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Title
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Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908
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Description
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Biographical sketch of Wilbur Dunn, "superintendent of the parks of Kansas City." He was born in Baldwin, Kansas, in 1864 and came to Kansas City in 1884 as a civil engineer, becoming connected with "the Santa Fe and other railroads" and "with the Kansas City Cable Street Railway construction." In 1896 he became the "engineer to take the topography of Swope Park".
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Date
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1908
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Wilbur H. Dunn
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Description
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Information about Dunn, the superintendant of the parks for many years.
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Date
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1938-09-19
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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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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SC32 George Kessler Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This one box collection includes 16 landscape drawings done primarily by George Kessler, dated 1910 - 1916 and covering not only Penn Valley Park and North Terrace Park in Kansas City but also projects in China, Oklahoma City, Indianapolis, St. Joseph, St. Louis, etc. It also includes two microfilm reels of official correspondence to and from the Board of Park Commisssioners, held in the same box as the drawings.
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Date
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1895/1923
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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W.H. Dunn and Frank Cromwell
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Description
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W. H. Dunn and Frank Cromwell conversing on porch of clubhouse.
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Date
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1932-06-17
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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W.H. Dunn and Other Golfers
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Description
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W.H. Dunn (center) and other unidentified men playing golf on course number 2.
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Date
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1932-06-17
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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W.H. Dunn at Penn Valley Lake
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Description
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Superintendent of Parks W. H. Dunn posed on the shore of the lake; located between Broadway and Pennsylvania, north of 29th.
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Date
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1932-06-13
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Brush Creek Pedestrian Bridge
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Description
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Wilbur Dunn, Director of Parks Department, along the banks of Brush Creek near the pedestrian bridge at Central and Ward Parkway.
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Date
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1932-06-13
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Wilbur H. Dunn Park
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Description
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Description of the 9.23-acre park acquired in 1937, between Meyer and Paseo Boulevards on two sides, and 68th Street, with photos, drawing, and history.
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Date
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1995
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Annual Review of Greater Kansas City, 1908
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Description
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Photos of the residences of William Volker (at 3737 Bell Street), Franklin Hudson (at 3741 Bell Street), and W. H. Dunn (at 40th and Oak Streets).
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Date
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1908
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Object Type
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Book
