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Dorri Partain Assistant Editor Who cut the cheese? And the butter and the egg? Following the American Industrial Revolution of the late 19th Century, inventors were busy devising all types of…
Dorri Partain Assistant Editor Who cut the cheese? And the butter and the egg? Following the American Industrial Revolution of the late 19th Century, inventors were busy devising all types of…
Michael BushnellPublisher This week’s postcard shows the view of Fairyland Park from the top of the roller coaster in the 1930s. Published by Max Bernstein, the unmailed postcard shows a…
Dorri Partain Assistant Editor For over 100 years, felt pennants have been a colorful way to show team spirit, whether at the stadium or on your bedroom wall. To this day,…
Michael BushnellPublisher This week, a rare treat — a Real Photo postcard showing a newly-completed Penn Valley Drive in Penn Valley Park, Kansas City, Mo. Published as a Christmas greeting…
Dorri Partain Assistant Editor Following the attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, American citizens faced shortages of certain items. Whether these items were being shipped overseas to support the…
Dorri Partain Assistant Editor The mid-Twentieth Century “Space Race” inspired a Number One hit for a little-known British band. Launched from Cape Canaveral atop a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962,…
Michael BushnellPublisher Opening to the public in 1888, Troost Park and adjoining Troost Lake were the brainchild of the Kansas City Cable Railway Company (later known as the Kansas City…
Michael BushnellPublisher “Here I will spend my leisure, secure from the worries of business and the excitement of city life. I will fish and loaf and explore the caves of…
To the victor goes the bragging rights, and what better way to brag that your hometown team is No. 1 than with a novelty license plate for the front of…
Michael BushnellPublisher Entitled “Elm Ridge Driving Park”, this week’s historic postcard shows the Elm Ridge Race Track. Only in operation from April 28, 1904 through late in 1906, the Elm…