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1. A Fight to Save Where They Fought A Fight to Save Where They Fought July 3, 2012 Article on the Monnett Battle of Westport Fund and their attempts to acquire land of the Big Blue Battlefield north of Swope Park. The fund controls more than half of the area near the Blue River where...
2. A Higher Standard of Maintenance A Higher Standard of Maintenance February//1967 Photos and article about the "distinctive Great Ape House" at the Kansas City Zoo in Swope Park. Description of the new acquisition and "higher maintenance" standards of park land in Kansas City's park...
3. A New Boat-House for Kansas City A New Boat-House for Kansas City November//1949 Article about the new boat-house in Swope Park for the lake there, with photos.
4. Aerial View of Kansas City, Missouri Aerial View of Kansas City, Missouri April 1964 Aerial photograph of one square mile of Kansas City, Missouri showing Swope Parkway, Meyer Boulevard, Southeast High School, and the edge of Swope Park. Map identified from set as Section 3, Township 48N,...
5. African Americans in Kansas City African Americans in Kansas City 1931-1988 Folder contains three unpublished papers relating to the history of African Americans in Kansas City. (1) "Assets and Liabilities of the Negro Community in K.C.", a radio talk by E.S. Lewis, Oct. 1, 1931;...
6. Alfred Benjamin Memorial Alfred Benjamin Memorial Full frontal view; located in Swope Park, east of park entrance.
7. Alfred Benjamin Memorial Alfred Benjamin Memorial June 13, 1932 Full frontal view.
8. Alfred Benjamin Memorial Alfred Benjamin Memorial Full frontal view.
9. Alfred Benjamin Memorial Alfred Benjamin Memorial 1989 Full frontal and side view.
10. Alfred Benjamin Memorial Alfred Benjamin Memorial 1934-07-01 View of Alfred Benjamin Memorial in Swope Park.
11. Alfred Benjamin Memorial Alfred Benjamin Memorial n.d. Unidentified child standing before the Alfred Benjamin Memorial in Swope Park.
12. America's Most Beautiful City America's Most Beautiful City July/15/1915 Description with photos of the notable park system: "Tying them all together is the longest system of municipal boulevards in the world."
13. American Legion Memorial American Legion Memorial n.d. Full frontal view of American Legion Memorial located in Swope Park.
14. American Legion Memorial American Legion Memorial View of the American Legion Memorial located near the Meyer Boulevard entrance to Swope Park.
15. An Interview With Ilus Davis An Interview With Ilus Davis 1976-05-15 Interviewer: Horace M. Peterson III. Interview recorded May 15, 1976. 3 sound cassettes (ca. 60 minutes): analog, stereo.; 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape; 3 sound discs; digital; 4 3/4 in. Has printed...
16. An Unusual Service in Kansas City, Mo., Provides. ..Birthday Parties at the Zoo An Unusual Service in Kansas City, Mo., Provides. ..Birthday Parties at the Zoo March//1963 Photos and article (written by a former zoo employee) about the "revolutionary Birthday House at the Swope Park Zoological Gardens in Kansas City, Mo.," proving "immensely popular" as "the newest addition...
17. Annual Review of Greater Kansas City, 1908 Annual Review of Greater Kansas City, 1908 1908 Map, description, and area (for each park) and distance (for boulevards) charts about the Kansas City park and boulevard system with an inset of Swope Park.
18. Appreciation of Swope Park Appreciation of Swope Park April/23/1918 Explanation of a proposal by the Chamber of Commerce to "give expression" of thanks "in a more substantial way than merely through resolution of thanks."
19. Benjamin Alfred Memorial Benjamin Alfred Memorial 1989 Close-up view of statue.
20. Bill Walters and W.I. Ayres Bill Walters and W.I. Ayres June 13, 1932 Bill Walters and W. I. Ayres seated on benches near Shelter House Number 7.