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1. A Great American: A Tribute to General John Joseph Pershing A Great American: A Tribute to General John Joseph Pershing 1942 Book (with numerous photos) about General John Joseph Pershing, or John Pershing, America's commanding general in France during World War I (appearing at the dedication of the World War I Liberty Memorial...
2. City of Art, Kansas City's Public Art City of Art, Kansas City's Public Art 2001 The Bloch Fountain opened in 2001 and is located at Union Station in the median of Pershing Road just west of Main Street. It contains 232 jets of water and is probably the city's most expensive fountain....
3. City of Saint Louis City of Saint Louis 1893 Photo and bio of Theodore Link, an architect and the designer of that city's Union Station, born in Germany in 1850.
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
5. Efficient Railway Operation Efficient Railway Operation //1919 Statistics comparing Kansas City's new Union Station to other large urban railroad stations, giving its square feet of area (74,048) and other basic information.
6. False Faces on Quality Street: An Intimate Close-Up View of Political Intrigue, Scandal and Romance False Faces on Quality Street: An Intimate Close-Up View of Political Intrigue, Scandal and Romance in the American City, with Its Daily Drama of Struggles and Pathos; Triumphs and Thrills 1937 Book set in a fictional version of late 1910s to mid-1930s Kansas City (called Larcen City here) and satirizing "the social life and political conditions" revolving around the Pendergast machine. Written...
7. Fred Harvey Facilities in Union Station Fred Harvey Facilities in Union Station June 14, 1905 Mary Colter had done the original decorating for Fred Harvey and his space at Union Station. When they needed renovating, he asked Mary Colter to do it again. This included a restaurant and cocktail shop...
8. Historic Kansas City Architecture Historic Kansas City Architecture //1975 Photos and captions for the interior and exterior of Union Station, "[a]ccepted to the National Register of Historic Places."
9. Kansas City. ..The Way We Were Kansas City. ..The Way We Were //1981 Photo of a Shriners parade in front of Union Station in 1924, "looking west along Pershing road to Main street."
10. Kansas City Crime Central Kansas City Crime Central 2010 This 232-page book details crimes and criminals in Kansas City area from Union Station Massacre and Bonnie and Clyde to the more recent Ali Kemp and Erica Gree (Precious Doe).
11. Kansas City in Caricature Kansas City in Caricature 1912 Notice about the planned opening on New Year's Day 2001 of "the 'Century Box' time capsule" at Union Station, "extracted from the wall of the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium" after being originally "sealed...
12. Kansas City Women of Independent Minds Kansas City Women of Independent Minds 1992 Photos and bio of Sally Rand (1904-1979), a famous dancer born in Hickory County, Missouri as Helen Beck. Growing up in Kansas City as a Central High School graduate moving to Hollywood to start her movie...
13. Kansas City Women of Independent Minds Kansas City Women of Independent Minds 1992 Photo and bio of Mary Colter (1869~1957), "chief architect, designer, and decorator" for the Fred Harvey Company with "her office in Kansas City Union Station." Decorator and remodeler of the local Harvey...
14. Kansas City Women of Independent Minds Kansas City Women of Independent Minds 1992 Photo and bio of Anna Nearing, "the matron of Union Station" from its opening in 1914 until her retirement in 1937. Born in Toledo and coming to Kansas City in 1890 with her family, witnessing the Union...
15. Kansas City: Rise of a Regional Metropolis Kansas City: Rise of a Regional Metropolis 2002 Book includes a short history of Union Station as a railroad station and as a reburished city attraction.
16. Making Union Station Tick Making Union Station Tick December//1999 Restoring and repairing the big clock handing atop the Grand Hall.
17. Meet Me Under the Clock at Union Station Meet Me Under the Clock at Union Station December//1999 From its Heyday Early in the 20th Century as One of the Busiest Passenger Depots in the Country, to its New Incarnation as Science City, Union Station Has Always Been at the Heart of Kansas City and in...
18. Missouri Waltz: The Inside Story of the Pendergast Machine by the Man Who Smashed It Missouri Waltz: The Inside Story of the Pendergast Machine by the Man Who Smashed It 1948 Chapter of the book about the Union Station Massacre in 1933 and the events leading up to and following it, including descriptions of John Lazia, "Pretty Boy" Floyd, or Pretty Boy Floyd, and police officers...
19. Missouri's Contribution to American Architecture Missouri's Contribution to American Architecture 1928 Photo of "Union Station, Kansas City, opened for use in 1914, Jarvis Hunt, Chicago, architect."
20. Missouri's Contribution to American Architecture Missouri's Contribution to American Architecture 1928 Photos of the "Union Station, St. Louis, [b]uilt in 1893-94, Theodore C. Link, St. Louis, [a]rchitect," now preserved as a shopping mall.