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121. Thrills of a Century Thrills of a Century Midsummer 1950 Numerous photos and illustrations and extensive article about the festivities surrounding the Kansas City Centennial celebration in 1950, including shows at the new Starlight Theater and various other...
122. Timeline of Important Events in the History of Kansas City Timeline of Important Events in the History of Kansas City 1968 Extremely detailed year-by-year list of important events in the history of what has become Kansas City, Missouri, starting with 1800, then the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the 1804 Louis and Clark expedition,...
123. Twentieth Century Edition of the Kansas City Times Supplement: Illustrative-Descriptive of Imperial Twentieth Century Edition of the Kansas City Times Supplement: Illustrative-Descriptive of Imperial Missouri and the Greater Kansas City January/1/1900 26 pages of description and pictures of all around the city.
124. Twenty-eighth Annual Report of the Board of Education of the Kansas City Public Schools: Kansas City, Twenty-eighth Annual Report of the Board of Education of the Kansas City Public Schools: Kansas City, Missouri 1900 Mainly description of the economy of the city as it changed due to western migration and border warfare from 1838 to 1865.
125. Union Station Massacre Union Station Massacre //1975 Book about the Union Station Massacre and events leading up to it, highlighting the changing attitudes toward criminals since the city's beginnings.
126. Vertical Files Special Collection Finding Aid Vertical Files Special Collection Finding Aid 1820-1970 (bulk 1880-1950) The vertical files in this collection contain items found in the regular vertical files of the Special Collections department that were determined to be too old and fragile to be left in the files. The...
127. Views of Kansas City, Missouri Views of Kansas City, Missouri 1905, 1908 Photos predominantly of old buildings and some of homes and street scenes.
128. We Tried All Kinds of Ways to Beat the Summer Heat We Tried All Kinds of Ways to Beat the Summer Heat July 4, 1987 Article on the various ways people stayed cool and handled the brutal summer heat in an era before air conditioning. Famous Kansas Citians such as Ilus Davis and Walt Bodine provide their own recollections...
129. Westport, 1812-1912 Westport, 1812-1912 1912 Description of the origins and early history of the town of Westport, Missouri as an embarkation or jumping-off point for western travels including the Santa Fe Trail especially in the 1820s-1850s, with...
130. Westport: Gateway to the Early West Westport: Gateway to the Early West 1949 Rough draft or manuscript version of the book "Westport: Gateway to the Early West" written in 1949 by author Louis Honig (born in 1887), with photos, maps, illustrations, and information on Westport history....