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Title
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Santa's Helper
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Description
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Review of Christmas-themed parks in Kansas City, particularly the Santa's Wonderlands at Gillham Park and Lakewood Greenway, known informally as Penguin Park.
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Date
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2002-12-15
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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3 & 2 Baseball Club
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Description
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Group portrait of the 3&2 Club at Gillham Park.
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Date
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1944
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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3 & 2 Baseball League
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Description
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Group portrait of a 3&2 little league baseball team at Gillham Park.
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Date
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1944
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gillham Road Looking North from 42nd Street
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Description
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View facing north along Gillham Road from slightly south of its intersection with 42nd Street in the Southmoreland neighborhood. A stretch of Gillham Park can be seen on the east side of the street. Cars traveling along Gillham Road are in view.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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A School for Bait Casters
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Description
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Article with illustrations of the new pool at 41st and Gillham Roads and its projected use for fishing by the new Kansas City Bait & Casting Club.
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Date
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1914-05-10
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Gillham Park Murders
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Description
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A collection of 70 pages of photocopied newspaper articles detailing the murders of six women and the subsequent investigation of those crimes. Over a seven-month period in 1989 and 1990, six women were found strangled in or near Gillham Park in midtown Kansas City, Missouri. Ray Shawn Jackson confessed to the crimes and was sentenced to life without parole. Each clipping is annotated with its date and source of publication. Names involved with the murders were Annette Stewart, Kimberly Creer, Tresa Williams, Janice Berryman, Tonya Ward, and Michelle Mitchell.
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Date
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1989/1993
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Swimming Pool in Gillham Park
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Description
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A color glass plate positive photograph of children swimming at a casting and wading pool in Gillham Park at the southeast corner of 41st Street and Kenwood Avenue.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tennis Courts in Gillham Park
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Description
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A color glass plate positive photograph of people playing tennis at the Gillham Park tennis courts. This vantage point faces west near on Kenwood Avenue from just south of 39th Street.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Casting Pool in Gillham Park
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Description
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A color glass plate positive photograph of people fishing at a casting and wading pool in Gillham Park at the southeast corner of 41st Street and Kenwood Avenue. This vantage point faces northwest with the intersection of Gillham Road and 41st Street in the left background.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Green Spaces
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Description
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A brief history of the parks and boulevard system in Kansas City and future plans for downtown green spaces. Included is a detailed map of parks throughout the city. Kansas City is home to 214 parks and more boulevards than any other sity outside of Paris, France. Includes images.
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Date
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2008-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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A Water Experience. ..
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Description
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Combination fountain and pool designed for children.
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Date
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1977-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
