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Title
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George Kessler
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Description
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Portrait of George Kessler published following his death in 1923. The image appears within Resolution of the Board on the Death of George Edward Kessler, by the Kansas City Board of Park Commissioners.
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Date
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1923
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Peace at the Liberty Memorial
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Description
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Two different opinions on the restoration of the Liberty Memorial.
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Date
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2000-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Cowtown 1890 Becomes City Beautiful 1962: The Story of Kansas City's Parks
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Description
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Origins and early history of the parks and urban planning in the city, describing the efforts to beautify and maintain the growing city, starting in 1872 with such men as Milton McGee, William R. Nelson, August R. Meyer, George E. Kessler, Frederick Law Olmstead, et al.
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Date
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1962
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Feline Exhibit Construction Site Sign
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Description
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Full view of a sign indicating the proposed site for a new feline exhibit at the Kansas City Zoo. Designer E. F. Corwin, Jr. received an award for his work on this and other signs put in place by the Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation Department on park property under construction.
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Date
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1972
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Map of Penn Valley Park
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Description
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Map of Penn Valley Park, showing wooded areas, tennis courts, ball fields, etc. At the time of the map's printing, George E. Kessler (landscape architect) and W. H. Dunn (Superintendent of Parks) were part of the Park Commissioners Board.
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Date
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1910
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Street map of Kansas City showing parks, cemeteries, park district boundaries, and street car lines.
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Date
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1940
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Map Showing the Park and Boulevard System of Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Map showing Kansas City's system of parks and boulevards. The city is divided into five parks districts: West Park, North Park, South Park, East Park, and Westport Park. Lists of parks with their areas in acres, boulevards with their distances in miles, and park drives with their distances in miles is included.
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Date
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1906
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Bird's-Eye View of West Terrace Showing Suggested Improvements
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Description
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Drawing showing the West Bottoms, West Terrace, West Bluffs, and Downtown areas of Kansas City, Missouri, created to display suggested improvements to the area that would become West Terrace Park. Item appears within the first report of the Kansas City Board of Park and Boulevard Commissioners.
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Map of Kansas City Showing Park System and Extensions
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Description
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Map of Kansas City displaying the growth of the parks and boulevards system from 1893 through 1915. The first section is titled, Showing Original Study for Park System - 1893. The second section is titled, Showing Park System prior to the Extension of City Limits in 1909. The third section is titled, Showing Park System and Extensions to 1915. Item appears within the 1915 report of the Kansas City Board of Park and Boulevard Commissioners.
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Date
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1915
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Object Type
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Map
