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Title
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Kline's from Promenade - Ward Parkway Center
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Description
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Interior view taken within the Ward Parkway Shopping Mall. The entrance of Kline's Department Store, a group of mannequins on display, and shoppers can be seen.
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Date
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1962-08-16
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kline's Department Store
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Description
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View of the Fairy Princess at the Kline's department store at Christmas time. Child on the left is Ruth Smith and her brother Chris Smith is on the right. Kline's was located at 11th and Main in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The Fairy Princess was a Christmas event at the store from 1935 to 1970.
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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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Kline's Department Store
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Description
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View of the Fairy Princess at the Kline's department store at Christmas time. Child on the right is Ruth Smith. Kline's was located at 11th and Main in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The Fairy Princess was a Christmas event at the store from 1935 to 1970.
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Date
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1949
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kline's Window Display
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Description
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Women's clothing display in window of Kline's, located in the 1100 block of Walnut and of Main.
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Date
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1925
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City Crossroads: The Magical Fairy Princess
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Description
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Photos (of wrapped presents) and article about the Christmas tradition of the Fairy Princess (with a similar role to Santa Claus for children) at "Kline's department store at 11th and Main" Streets Downtown from 1935 to 1970.
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Date
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2000-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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This Fairy Princess Tells a Kline's Story
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Description
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Interview with Carol Jean Barta, Kansas City's most senior Fairy Princess. Barta discusses Christmas displays in downtown department stores in the 1950s, her costume, and how she became a Fairy Princess in 1956.
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Date
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2013-12-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Then and Now: The Fairy Princess
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Description
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Historical overview of Kansas City's Fairy Princess tradition,which began in 1935 at Kline's Department Store. For a 25-cent fee, children could enjoy an in-store visit with the Fairy Princess. The annual holiday tradition was continued by the Kansas City Museum beginning in the 1980s and more recently the Zona Rosa Shopping Center. Three former princesses are featured in the article: Carol Barta, Antoinette Ishmael, and Tiffany Tritico-Serrone.
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Date
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2010-12-01
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
