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Title: Missouri: Special Limited Supplement
Description: Photo and bio of George Beimdiek, "president and manager of the Carthage Marble & White Lime Company," "perhaps the outstanding industry of Carthage," Missouri, incorporated in 1884. Description of Beimdiek, a native of Saint Louis trained in law, moving to Carthage in 1905, organizing the Superior Marble & Limestone Company, later called the Ozark Company, in 1910 helping to open the Myers Quarry there, and between 1913 and 1921 taking control of the Carthage Marble & White Lime Company, then in 1928 becoming "president of the First National Bank of Carthage."
Date: 1930
Object Type: Book

Title: Farm Equipment
Description: Equipment in field; photograph labelled "Frank Potter Carthage Mo."
Date: 1900
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Farm Equipment
Description: Man on equipment in field. Photograph labelled "Frank Potter Carthage Mo. 20 H.P. Cushman"
Date: 1900
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Welcome to Carthage: Home of the Maple Leaf Festival, Precious Moments, and the Crossroads of America
Description: Photos and article about the town of Carthage, Missouri, in Jasper County, describing its history since founded in 1842, its culture, and its buildings, such as old homes, the Precious Moments Chapel, and the castle-like Jasper County Courthouse.
Date: 2000-10
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: MOTown: America's Historic Hub
Description: Article about the town of Carthage, Missouri, in Jasper County, a site of Civil War battles, large Victorian homes, and Route 66.
Date: 1998
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Carthage, Missouri
Description: Story about an overnight trip of Kansas City's Boy Scout Troop 188 to Carthage, Missouri, in 1989, describing its experiences in a farmer's acreage with coyotes, stories of the Younger and James Gangs, and "buffalo bones," etc.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: After 102 Years, at Rest at Last
Description: Article describes funeral arrangements for Major Raphael Guido Rombauer, Union Army officer during the Civil War and resident of Carthage, Missouri. The author describes how Rombauer's remains were moved to St. Louis for cremation after he passed away in 1912 and how his ashes were mysteriously never returned to Carthage. Rombauer's great-great-granddaughter, who located her ancestor's remains using the Find a Grave website, is interviewed and discusses the process of taking possession of Rombauer's ashes and arranging his funeral in Carthage 102 years after his death.
Date: 2015-04-11
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Map of Jasper County Mo.
Description: Civil War era map of Jasper County, Missouri showing roads, rivers, and towns. Typical section numbering pattern. Map key not included.
Object Type: Map

Title: Joplin District
Description: Topographical map of an area of southwest Missouri and the adjacent area of southeast Kansas, including the cities of Joplin, Carthage, and Webb City in Missouri, and Galena and Baxter Springs in Kansas. Map displays contour lines, street grids, local creeks and rivers, and railroads.
Date: 1906
Object Type: Map

Title: Precious Moments Artist: Samuel J. Butcher
Description: Biographical article about Samuel Butcher, " creator of the renowned Precious Moments figurines" and "one of America's famous living artists," with photos and descriptions of his figurines, stained glass art, murals, etc., in a religious theme, headquartered in Carthage, Missouri.
Date: 1993
Object Type: Magazine Article

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