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1. A Memorial at Kansas City, Missouri A Memorial at Kansas City, Missouri August 1921 Illustrations and descriptions of the award-winning designs for the memorial located at Penn Valley Park.
2. Allied Commanders in World War I Allied Commanders in World War I 1921 Photograph portrait of the five allied commanders in World War I. Standing in uniform from left to right are Lt. General Baron Jacques (Belgium); General Armando Vittorio Diaz (Italy); Marshal Ferdinand...
3. Calvin Coolidge and Queen Marie, Guests at the Liberty Memorial Dedication Calvin Coolidge and Queen Marie, Guests at the Liberty Memorial Dedication Postcard commemorating the visit of President Calvin Coolidge and Queen Marie of Romania at the Liberty Memorial Dedication
4. City of the Future: A Narrative History of Kansas City, 1850-1950 City of the Future: A Narrative History of Kansas City, 1850-1950 1950 479 Kansas Citians killed in World War I memorialized by 479 stars in the Liberty Memorial campaign.
5. Courage, Honor, Patriotism, Sacrifice Courage, Honor, Patriotism, Sacrifice May/22/2002 Article details the plans for the formal re-opening of the Liberty Memorial with rededication events scheduled for May 25-May 27, 2002. Plans call for elected officials, military bands, color guards, entertainment...
6. Cowtown Chronicles: The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month--Armistice Cowtown Chronicles: The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month--Armistice November 2000 Photo, illustration, and history of the Liberty Memorial, dedicated in 1921 as a World War I monument across from Union Station on the former "ugly old Vinegar Hill, shanty-clad, dirty and with many of...
7. Crowds Flock to Memorial Dedication Crowds Flock to Memorial Dedication May 25, 2011 Postcard image and accompanying article describing the large crowds and dignitaries on hand for the dedication of the Liberty Memorial, November 1, 1921.
8. Dedication of Memorial's Site Brought World Leaders to City Dedication of Memorial's Site Brought World Leaders to City November/1/1921 Photo and article about the memorial dedication wall.
9. Effort to Designate Liberty Memorial Effort to Designate Liberty Memorial September 27, 2008 Short piece noting that Missouri U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill wants to make the Liberty Memorial the official National World War I Memorial. McCaskill and Missouri Senator Kit Bond filed a bill to so...
10. For Historian, the 'Big One' is Still a Big Deal For Historian, the 'Big One' is Still a Big Deal December 1, 2006 The Liberty Memorial World War I museum is set to open December 2, 2006. The dedication ceremony is outdoors, starting at 11 a.m. with the Fort Leonard Wood Army band playing. Speakers will include the...
11. Kansas City and Its One Hundred Foremost Men Kansas City and Its One Hundred Foremost Men 1925 Thorough description of the planning and construction of the memorial.
12. Kansas City's Veteran at a Crossroads Kansas City's Veteran at a Crossroads October//1997 Discussion about the memorial's possible future after closing in 1994, with new potential designs, especially for the World War I museum archives.
13. KC Conference to Discuss Centennial of World War I KC Conference to Discuss Centennial of World War I March 22, 2013 Article describes the "A Century in the Shadow of the Great War International Centennial Planning Conference," a three day gathering hosted by the National World War I Museum. Representatives from the...
14. Lest the Ages Forget: Kansas City's Liberty Memorial Lest the Ages Forget: Kansas City's Liberty Memorial 2001 This book tells the story in pictures and text of the Liberty Memorial, a national monument to World War I. It brings the story up to the closing of the memorial in 1994 due to structural difficulties...
15. Liberty Memorial Liberty Memorial Information about the Liberty Memorial: (1) shaft 217.5 feet above Memorial Court; (2) site dedicated on November 1, 1921, with Vice-President Coolidge in attendance; and (3) building dedicated on Armistice...
16. Liberty Memorial Liberty Memorial Postcard of the Liberty Memorial at night
17. Liberty Memorial Liberty Memorial May 1955 View of Memory Hall building located on top of the Liberty Memorial.
18. Liberty Memorial Liberty Memorial May 1955 View of the Liberty Memorial shaft, looking toward the north. Parked cars and visitors are also in view.
19. Liberty Memorial Liberty Memorial May 1955 View of the south side of the base of the shaft at the Liberty Memorial. Inscribed on column: "In Honor of Those Who Served in the World War in Defense of Liberty and Our Country." The dedication stone...
20. Liberty Memorial Liberty Memorial May 1955 View of the sphinx and part of the shaft on the top of the Liberty Memorial. View is looking toward the north, with visitors in view.