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Fairfax Municipal Airport, Kansas City, Kansas
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Description
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Postcard depicting the Fairfax Municipal Airport - "controlled and operated by the Board of Public Utilities of Kansas City, Kansas is the preferred 'Port for general Aviation in greater Kansas City. It occupies 700 acres located only five minutes driving time from downtown Kansas City, Kansas and fifteen minutes from downtown Kansas City, Missouri." This postcard was sent to Mrs. Sam Ray on October 7, 1982, by the Heart of America Post Card Collectors advising her of a Thursday, October 14, 1982 meeting. It has a post-marked 13 cent US stamp of Crazy Horse.
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Date
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1982
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Victoria Station
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Postcard showing an unidentified Victoria Station restaurant location. A slogan on the front of the card reads: "Purveyor of Prime Rib & Potable Spirits." The reverse side of the card reads: "Unique and exciting restaurants featuring Prime Rib and Potable Spirits. Dine in authentic boxcars and cabooses decorated with historical British Railway artifacts. A list of locations printed on the reverse side of the card reads: "San Francisco, Oakland, Denver, Columbus, New Orleans, Atlanta, Dallas, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Sunnyvale, Kansas City, Houston, Miami, Portland, Indianapolis."
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Date
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1974
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Hereford House
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Postcard showing two employees preparing foot at the Hereford House steakhouse, once located at 20th and Main streets in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The reverse side of the card reads: "Open Hearth Charcoal Broilers at Webb & Marlo's Hereford House in Kansas City where the Hereford is king and steaks are deliciously broiled before your eyes...plus fine wines and cocktails served in an atmosphere reminiscent of the old west combined with a bit of New Orleans charm. Our Pizza Pie Made with finest oil and Cheeses." An advertisement, also on the reverse side of the card reads" "Good for a Hereford House 'Special Treat' If Presented (when ordering dinner) Before July 31, 1964."
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Date
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1964
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Ross' Il Pagliaccio
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Description
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Postcard showing the interior of the Il Pagliaccio Italian restaurant, once located at 600 E. 6th Street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. A slogan on the front of the card reads: "Kansas City's Oldest and Finest Italian Restaurant." The reverse side of the card reads: "The oldest and finest Italian restaurant in Kansas City, nationally famous for Italian foods."
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Date
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1963
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Petticoat Lane, Christmas Crowns
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Description
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Postcard of Christmas crowns and decorations at 11th Street and Walnut along Petticoat Lane.
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Date
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1962
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Object Type
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Postcard
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V 817 Grand Ave., about 1870 Kansas City, MO.
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Description
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Postcard showing a photograph of Grand Avenue near 14th Street captured around 1870. Early Kansas City buildings and businesses are in view. This postcard was issued as part of a set to celebrate Kansas City's centennial in 1950.
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Date
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1950
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Postcard
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Pioneer Mother Statue
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Postcard of the Pioneer Mother Statue in Penn Valley Park.
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1946-05-31
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Aladdin Hotel
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Promotional postcard for the Aladdin Hotel at 1215 Wyandotte Street.
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Date
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1932
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Kansas City Power & Light Building
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Description
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Postcard of the Kansas City Power and Light Building at Baltimore Avenue and 14th Street.
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Date
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1931
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Elm Street U-Smile Camp
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Description
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Postcard of the Elm Street U-Smile Camp.
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Date
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1930-04-17
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks
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Description
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Interior view identified as "Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks. America's Premier Radio Orchestra." Identified on the back by Fred Edmiston as: Backrow, left to right: Carleton Coon, Joe Sanders, and Pop Estep. Front row, from left: John Thiell, Floyd Estep, Harold Thiell, Bill Haid, Joe Richolson and Rex Downing.
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Date
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1926
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Object Type
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Postcard
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