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Title: Lake Hiwassee Now a Distant Memory
Description: Postcard image of and short article about Lake Hiwassee, a man-made lake formerly located at 63rd and Indiana Lane in the Country Club District. The lake featured two islands connected by rustic bridges with picnic shelters. Developer J.C. Nichols created Lake Hiwassee in the 1920s, as well as Willow Lake (63rd and Ensley), as a recreational destination for families. However, it was eventually filled-in due to frequent incidences of vandalism and debris from flooding.
Date: 2013-05-15
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: When Rockaway Beach Rocked
Description: Postcard image and short article about the development of Rockaway Beach on Lake Taneycomo in the Ozarks. The resort community was developed in the early-1900s by Kansas City businessman and realtor Willard Merriam. It remained a popular recreational spot until Table Rock Dam was constructed in 1958.
Date: 2011-08-24
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Memories Ripple Across Lake of the Woods
Description: Article about the Lake of the Woods, a man-made lake in Swope Park. The lake was constructed in 1908 and was considered a horseshoe shaped lagoon. The reservoir that was to supply it was formed by building a dam, 35 feet high and nearly 100 feet long across a stream through which the waters of the Big Blue River escaped into a natural basin." Includes image.
Date: 2009-01-07
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Mrs. Maud Thompson
Description: Obituary for Mrs. Maud Thompson (a native of West Virginia), "93 years old, widow of one of the largest landholders in Missouri" with residence at Highland farm east of Lee's Summit." Description of her husband, Milton Thompson, a native of Atchison, Kansas, and a real estate investor dying in 1931, "four years after he and another man formed the Lake Lotawana Development company" and "the company that developed Lake Tapawingo."
Date: 1967-11-15
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Map of Lake-Of-The-Ozarks and Vicinity
Description: Map of the Lake of the Ozarks area showing resorts, streams, regional recreational area, and different types of highways. Locations in Benton, Camden, Morgan, Miller and Hickory Counties are shown. Inset map shows the lake region within the state of Missouri. Reverse side of map includes a list of resort and business members of the Lake-of-the-Ozarks Association, as well as an advertisement for Musser's Ozark Resort.
Date: 1936
Object Type: Map

Title: Lakeview Heights Quadrangle
Description: Topographical map of Lakeview Heights quandrangle in Benton County that includes part of the Lake of the Ozarks, Cole Camp Creek, Indian Creek, and other smaller creeks.
Date: 1936
Object Type: Map

Title: Ashby Quadrangle
Description: Topographical map of areas of Otter Tail and Grant counties in Minnesota, including Stalker, Ten Mile, Pomme de Terre, Pelican, and Christina lakes. Map also depicts schools, railroads, and roads of various grades.
Date: 1913
Object Type: Map

Title: Map Showing the Eastern Half of Equatorial Africa and the Explorations of Land and Water by Henry M. Stanley in the Years 1874-77
Description: Map of an area of the east coast of Africa, including Lake Nyassa, Mount Kenya, and a section of the "White Nile." Henry M. Stanley's exploration routes from Zanzibar Island to and around the perimeters of Victoria Nyanza and Lake Tanganika in the years 1874-77 are shown.
Date: 1878
Object Type: Map

Title: Swope Park
Description: View of Lake of the Woods, located in Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri. No print image, negative and digital only.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Swope Park
Description: View of Lake of the Woods located in Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Thomas H. Swope Memorial
Description: View looking west from Thomas H. Swope Memorial located in Swope Park. The Swope Park Lagoon is visible below the Memorial.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Swope Park
Description: View of the Swope Park Lagoon located in Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Swope Park
Description: View of a portion of the Swope Park Lagoon located in the park.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Penn Valley Park
Description: View of Penn Valley Park, looking toward the north/northeast, shows lake in foreground and Kansas City skyline in distance.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Wildwood Lake
Description: Identified as one of the lakes at Wildwood Lakes, an entertainment facility located in the Raytown, Missouri, area of Jackson County. It was situated on Woodson Road between what was then Highway 40 and 50. The area was developed in the late 1920s. This view shows the swimming and picnic area.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Penn Valley Lake
Description: View of Penn Valley Lake located in Penn Valley Park in Kansas City, Missouri. Park is located between Broadway Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue, north of 29th Street.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1957, Page p792
Description: A portion of eastern Kansas City from E. 67th Street south to E. 69th Street and from Myrtle Avenue east to Elmwood Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Separate sections show Hillcrest Country Club, George H. Nettleton Home for Aged Ladies, Park Gate, Associated Lumber and Millwork Company, and Blue Ridge Park. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1917/1957
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1957, Page p801
Description: A portion of western Kansas City from W. 51st Street south to W. 54th Street Terrace and from Belleview Avenue east to Wornall Road, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Sheet includes a section of Wornall Manor. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1917/1957
Object Type: Map

Title: Lake Kezar Lodge
Description: Appears to be a greeting card signed by Rudy Vallee. Signed, "The Lodge at Lake Kezar, Maine. Season's Greetings, Rudy Vallee."
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Medicine Park, Oklahoma
Description: Exterior view of lake and swimmers. Indentified on the front of the postcard as: "Medicine Park, Okla., Mt. Scott in Distance, Near Camp Doniphan." Battery A was sent to Camp Doniphan at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for their military training for World War I.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Postcard

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