adminBilled as the first streamlined diesel-powered train between St. Louis and Kansas City, the Alton Burlington, Ozark State Zephyr graces the front of this linen era postcard sent to Meyer Supply Company of St. Louis on Feb 23, 1937. Built entirely of stainless steel, the train was the flagship of Burlington Railway…
adminIf you’ve forgotten what the third floor of the Kansas City Museum looked like when your elementary school booked a field trip there, here’s a little refresher for you…
adminDepending on whom you ask, the geographic center of the United States could be one of four different places, all in various midwestern states.
adminBy MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News October 26, 2016 Halloween traces its origins to the ancient Celtic holiday “Samhain” (pronounced “sow-in”), celebrating the end of the traditional summer growing season on…
adminNortheast News Camp Crowder in Neosho, originally established as an Army Signal Corps training camp, was made famous by a variety of celebrities who spent time there during World War..
adminBy MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News October 12, 2016 Arguably one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in the country, rivaled only by the Chrysler Building in New York…
adminNortheast News William H. “Dad” Martin of Ottawa, Kan., is considered to be the father of the exaggerated real photo postcard…
adminNortheast News The roots of today’s American Royal can be traced to 1899 when the fledgling event was referred to as the National Hereford Show.
adminNortheast News This card, titled “Entrance to Swope Park, Kansas City,” may have been sent by a prominent Kansas City architect of its day.
adminNortheast News Print advertisements placed by the Oldsmobile Company in 1939 tout the new Olds “60” as the “car that tamed the Belgian Block,” referring to how well the car’s
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