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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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Photo and bio of Thomas Swope, a prominent real estate investor and developer of Kansas City. Born in Kentucky in 1827 and coming here in 1857 as a realtor, donating the large tract of land southeast of town later known as Swope Park in the 1901s.
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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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Kansas City Zoo
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Description
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Photos, illustrations, maps, and information on the Kansas City Zoological Gardens, or Kansas City Zoo at Swope Park, with description of its various exotic animals and other attractions.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Swope Park
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Date
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1936-06-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Swope Park
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Description
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View of Lake of the Woods, located in Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri. No print image, negative and digital only.
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Swope Park
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Description
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View of Lake of the Woods 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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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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Swope Park
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Description
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View of the grand entrance to Swope Park. Includes view of Shelter House Number 1. No print image, negative and digital only.
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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America's Most Beautiful City
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Description
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Description with photos of the notable park system: "Tying them all together is the longest system of municipal boulevards in the world."
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Date
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1915-07-15
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Swope Park
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Description
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Description with photos of the park and its unique features.
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Date
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1905-05-15
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Planes Thrilled 125,000 Here in 1918
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Description
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Article recalling the mock air battle on August 28, 1918, over Swope Park, by the British-American Flying Mission touring the country to provide the public better understanding of airplanes and their utilization in war.
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Date
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1968-08-28
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Please Walk On The Grass
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Description
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Article reviewing local parks including Loose Park and Swope Park.
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Date
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1967-06
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Swope Park
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Description
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View of tree lined road and a railway track. Identified on the back as: "Swope tract, 1915, Rev. F.M. Smith, Independence."
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Date
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1915
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Object Type
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Photograph
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