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Title
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KC Pioneer Leads Way for Others
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Description
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Recognition of Gertrude Keith and her many accomplishments and contributions to Kansas City. Gertrude Keith was the first black woman elected to the Kansas City school board (1970).
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Date
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2003-07-01
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Spirit of Freedom Fountain
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Description
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Full view; located at Cleveland and Brush Creek Boulevard on the south side of Brush Creek.
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Date
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1991
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Spirit of Freedom Fountain
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Description
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View of the Spirit of Freedom Fountain, located south of Brush Creek between Benton Boulevard and Cleveland Avenue. Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department staff, engineers Larkin & Associates, and sculptor Richard Hunt received awards for their work on the creation of this fountain.
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Date
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1982
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Outpouring Needed to Fix KC Fountains
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Description
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Article on the City of Fountains Foundation fundraising efforts to repair the city's fountains. More than half of the 48 public fountains need repairs for damage or deterioration that is beyond the scope and cost of routine maintence procedures. The Seville Light Fountain at 47th Street on the Country Club Plaza, the Firefighters Memorial Fountain at West 31st Street and Broadway, and the West Side Fountain at Southwest Boulevard and Summit Street are among those fountains in need of significant attention.
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Date
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2013-02-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
