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To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Presidential Libraries Act of 1955, the Postal Service honored presidential libraries and their place in Am...
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These doors once defined the entry of the First National Bank building built in 1906 on 10th and Baltimore streets and what is now home to the Central...
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Leaders in Kansas City business have been involved in their city's larger civic life since the first settlers came here in the 1820s. The first forma...
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The chalk drawing depicted here highlights the spider sculpture by Louise Bourgeois as it stands predominately in front of the Kemper Museum of Contem...
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Col. James L. Abernathy was born in Warren County, Ohio, March 20, 1833. Abernathy was famed for his business acumen, most notably Leavenworth, KS w...
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As documented in the historical account from the Missouri Valley Special Collections at the Kansas City Public Library, The town of Westport, in 1838...
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This large textile work exhibits a blossoming geometric pattern executed with vibrant woven yarn. Large fields of hot pink alternates with yellow and...
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The artist truly captured the romanticism and vigor of the moment with a stylistic prowess. This scene captures an archer on horseback, richly costum...
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This drawing focuses on the architectural detail surrounding the building's title, First National Bank, which is engraved in stone. The building, now...
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Gabriella Polony Mountain's work includes four major themes. The first three themes are clearly recognizable as the Cosmos, Nature, and Figural works...