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Title: Kansas City, Missouri: Pictorial and Biographical
Description: Photo and bio of Colonel John Conover, "of the Richards & Conover Hardware Company of Kansas City, who have the largest wholesale trade in that line west of St. Louis," describing his life and career. He was born in New Jersey in 1835, moved to Iowa and Kansas until after the Civil War, moved to Kansas City in 1875 with the D. A. McKnight hardware store, turning it into his own company in 1882.
Date: 1908
Object Type: Book

Title: Kansas City--An Illustrated Review of Its Progress and Importance
Description: Description with illustration of the Richards & Conover iron, steel, and hardware company at the "corner of Fifth and Wyandotte Streets."
Date: 1886-05
Object Type: Book

Title: The Kansas City Centennial
Description: History of the Richards & Conover hardware company expanding into Kansas City in 1875, distributing hardware and steel, with illustrations and photos (including Joseph Woodmansee, president since 1943).
Date: 1950
Object Type: Book

Title: History of Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Portrait and biographical sketch of Colonel John Conover, a Union officer in Kansas during the Civil War and originally from New Jersey. He became co-head of Richards & Conover Hardware Company in Leavenworth, Kansas, moving to Kansas City in 1875.
Date: 1888
Object Type: Book

Title: Kansas City Centennial 1850-1950 - Souvenir Program
Description: Souvenir program book the Kansas City centennial celebration. The book details the events, organizations involved, and people associated with the celebration. The book contains many advertisements and brief articles detailing the history of various Kansas City area businesses, organizations, and public figures. An index for the book can be found on page 144.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Book

Title: John F. Richards: Son-in-Law of Zenas Leonard
Description: History of the Richards & Conover hardware distribution and sales company starting in Leavenworth and moving to Kansas City in 1875, with illustrations and photo and description of John Richards, the company's founder, dying in 1922. Mention of Colonel John Conover as the company's first salesman later becoming a partner.
Date: 1969-03
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Steel Department
Description: Photograph of Richards and Conover (Rich-Con) Steel warehouse interior showing man working.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Steel Department
Description: Photograph of Richards and Conover (Rich-Con) Steel warehouse interior showing trucks and men working.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Richards and Conover Hardware Company Building
Description: Photograph of the Richards and Conover Hardware Company Building from the property appraisal report. The building is located at the northwest corner of 5th and Wyandotte St., Kansas City, MO.
Date: 1944
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Rich-Con Workers Given Severence
Description: Article detailing the distribution of about $112,000 in funds from the company's bankruptcy estate to 31 former employees of Rich-Con Steel. The company, a direct descendent of Richards and Conover Hardware, shut down in December, 1999.
Date: 2003-02-04
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Rich-Con Truck
Description: Photograph of Richards and Conover (Rich-Con) Steel Division truck with driver outside of steel warehouse.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Rich-Con Workers
Description: Photograph of Richards and Conover (Rich-Con) workers standing in front of truck. People are identified on back of photo. Back Row: Bob Worthy, Oren Griffen, Ted Wakefield, Joe Stewart, Orville Perkins, ?, Pete Frisher, Hebert Howard, Eddy Willson. Front Row: Eddy Beachem, LeRoy Hill, Steve Shelton, Dennis Wright, Harlan Gillette, Bud Blake, Clearance Braden, George Skyler, Bill Riggs. Truck Driver: Herbert Hughes.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Steel Department
Description: Photograph of Richards and Conover (Rich-Con) Steel warehouse interior showing men working.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Samuel L. Sawyer
Description: Portrait of Samuel L. Sawyer, president of the Richards and Conover Hardware Company from 1955-1989, and great-grandson of the company's founder J. F. Richards.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Richards and Conover Hardware Department
Description: Photograph of Richards and Conover Hardware Department supply room.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Steel Department
Description: Photograph of Richards and Conover (Rich-Con) Steel warehouse interior showing men working.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Steel Department
Description: Photograph of Richards and Conover (Rich-Con) Steel warehouse interior showing men working.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Walter B. Richards
Description: Portrait of Walter B. Richards, president of the Richards and Conover Hardware Company from 1922-1936.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: John F. Richards
Description: Portrait view of John Richards, identified as â€œKansas City Pioneersâ€ with name written on back of photograph.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Richards and Conover Office
Description: Photograph of Richards and Conover Hardware Company office with men and women at desks.
Object Type: Photograph

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