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Dorri Partain Assistant Editor In the development of home refrigeration, the “ice box” transformed from a wooden box that was cooled by a block of ice, into an electric appliance able…
Dorri Partain Assistant Editor In the development of home refrigeration, the “ice box” transformed from a wooden box that was cooled by a block of ice, into an electric appliance able…
Michael BushnellPublisher This postcard, numbered 276, shows manual training high school. It was published by the Elite Postcard Publishing Co. of Kansas City, Mo., and was sent March 6, 1913…
Dorri Partain Assistant Editor Men: Have you ever wondered where ladies set all their belongings when they head to the Powder Room? If a gal is lucky, she will find a…
Dorri Partain Assistant Editor Nanu, nanu! Move over baseball cards, for collectable cards featuring television shows and movies. Commonly called trading cards or “bubble gum cards”, Topps Chewing Gum Co. began…
Michael BushnellPublisher This Linen-style postcard, published by P.K. News Company of Junction City, Kan., shows the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill Rivers, which form the Kansas River. The…
Michael BushnellPublisher This advertising postcard from The Westmoreland Company, showcases a residence at 74th St. and Mercier. The actual residence shown on the card is a house at 7404 Mercier…
Dorri Partain Assistant Editor Who was Casey, and where was his place? Casey, an African bull elephant, arrived in Kansas City in 1955 at the age of four. Both he and…
Julia WilliamsManaging Editor Kansas City, Mo — May 29, local media relations joined Kansas City Negro League Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick in an official press conference hosted within its…
Dorri Partain Assistant Editor After boarding a train and leaving Kansas City for new opportunities in Los Angeles 100 years ago, Walt Disney returns home in a new exhibit now open…
Michael BushnellPublisher The Kansas City Museum announced this week that its latest piece of commissioned artwork is now on temporary display in Corinthian Hall. The piece, created by artist Ed…