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Multimillionaire Kept Low Profile
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Description
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Article on Lamon Vernon Harkness, who lived in Kansas City, Missouri from 1888 to 1891. Harkness inherited his wealth from his father, S.V. Harkness, who was a partner in Standard Oil. He was reported to be one of the wealthiest men in the United States, �??second only to Rockefeller.�?� Harkness built a mansion at 3125 Troost Avenue in an area called �??Millionaire�??s Row.�?� He did not stay in Kansas City long, leaving in 1891 to move to Kentucky.
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Date
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1990-02-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Standard Oil Company Building
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View of front and south side of Standard Oil Company Building at 2 W. 40th Street (corner of 40th and Main). Gasoline pumps are visible at entrance.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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The Sugar Creek Heritage Center
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The Friends of Sugar Creek have leased a part of the Amoco Center building at 606 N. Sterling for its museum, the Sugar Creek Heritage Center. The museum commemorates the history of not only the present town of Sugar Creek but two other nearby areas: Wayne City Landing and Cement City.
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Date
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1905-06-25
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Kansas Fighting the Trusts: The Story of an Aroused State
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Description
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Photos and article about Edward Hoch, governor of Kansas, and the state's legal battles with the Standard Oil Company, involving oil fields found in Johnson County, Kansas.
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Date
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1905-03-18
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Blue Valley Industrial District
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Description
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Aerial view looking north shows the Blue River, also known as the Big Blue, cutting through the center of the image, with 12th Street crossing over. The left foreground of the image shows The Ruberoid Co., manufacturers of asphalt and asbestos building materials. To the north is Black Sivalls & Bryson Inc., makers of steel products. North of the bridge, in the current location of Interstate 435, is the Centropolis Crusher, a facility for rock crushing. Standard Oil Co. refinery at Sugar Creek is visible in the far background. The Olympic Stadium Midget Auto Racetrack at 7900 Truman Road is visible south of 12th Street and east of the river. As of 2010, the Olympic Stadium site is now home to Pick-n-Pull used auto parts lot. The Standard Oil Refinery, later Amoco Oil Company, closed in the 1980s.
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Date
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1962-11-20
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Millions Awarded in Suit vs. BP
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Description
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Article reports a $13.3 million judgement against BP Corp. of North America by a Jackson County jury. The company was held liable for the 2004 death of Nancy Ryan from a rare blood disorder ruled to have been caused by benzene from the oil refinery in Sugar Creek, Missouri.
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Date
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2005-09-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Prairie Motors Company
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Description
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View of Prairie Motors company location in the Pershing Road area. Also shown are signs for Standard Oil Company and Kissel-Saxon cars and trucks.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Standard Oil Hosts Tour and Party of New Facilities
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Description
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Standard Oil hosted a dinner party at their new headquarters, Armour and Warwick Boulevards. SCBA members were guests at the dinner and a tour of the new facilities.
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Date
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1956-04-17
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Standard Oil Dinner Party
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Description
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Standard Oil hosted a dinner party at their new headquarters, Armour and Warwick Boulevards. SCBA members were guests at the dinner and a tour of the new facilities.
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Date
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1956-04-17
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Standard Oil Headquarters
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Description
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Standard Oil hosted a dinner party at their new headquarters, Armour and Warwick Boulevards. SCBA members were guests at the dinner and a tour of the new facilities.
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Date
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1956-04-17
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Standard Oil
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Description
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Photograph was taken at the opening of the new Standard Oil Building, Warwick and Armour Boulevards. Left to right: N. Emerson Paton, SCBA secretary, David L. Blair, SCBA president, and W. Clark Lane, first vice-president and owner of Lane's Standard Service Station, 33rd and Troost Avenue.
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Date
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1956-02-22
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Standard Oil Company
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Description
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Identified as damage to barrels located at the Standard Oil Company from the 1903 flood.
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Date
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1903
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sugar Creek
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Description
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Aerial view, looking south, of Standard Oil Company Refinery and Sugar Creek.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Standard Station
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Description
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Full frontal and side view of Brick's Cabins Standard station.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sugar Creek
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Description
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Aerial view, looking northwest, of Standard Oil Company Refinery and Sugar Creek.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sugar Creek
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Description
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Aerial view, looking north, of Standard Oil Company Refinery and Sugar Creek.
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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. 2, 1909-1937, Page p204
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from Independence Boulevard south to E. 8th Street and from Chestnut Avenue east to Gladstone Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1937
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 5, 1909-1938, Page p648
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 8th Street south to E. 10th Street and from Denver Avenue east to Hardesty Avenue, showing buildings, streets, railroads, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1938
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 2, 1909-1937, Page p199
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from Independence Avenue south to E. 8th Street and from Virginia Avenue east to Flora Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1937
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Object Type
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Map
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