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161. Richard Corliss Photograph Collection Finding Aid Richard Corliss Photograph Collection Finding Aid circa 1945-1960 Richard Corliss was born in Springfield, Massachussetts, in 1915 and moved to Kansas City in 1944. He worked as a freelance photographer, capturing scenes for sale to local news agencies. His collection...
162. The Voice of the Church The Voice of the Church December 2007 "Bells across Missouri ring out for more than a century." This article gives a short synopsis of the bells in five of the earliest churches in Missouri including the five bells, named Matthew, Mark, Luke,...
163. Chemistry: The Kansas City Candy Factory Disaster Chemistry: The Kansas City Candy Factory Disaster December//1879 Destruction of three large brick buildings in the J. F. Corle & Son candy factory at 202-206 Main Street, occupied for two years by the Corles.
164. The Prize, Part II: The Investigation The Prize, Part II: The Investigation December//1983 Second of a two-part article on the Pulitzer Prize-winning story by the Kansas City Star on the negligent construction in the Hyatt Regency skywalk disaster.
165. The Kansas City Flood in Retrospect The Kansas City Flood in Retrospect December/12/1903 Article about the relief effort for the 1903 flood, with thorough description of the carnage.
166. Kansas City Flood Retrospect Kansas City Flood Retrospect December/12/1903 Both general and detailed description of flood relief, noting the $133,000 raised for relief from the 1903 flood.
167. Claim Jumpers in Three-Piece Suits Claim Jumpers in Three-Piece Suits December/7/1981 Photo and article about the many and expensive legal suits brought from around the country on "Kansas City's Hyatt Regency Hotel disaster" of 1981.
168. Earthquake Earthquake Fall-Winter//1990 Article about the significances of the 1811-1812 earthquakes in New Madrid, Missouri, culminating with an estimated 8.3 on the Richter Scale, with photos, illustrations, map. Description of the geologic...
169. 200 Years Ago Today: Disaster 200 Years Ago Today: Disaster February 7, 2012 Article about the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 and 1812, the last of three great quakes occurring on February 7, 1812, and the likely occurence of another. "The Geological Survey says there is broad...
170. A Plan to Meet Disaster A Plan to Meet Disaster February//1952 Article regarding the necessity of trained workers for employment in flood control and relief work over untrained volunteers.
171. Ghost Hunter Ghost Hunter February//1982 Story of a photographer of ghosts from the Crown Center Hyatt Regency disaster victims.
172. The Hesston Tornado: Monster on the Prairie The Hesston Tornado: Monster on the Prairie February//1991 Photos, map, and article about the "Hesston tornado," a cyclone creating a path of destruction from near Wichita, Kansas northeastward toward Kansas City in 1991, stopping between Council Grove and Manhattan,...
173. Icy Barrage Pummels KC Area; State Leaders Declare a Disaster Icy Barrage Pummels KC Area; State Leaders Declare a Disaster February/1/2002 According to the article, half of the area (350,000 customers) was without power at the peak of the ice storm which began January 29 and ended the evening of January 31. An estimated 20,000 trees fell...
174. Nation: Out to Lunch Nation: Out to Lunch February/14/1983 Article about the "nearly $50 million in damages" "paid to survivors and to familites of the 114 who died" in the 1981 collapse of the Hyatt Regency Hotel skywalk. Description also of "an expose of the...
175. The Hyatt Judge: Tragedy, Controversy and Scott O. Wright The Hyatt Judge: Tragedy, Controversy and Scott O. Wright February/6/1983 File containing photos and biographical article about Judge Scott Olin Wright, or Scott Wright, 60-year-old "U. S. District Court judge, supervis[ing] the bitter and often confusing ebb and flow of the...
176. Ice Storm Freezes Power in Kansas City Ice Storm Freezes Power in Kansas City February/6/2002 Article contains 5 photographs which depict the destruction to trees and property of the ice storm of late January and early February of 2002.
177. Survivors of the 1852 Saluda Disaster Survivors of the 1852 Saluda Disaster Jan. - May 2006 Includes a reprint of an article from The Wellington News about the explosion on the Saluda steamboat in 1852. Gives family information about one of the small girl survivors adopted by Thomas Hinkle of...
178. Deardorff Building Deardorff Building January 17, 1892 Full side view of Deardorff Building covered with ice after a fire; located at 11th and Main. Advertisement sign on street reads Mercer's Jewelry Store. Includes two uniformed policemen or firemen in view....
179. Deardorff Building Deardorff Building January 19, 1892 Full frontal view of Deardorff Building covered with ice after a fire; located at 11th and Main.
180. No Problem: Mother Nature Can't Keep Dealership from Operating No Problem: Mother Nature Can't Keep Dealership from Operating January 2001 Photo (of manager Steve Okenfuss) and article about the car dealership of Jay Wolfe Toyota at 3920 North Oak Trafficway since 1998, almost completely destroyed by a localized tornado on May 11, 2000.