Battle of Westport.
Date: 1993
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Historical Marker
Description: Frontal view of historical marker which reads "Shelby's Last Stand", commemorating the Battle of Westport. Cemetery located at 69th and Troost.
Date: 1993
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Sun newspaper
Description: Folder contains a subscription certificate published by the "Kansas City Sun", 1915. It indicates that half of the subscription price was to go toward the building of a Union Soldiers Monument in Kansas City, Kansas. The back side of the certificate contains photos of local Indian missions.
Date: 1915
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Kansas City and the American Legion
Description: Article about the Liberty Memorial dedication, a $2 million project. Designed by architect H.V.B. Magonigle for World War I dead.
Date: 1921-10
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Highway Map Missouri
Description: Road map of Missouri showing the state highway system and the various type of roads within that system, as well as cities and towns according to population. Map also shows small portions of states bordering Missouri and larger portions of Illinois and Kansas. State parks, county seats and points of interest are also identified. The reverse side of the map shows insets of Kansas City and St. Louis and a road map of the United States including National Parks and Monuments.
Date: 1937
Object Type: Map

Title: SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
Description: 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.
Date: 1980/2005
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: News from the Adopt a Monument Committee
Description: Brief description of monument, the "Hiker" by T. Alice Ruggles and efforts to repair it
Date: 2001
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Who Cares for Public Art?
Description: Article discusses the challenges of caring for public art in Kansas City. Maintenance of sculpture and other art work is often deferred, resulting in the need for conservation measures. Conservators from the Nelson-Arkins Museum of Art volunteer twice yearly to train workers and volunteers in maintenance techniques.
Date: 2008-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Lewis and Clark Statue
Description: Two-page close-up of the Lewis and Clark statue located in Case Park at 8th and Jefferson Street entitled "Corp of Discovery." It was done by Eugene Daub and dedicated in 2000. The 18-foot tall statue depicts Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea.
Date: 2001
Object Type: Book Section

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