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Title
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A Rare Old Book Reveals an Unsung Hero in Earliest Kansas City History
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Description
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Illustration, and biographical article about Sacajawea (ca. 1785-1812 ca.), a Shoshone Indian guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition and wife of French fur trader Toussaint Charbonneau (1759-1840 ca.) visiting Fort Osage in 1811. Mother of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, a resident of the site of later Kansas City when picked up in 1822 (or 1823) by Prince Paul Wilhelm of Germany.
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Date
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1929-07-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West
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Description
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Chapter of the book about Toussaint Charbonneau, an Indian translator on the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806, husband of Sacajawea, and father of their son, Baptiste Charbonneau, later another Indian translator. Descriptions of Toussaint as "something of a Lothario," working for Manual Lisa in 1811 as interpreter and fur trader with his Indian wife Sacajawea (probably dying in 1812), and working until the 1830s as an Indian agent before dying around 1840.
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Date
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1972
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Corps of Discovery Sculpture
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Description
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The bronze statue entitled "Corps of Discovery" is located in Case Park at 8th and Jefferson streets in Kansas City, Missouri. Sculpted by Eugene Daub, the Lewis and Clark statue, commemorating the Lewis and Clark expedition, is 18 feet tall and 21 feet wide. The five figures are Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea, York, and Seaman, Lewis' dog. It was dedicated April 20, 2000. A replica of the sculpture can be seen in the Missouri Valley Room of the Kansas City Public Library.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Corps of Discovery Sculpture
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Description
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The bronze statue entitled "Corps of Discovery" is located in Case Park at 8th and Jefferson streets in Kansas City, Missouri. Sculpted by Eugene Daub, the Lewis and Clark statue, commemorating the Lewis and Clark expedition, is 18 feet tall and 21 feet wide. The five figures are Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea, York, and Seaman, Lewis' dog. It was dedicated April 20, 2000. A replica of the sculpture can be seen in the Missouri Valley Room of the Kansas City Public Library.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Charbonneau Family in Kansas City
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Description
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Information about the Charbonneau family in the Kansas City area and around Kansas, including Elizabeth, Lizette, Jean-Baptiste, Pierre, et al., descended from early French settlers of the area, including Toussaint Charbonneau of Washington County, Missouri, a guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition and husband of Sacajawea (ca. 1785-1812 ca.), one of their Indian guides, with illustrations. Also a book excerpt of 1950's "Sakakawea" by Russell Reid about Sacajawea's role as a scout for the Lewis and Clark expedition, etc.
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Sacajawea Earned Historic Niche as Pocohontas of Lewis and Clark Trek
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Description
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Photo, illustration, and biographical article about Sacajawea (ca. 1785-1812 ca.), a Shoshone Indian guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition and wife of French fur trader Toussaint Charbonneau (1759-1840 ca.) visiting Fort Osage in 1811. Mother of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, a resident of the site of later Kansas City when picked up in 1822 (or 1823) by Prince Paul Wilhelm of Germany.
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Date
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1954-07-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
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Description
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Compilation of articles that appeared in The Kansas City Star beginning May 2001 about Lewis and Clark and the Bicentennial events and celebrations.
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Date
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2001/2006
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Uncrowned Heroine, Among Great Men
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Description
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Article describing the life of Sacagawea and her involvement with the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The author writes that although Sacagawea served as an important guide to Lewis and Clark, saving the expedition from disaster in at least two specific incidents, she was never paid for her assistance.
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Date
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2006-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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South Dakota Historical Collections
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Description
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Mention of Baptiste Charbonneau, a Shoshone Indian half-breed son of Indian interpreter Toussaint Charbonneau and Sacajawea (the Shoshone Indian guide of Lewis and Clark), in a description of the Kansas City area in the early 1820s by the author, a German noble.
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Date
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1938
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Object Type
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Book