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Title
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City Hall, 12th Street
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Description
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File contains pamphlets, articles, a calendar, a fact sheet about the building as well as the mayor and city council, and other material.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Kansas City City Hall: Elevator Study
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Description
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Comprehensive study of the elevators located within Kansas City City Hall, located at 414 E. 12th Street. The report covers the following topics: the history of Otis Elevator Company and City Hall, features and benefits, results, before and after photographs, a proposal, work by others, and brochures.
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Date
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1998
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Object Type
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Report
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Title
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Days in Old Hall End
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Description
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Abandonment of the 56-year-old structure, once the only tower to rival the New York Life Building in height and used to view Lindbergh's landing in 1927.
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Date
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1938-11-20
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Rich Tapestry of Global Good Will
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Description
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The Sister Cities program marks its 50th anniversary starting July 13, 2006. A museum-quality tapestry which spans 17 feet by 8 feet adorns the Kansas City Council chambers. It depicts a scene concerning Seville, Spain in 1248. Seville, Spain was Kansas City's first sister city which persented the tapestry in 1969 as a gift. The artist of the work is Senora Gloria H. de Rollan. A street in Seville called Avenida de Kansas City is one of the city's busiest thoroughfares. Includes a photograph of the tapestry.
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Date
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2006-07-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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City Hall
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Description
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Kansas City City Hall opened October 25, 1937, with a height of 423 feet and 30 stories. Located on 12th Street, bounded by Oak, Locust, 11th and 12th Streets. Built with a PWA grant of $1,575,000 for the building and $1,64,827 for the plaza and garage. Contract awarded to Swenson Construction Company. Architects Wight & Wight. PWA grants on the building amounted to 45 of the total cost of labor and materials, with all excavation work done by federal relief labor.
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Date
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1905-04-21
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Object Type
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Book
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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 downtown Kansas City looking west with the Jackson County Courthouse and City Hall, two prominent buildings in the left foreground.
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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City Hall
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Description
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View of south side of City Hall at night, illuminated.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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City Hall
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Description
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Full view of City Hall, on 12th Street between Oak and Locust streets, looking northeast. YMCA is in the background.
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Date
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1962-09-20
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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40 Years Ago
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Date
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1967-10-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Flower Pots - City Hall
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Description
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View of exterior staircase leading to the City Hall Building at 414 E. 12th Street. A row of planters can be seen.
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Date
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1964-07-19
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Union Station from Liberty Memorial
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Description
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View facing south that captures the downtown Kansas City, Missouri, skyline. Union Station, the Fidelity National Bank Building, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Building, the Jackson County Courthouse, City Hall, the Richard Bolling Federal Building, and other downtown buildings can be seen.
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Date
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1965-09-05
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Southeast from Commerce Tower
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Description
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View facing southeast taken from the Commerce Towers Building at 911 Main Street. The Richard Bolling Federal Building, Jackson County Courthouse, City Hall, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Building, and other downtown buildings can be seen.
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Date
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1966-05-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Downtown Rooftop View
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Description
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View facing southeast taken from the Commerce Towers Building at 911 Main Street. The Richard Bolling Federal Building, Jackson County Courthouse, City Hall, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Building, and other downtown buildings can be seen.
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Date
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1966-05-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Southeast Trafficway Dedication
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Description
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View facing northwest that captures the dedication ceremony for the Southeast Trafficway. Mayor H. Roe Bartle is addressing the crowd. Audience members, members of the media, a downtown building under construction, and City Hall can also be seen.
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Date
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1962-08-17
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Skyline from Southeast Trafficway
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Description
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View facing northwest that captures the downtown Kansas City, Missouri, skyline, taken from the southeast corner of the downtown expressway loop. City Hall, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, the Jackson County Courthouse, and other downtown buildings can be seen. Construction of Highway 71 is also in view.
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Date
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1962-10-14
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Zeldin Drugs Building
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Description
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View looking northeast of the Zeldin Drugs building that once stood at the corner of 12th Street and Grand Avenue. Pedestrians and cars can be seen. The Rieger Building that once stood at 1121-1123 Grand Avenue is in view on the left hand side of the image.
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Date
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1960-02
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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L. P. Cookingham
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Description
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Portrait of L. P. Cookingham outside entrance to City Hall.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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City Hall
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Description
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Partial frontal view showing south entrance.
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Date
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1989
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Object Type
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Photograph
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