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Title
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The Kansas City Centennial
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Description
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Photos (including J. F. Richards), illustrations, and history of the Richards & Conover Hardware Company founded by John Richards (1834-1922) in Leavenworth in 1857 before being moved to Kansas City in 1875.
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Date
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1950
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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The Book of Missourians
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Description
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Biographical sketch of John Richards, founder of the Richards & Conover Hardware Company of Kansas City, born in Virginia in 1834.
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Date
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1906
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908
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Description
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Biographical sketch of John Francisco Richards, or John Richards, "head of the Richards & Conover Hardware Company," "vice-president of the First National Bank of Kansas City," and co-organizer of "the municipal ownership of the water works." Born in Virginia in 1834 and moving to Sibley, Missouri in 1850 before coming to Kansas City in 1887 as a hardware merchant.
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Date
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1908
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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History of Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Portrait and biographical sketch of John Richards, founder of the Richards & Conover Hardware Company and a former western Indian trader. Born in Virginia in 1834 and moving to Missouri in 1836 before becoming a storekeeper in Sibley, Missouri in 1849 and coming to Kansas City in 1875 with his hardware business at 424 Delaware Street (moved to 5th and Wyandotte Streets).
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Date
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1888
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Object Type
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Book