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 Image: Title: Date: Description:
141. Joan Crawford Joan Crawford 1989 Biographical sketch of Joan Crawford (1906-1977), a movie actress starting in 1925 with silent pictures, growing up in Kansas City. Description of her life and career, moving to Kansas City in 1917 from...
142. Joe Sanders Collection Finding Aid Joe Sanders Collection Finding Aid circa 1908-1950 (bulk 1920-1940) Joe Sanders was born in Thayer, Kansas, and spent the majority of his childhood in the Kansas City area. He started his musical performances as a boy soprano in local church choirs and graduated from Westport...
143. Joe Sanders on Tour Joe Sanders on Tour June 1923 Exterior view identified as Joe Sanders in front and Carl Nordberg standing beside Joe's Buick on the way to Oklahoma City to perform. Oil derricks can be seen in the background. Exact location not given....
144. John Chouteau, 1860-1949 John Chouteau, 1860-1949 Winter//1956-1957 Photo and obituary article for John Chouteau (1860-1949), "the son of William Meyers and Mary Silverheel Chouteau," the great-great grandson of "Major Jean Pierre Chouteau of the Chouteau fur trading interst...
145. John Thiell Kissing Dry Ground John Thiell Kissing Dry Ground 1923 Exterior view of Nighthawks member John Thiell bending down to kiss the dry ground. The Nighthawks were trying to get to Oklahoma City in June of 1923, but encountered flooding conditions. Sanders in his...
146. John Wanamaker Letter John Wanamaker Letter May 23, 1902 Letter written to Mr. Henry W. Rule, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Territory, from John Wanamaker, Philadelphia. Wanamaker is credited with being a pioneer in the development of the department store in the latter...
147. Kansas City's Vine Street Kansas City's Vine Street 2008 This chapter is a "study of the special urban sites of black city-dwellers in Deep Deuce, as Oklahoma City's East Second Street was known, and Vine Street, black Kanas City's main stem (more specifically,...
148. Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad Maps, illustrations, photos, and information on the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway, connecting Kansas City to the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of Mexico (passing through Kansas, Oklahoma, and...
149. Kansas City, Missouri: Pictorial and Biographical Kansas City, Missouri: Pictorial and Biographical 1908 Photo and bio of John Edward Thomes, or John Thomes (1846-1893), a railroad engineer across Kansas and Oklahoma born in New York City and coming to Kansas City about 1891.
150. Kansas Turnpike Kansas Turnpike Maps, photos, illustrations, and information on the Kansas Turnpike west of Kansas City along I-70 and south on I-35 to Oklahoma.
151. Kansas: 'As Long as . . .' Kansas: 'As Long as . . .' September 17, 1956 Short article about how the Wyandotte Indians of Oklahoma (part of the Huron tribe) reclaimed the two-acre tract of land in Kansas City, Kansas, used as a burial ground. The Huron Cemetery land was ceded...
152. KC Sports Hero Was Influential With His Words KC Sports Hero Was Influential With His Words February 6, 2005 Joe McGuff, former Kansas City Star columnist, sports editor, editor and vice president, died on February 4, 2006 at his home in Prairie Village, Kansas. He died as a result of complications from amyotrophic...
153. KCK Casino Opens Amid Controversy KCK Casino Opens Amid Controversy August 29, 2003 The Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma opened a casino in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. It is located in a mobile building structure at Ann Avenue and 7th Street Trafficway. Mayor Carol Marinovich was absent...
154. KCResources, page 8 KCResources, page 8
155. Kiefer, Oklahoma, Oil Wells Kiefer, Oklahoma, Oil Wells ca1915 Oil wells near Kiefer, Oklahoma. Railroad track visible in foreground.
156. Kiefer, Oklahoma, Street Scene Kiefer, Oklahoma, Street Scene ca1915 View down a dirt street in Kiefer, Oklahoma showing houses, power lines, and people crossing the road and walking down the sidewalk.
157. Kiefer, Oklahoma, Town Scene Kiefer, Oklahoma, Town Scene ca1915 Scene of Kiefer, Oklahoma showing buildings, oil wells, a railroad car on tracks, and a road.
158. Kiowa Braves on Horseback Kiowa Braves on Horseback ca. 1890s Photographic print on a boudoir card mount showing two Kiowa braves on horseback; produced by the W.L. Sawyer's Indian Art Gallery, Purcell, Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
159. Last of the Blue Devils Last of the Blue Devils 1979 Presents the story of Kansas City music in the twenties and thirties, when this midwestern city acquired an intense concentration of nightlife. Includes performances by, and interviews with, Count Basie...
160. Lawton, Oklahoma Lawton, Oklahoma circa 1917-1918 Exterior view, street scene identified as Lawton, Oklahoma. Lawton was located in the vicinity of Fort Sill and Camp Doniphan where Company A went to train for World War I.