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Title
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Gettin' Along on the Texas-Chisholm Trail
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Description
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Article describes modern travel along the Texas-Chisholm Trail, from Kingsville,Texas, to Abilene, Kansas. This trail, among others from Texas to Kansas and Missouri (such as the lesser known Western and Sedalia Trails), was a key road for transporting livestock north. Author mentions that the man after whom the Chicholm Trail is named, Jesse Chisholm, was not a cattleman, nor did the trail he blaze enter Texas.
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Date
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2004-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Pigs in Enclosure
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Description
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Unidentified man standing outside of a full pig pen at the Kansas City Municipal Farm.
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Date
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1950-03-11
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Pig Enclosures
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Description
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View of pig pens and distant fields at the Kansas City Municipal Farm.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Men Capturing Pig
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Description
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Three unidentified men attempting to capture a pig displaced by the 1951 Flood.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Pig Enclosures
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Description
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Overhead view of an unidentified man standing near a row of pig pens known as "Maternity Row" at the Kansas City Municipal Farm.
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Date
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1949
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Pigs near Trough
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Description
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Unidentified man working with pigs near a feeding trough at the Kansas City Municipal Farm.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p038
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Description
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North central part of early Kansas City from W. 19th Street south a few blocks and from the state line east to Wyoming Street, showing the Kansas City Stock Yards Company sheep sheds. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1895/1907
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Kansas City Stock Yards: Many Improvements Made During Past Four Years
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Description
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Review of the improvements made at the plant of the Kansas City Stock Yards Company between 1915 and 1919. Specific mention made of the stock hog vaccinating plant. Statistics are provided on size of yards, amount of space per kind of animal, number of animals housed, and cost of utilities. Includes photos of animal pens, outside of buildings, and the process of hog vaccination.
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Date
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1920-01-13
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The materials within the KCPL Reference Hard to Find (HTF) Collection were compiled by Kansas City Public Library reference librarians and staff members to provide an easy to access source of information concerning topics of local and regional interest. The collection primarily consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, other forms of printed material, and typed notecards.
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Date
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1980/2005
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Expert: Economy Staggers Animal Health Industry
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Description
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Article about the Kansas City region being a part of the "so-called Animal Health Corridor, a region between Manhattan and Columbia." This past year has seen a decline in veterinarian office visits and lack of investment in the sector, due in part to the poor economy.
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Date
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2011-09-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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SC119 Drovers Telegram Ledger Finding Aid
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Description
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The Drovers Telegram ledger consists of "Articles of Incorporation" for the Drovers Telegram Company; minutes from directors' meetings; a list of salaries, expenses, and earnings; and newspaper articles.
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Date
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1902/1924
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Object Type
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Finding Aid