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Title
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Night in Kansas City
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Description
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A small booklet featuring photographs of Kansas City that have been artistically enhanced to create a nighttime effect.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Remembrances of Things Past
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Description
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Photo and description of the Jones Store at 1215 Main Street, depicted during Christmas shopping in 1929, with history of the company, originally called the Cyclone Company.
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Date
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1977-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Opening of Main Street
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Description
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Article about the extension of Main and 40th Streets through the Kearney-Harris homestead, to "enhance the value of the property south of Westport," with references of the importance of Colonel Charles E. Kearney.
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Date
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1895-07-20
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Making Main Street Work Again
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Description
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Article about the decline and revival of Midtown and its business heart, Main Street, roughly from 31st to 47th Streets, with photos.
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Date
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1982-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Main Street Downtown
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Description
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Main Street looking south between 8th and 9th street in downtown Kansas City. View includes the Muse of the Missouri fountain/statue as well as part of Commerce Towers. Back of photograph reads: "old 'Junction' famous center of K.C. in early days. 9th & Main, looking south, M.R."
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Date
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1964
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City
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Description
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Aerial view of rooftops and streets in area from approximately Main to Walnut and 12th to 9th streets.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Downtown Kansas City
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Description
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View of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, looking toward the south from the 8th and Main streets area. A portion of the New York Life Insurance building is visible on the right. Construction site is seen in the center, possibly Commerce Tower area. A Commerce Trust sign and a Bunting Hardward Co. sign are also visible.
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Date
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1957-07-22
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City
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Description
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Close-in aerial view of downtown buildings looking northeast from about 12th and Main streets. Includes the Kresge Dimestore, Parkview Drugstore, and a partial view of the Jones Store in view at that intersection.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Defining Downtown
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Description
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Portion of larger article about downtown. Includes a colored map of the 8 major districts downtown. Also included is a sequence of graphics detailing businesses and buildings of a 4-block area encompassing 9th St. to 11th St. and Main to Wyandotte St. in the 1920s, 1950s, 1980s and the 2000s. This includes 10th and Baltimore, the location of the First National Bank that will become the Central Branch of the Kansas City Public Library.
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Date
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2002-09-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Ambrosi Brothers--A Cut Above
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Description
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Article describes the history of the Ambrosi Brothers Cutlery Company, a Midtown fixture. The Ambrosi Family emmigrated from Italy to the United States in 1957, and began sharpening knives out of the back of a truck in New York City before setting up shop in Kansas City.
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Date
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2004-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Main Street
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Description
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Street level view of the east side of Main Street at 40th Street, looking toward the northeast. Businesses in view include the Hotel Netherlands, Warwick Theater, Leighter's, Lerners, and a Western Auto store. A large liquor sign is situated on top of the Western Auto store.
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Date
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1952-09-05
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Downtown Kansas City
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Description
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View of downtown Kansas City at 8th and Main area, looking toward the southeast. Parking garage, Commerce Trust Co. and the Fidelity Building are all included in the view.
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Date
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1958-12
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Banker Deals at 1009 Main: R. C. Kemper, Jr., Buys a Property from Uncle's Estate
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Description
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Photo, caption, and article about the purchase of the Bond Building, "a 5-story and basement structure at 1009-11 Main street," by R. Crosby Kemper, Jr., "board chairman of the Grand Avenue Bank & Trust Co.," from the estate of his uncle James Kemper. Description of his plans for accumulating more building property along Downtown Main Street for replacement with "a large commercial structure which would include extensive parking." Also owner of the adjacent 1013-15 Main Street building, "the Finance building at 1009 Baltimore avenue," and "the old Railway Exchange property on [7th Street], Grand avenue to Walnut street."
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Date
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1965-11-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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AT&T Building - 811 Main
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Description
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View facing southeast. The AT&T Building at 811 Main Street, the Fidelity National Bank Building, other downtown buildings, a portion of Main Street, and parked and moving cars can be seen.
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Date
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1961-05-16
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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AT&T Building - 811 Main
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Description
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View facing east. The AT&T Building at 811 Main Street, a portion of Main Street, and a car can be seen.
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Date
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1960-05-12
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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AT&T Building - 811 Main
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Description
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View facing northeast. The AT&T Building at 811 Main Street, a portion of Main Street, cars, and a bus can be seen.
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Date
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1960-05-12
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Object Type
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Photograph
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