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adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News The North American Postcard Company of Kansas City, Mo., published this Real Photo postcard, showing the Blue River near 15th Street, in the early 1900s. North…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News When you think of a Hummer these days the first thing to come to mind is the monstrous SUV that began its life as a utility…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News Mention the town Trading Post, Kan., and you’ll more than likely get blank stares from whoever you are talking to at the time. The tiny hamlet…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News You might visit the area around 103rd Street and State Line Road if you were interested in purchasing an automobile these days, but 150 years ago…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News During the early days of the 20th century, Kansas City’s Black population enjoyed only limited access to the tennis courts on The Paseo and in Swope…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News When John Corby passed through the trading post area of Joseph Robidoux on the Missouri River in 1843, he noted that the location would be an…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News This week’s Linen style postcard was published by Blankenship Distributor, 1827 Vine Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The description on the back of the card reads:…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News “Our standard has always been to build a car able to surmount any road conditions which might be encountered. And our motto — The Incomparable White…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News One of the highlights of the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair was the Firestone Singing Color Fountain. The description on the back of the card reads: “Beneath…
adminMichael Bushnell Northeast News Around 200 A.D., the Roman Emperor Claudius was busy conquering various parts of Europe and Asia, making a general nuisance of himself in a most barbaric…
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