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Cliff Drive
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Description
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Photograph of Cliff Drive Scenic Byway, looking south from an access road connecting Gladstone Boulevard, in the 1980s.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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John F. Kennedy Memorial at Kessler Park
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Description
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Photograph of The Colonnade area of Kessler Park in the early 1980s, looking across St. John Avenue from its intersection with Gladstone Boulevard. A memorial to President John F. Kennedy, dedicated on May 29, 1965, can be seen at center.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Saint Luke's Hospital
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Description
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Photograph of St. Luke's Hospital, looking southwest from J. C. Nichols Parkway south of 43rd Street, during the 1980s. Mill Creek Park is in the foreground of the image. St. Luke's relocated to the site in 1923, and the building pictured was constructed in the 1960s.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Midwest Research Institute
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Description
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Photograph of the Midwest Reseach Institute at 425 Volker Boulevard circa 1987. A portion of the William Volker Memorial Fountain in Theis Park is visible at the left edge of the image.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Liberty Memorial
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Description
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Photograph of Liberty Memorial in the early 1980s. Other Kansas City buildings, including the Power & Light building, can be seen in the background. Built as a memorial to World War I, the monument and its attached museum were dedicated in 1926 and were designed by architect H. Van Buren Magonigle in Egyptian Revival style. Structural deterioration lead to the memorial being closed to the public in 1994. It was restored and reopened, with an expanded museum, in 2006.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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South Plaza Neighborhoods Looking Southwest from North of 51st Street
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Description
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Elevated view facing southwest from north of 51st Street of the South Plaza, Countryside and Sunset Hill residential districts. Houses, apartment buildings and other structures are in view. Loose Park can be seen on the right hand side of the image.
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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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Bandstand in Lenexa, KS
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Description
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Postcard of bandstand in Lenexa, KS with the inscription: Let me know if it will be alright. Plan to go with me to see Cousin Kate.
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Date
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1909~
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Swope Park, Cliffs
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Description
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Postcard of the cliffs in Swope Park.
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Date
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1900~
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Gillham Road Looking North from 42nd Street
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Description
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View facing north along Gillham Road from slightly south of its intersection with 42nd Street in the Southmoreland neighborhood. A stretch of Gillham Park can be seen on the east side of the street. Cars traveling along Gillham Road are in view.
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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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Motorcycle Division - Metropolitan Police Department
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Description
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Panoramic photograph of the Motorcycle Division of the Kansas City Police Department posed in front of Shelter House #1 in Swope Park. A note on the photograph reads: 30 of the 45 Harley Davidsons in use by this department. Cars can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Unknown Park
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Description
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View of an unidentified park area.
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Date
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1910~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Scout Statue
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Description
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View of the Scout Statue looking toward the northeast and the downtown Kansas City skyline. Statue is located in Penn Valley Park. The figure has the head feather and the bow in this view.
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Date
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1960~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Fairyland Park
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Description
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Postcard showing Fairyland Park.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Metropolitan Kansas City
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Description
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Street map of metropolitan Kansas City, with inset maps of Olathe, Kansas and Lee's Summit, Missouri. Features colored areas showing light and heavy industry, with many named industrial districts, city and school district boundaries, "switching limits."
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Date
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1960
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Loose Park
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Description
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Photograph of people picnicking near a parking area in Loose Park, circa 1980. Archways in the park's Rose Garden are visible in the background of the image.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City, Missouri School District
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Description
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Blue-line street map of Kansas City, Missouri, showing the boundaries of the Kansas City School District. Map also depicts public schools, parochial schools, hospitals, police stations, parks, cemeteries, golf courses, bodies of water, railroads, and significant buildings.
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Date
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1958
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Proposed Master Plan
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Description
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Proposed master plan for Kansas City, Missouri development, including highways, thoroughfares, neighborhood boundaries, residential areas, business & commercial areas, railroad and industrial areas, public spaces, and public schools and recreation areas. Map covers Kansas City, Missouri city limits south of the Missouri River, with connections shown to surrounding communities, including North Kansas City, Missouri, Johnson County, Kansas, and Raytown, Missouri.
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Date
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1946
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Object Type
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Map
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