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Plaza III Restaurant
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Description
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Exterior view of the fountain and entrance to the Plaza III restaurant located in the Country Club Plaza.
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Date
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1964-11-24
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Apartment Buildings on Washington
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Description
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View looking northwest of apartment buildings at the corner of 13th and Washington streets. A sign for the Executive Inn restaurant is in view.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Dick's Down Home Cook Shop
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Description
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View of Dick's Down Home Cook Shop, located at 1521 E. 18th Street (18th and Vine).
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Date
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1929
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Union Station Fred Harvey Restaurant, Store, and Shops
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Description
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Interior view of Union Station showing signs for the Fred Harvey restaurant, drug store, lunch room, book shop, candy shop, and cigar shop. The entrance to the drug store is on the left hand side of the image.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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9th East from Main
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Description
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View facing east along 9th Street from its intersection with Main Street. The Waltower Building on the northeast corner of 9th and Walnut streets can be seen on the north side of the street. The Fidelity National Bank Building on the southeast corner of 9th and Walnut streets and the Union National Bank Building on the southwest corner of 9th and Walnut streets can be seen on the south side of the street. Signs for the Junction Buffet, Country Club Beer and MobilGas can be seen. Pedestrians and cars along 9th Street are in view.
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Date
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1949-06-05
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City Fire Department
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Description
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Unidentified members of fire department atop fire truck before Union Station entrance preparing to attend a breakfast given in their honor for putting out a blaze in the Harvey restaurant kitchen.
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Date
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1950-03-21
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Golden Ox Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge
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Description
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Unused postcard of the dining area in the Golden Ox. The postcard is a "genuine 'C.T. Curteichcolor' post card - The Allis Press, Kansas City, Mo." The advertisement reads "at the Kansas City Stockyards 'Where Steak is Born'"
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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The Golden Ox Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge
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Description
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Unused postcard with pictures of the interior and exterior of the Golden Ox Restaurant. Photography by Bob Cunningham. Advertisement states "Located at the Stock Yards, 1600 Genesee, Kansas City, Mo., Telephone 816-842-2866 Just five minutes from downtown K.C. Internationally famous for steaks. Seating capacity 300. Banquet facilities available. Also in Washington D.C. and Denver, Colo. 'Where the steak is born'"
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Top of the Tower Restaurant
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Description
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Postcard showing the Top of the Tower Restaurant, once located on the 30th floor of Commerce Towers at 911 Main Street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The reverse side of the card reads: "Genghis Khan - a reproduction of a Mongolian tent overlooking the city from the thirtieth floor of Commerce Tower. Here you can sip a mare's milk cocktail while dipping succulent morsels of meat in your own Mongolian hot pot."
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Hereford House
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Description
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Postcard showing two employees preparing foot at the Hereford House steakhouse, once located at 20th and Main streets in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The reverse side of the card reads: "Open Hearth Charcoal Broilers at Webb & Marlo's Hereford House in Kansas City where the Hereford is king and steaks are deliciously broiled before your eyes...plus fine wines and cocktails served in an atmosphere reminiscent of the old west combined with a bit of New Orleans charm. Our Pizza Pie Made with finest oil and Cheeses." An advertisement, also on the reverse side of the card reads" "Good for a Hereford House 'Special Treat' If Presented (when ordering dinner) Before July 31, 1964."
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Date
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1964
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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The Wish Bone
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Description
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Postcard showing the Wish Bone restaurant, once located at 4455 Main Street in the Southmoreland neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. A caption on the front of the card reads: "Featuring Fried Chicken and Prime Rib Dinners." The reverse side of the card reads: The Wish Bone Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge - Private Dining Rooms - Catering to Lunch and Dinner Parties - Featuring Excellent Food and Service In an Air of Gracious Hospitality."
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Ross' Il Pagliaccio
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Description
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Postcard showing the interior of the Il Pagliaccio Italian restaurant, once located at 600 E. 6th Street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. A slogan on the front of the card reads: "Kansas City's Oldest and Finest Italian Restaurant." The reverse side of the card reads: "The oldest and finest Italian restaurant in Kansas City, nationally famous for Italian foods."
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Date
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1963
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Victoria Station
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Description
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Postcard showing an unidentified Victoria Station restaurant location. A slogan on the front of the card reads: "Purveyor of Prime Rib & Potable Spirits." The reverse side of the card reads: "Unique and exciting restaurants featuring Prime Rib and Potable Spirits. Dine in authentic boxcars and cabooses decorated with historical British Railway artifacts. A list of locations printed on the reverse side of the card reads: "San Francisco, Oakland, Denver, Columbus, New Orleans, Atlanta, Dallas, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Sunnyvale, Kansas City, Houston, Miami, Portland, Indianapolis."
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Date
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1974
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Milleman-Gilbert
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Description
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Unused postcard depicting the Section Main Dining Room and the Air-Vue Room on the Outside Terrace of Milleman-Gilbert, "Food-Famous Airport Restaurant." The card was produced by Harley J. Scott Company at 921 Walnut in Kansas City, Mo.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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El Sereno Buffet and Restaurant
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Description
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Postcard showing the interior of the El Sereno Buffet and Restaurant, once located at 800 Walnut Street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. A slogan on the front of the card reads: "Home of the Hot Tomato Chaser." The reverse side of the card reads: "El Sereno Buffet - Specializing in American and Italian Foods - French Fried Shrimp Served Daily - French Fried Onion Rings - Fish and Oysters in Season."
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Lunchroom at R.S. McClintock Restaurant
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Description
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Unused postcard depicting the lunch room at the R.S. McClintock Restaurant Co., 12th and Walnut Streets, Kansas City, Mo.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Golden Ox
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Description
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Unused postcard of a chef at the Golden Ox. Lithograph created by Henry McGrew. The advertisement reads "Golden Ox - at the Stockyards - Where Steak is Born, 1600 Genesee - Victor 2-2866 ...one of the world's unique dining spots, in the heart of Kansas City's famed stockyards - synonymous everywhere with the best steak. Western charm and friendly hospitality are combined with fine service."
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Object Type
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Postcard
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