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Title
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Liberty Memorial
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Description
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View of Liberty Memorial looking south from Pershing Road.
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Pole Marks Center of Franklin Town Square Where the Santa Fe Trail Began in 1821
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Description
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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.
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Date
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2005-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Missouri's Program for Highway Historic Marking, 1953-1955
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Description
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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).
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Date
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1957-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Corps of Discovery Sculpture
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Description
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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.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Corps of Discovery Sculpture
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Description
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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.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Liberty Memorial Dedication Parade
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Description
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Postcard of the American Legion parade during the Liberty Memorial Dedication in 1921.
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Date
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1921
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Confederate Soldiers Monument
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Description
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Full frontal and side view of monument to 15 Confederate soldiers. Cemetery located at 28th and Warwick Trafficway.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Confederate Soldiers Monument
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Description
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Full frontal and side view of Confederate Soldiers monument, commemorating those soldiers killed in the Battle of Westport.
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Date
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1993
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Confederate Soldiers Monument
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1993
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Confederate Soldiers Monument
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Description
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Close-up view of base of Confederate Soldiers monument, south end of the cemetery. Monument commemorates those soldiers killed in Battle of Westport.
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Date
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1993
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Historical Marker
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Description
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Frontal view of historical marker which reads "Shelby's Last Stand", commemorating the Battle of Westport. Cemetery located at 69th and Troost.
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Date
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1993
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City Sun newspaper
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1915
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Kansas City and the American Legion
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Description
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Article about the Liberty Memorial dedication, a $2 million project. Designed by architect H.V.B. Magonigle for World War I dead.
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Date
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1921-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Highway Map Missouri
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1937
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Who Cares for Public Art?
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Description
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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.
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Date
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2008-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Lewis and Clark Statue
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Description
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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.
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Date
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2001
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Continental Oil Co. Official Road Map of Missouri
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Description
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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. The reverse side of the map shows a small Continental Oil Co. Road Map of the United States including a key to National Parks and Monuments. Also included is a list of Continental Oil Company Service Station locations throughout the country.
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Object Type
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Map
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