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Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

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The Joseph K. Redmond Collection is rich in images reflecting Kansas City’s theatrical legacy. Redmond was a theatre manager for the Uptown and Tower theatres in Kansas City, and he collected material about local theaters, both movie and stage.

Items in Collection: 148

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Journalism & Broadcasting

Kansas City History

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Joseph Redmond dressed as Santa and an unidentified clown greeting children at the Uptown Theater

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Joseph Redmond dressed as Santa and an unidentified clown greeting children as they exit a bus to participate in "Santa Claus in August" at the Uptown Theater at 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published

1957-08

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Clowns

Types (Collection)

photographs (1)

Genres (Collection)

Black & white photographs (1)
Gelatin silver prints (1)
Snapshots (1)

Time Periods (Collection)

1951-1960 (1)

Subjects (Collection)

Children, White (1)
Theaters (1)
(-) Clowns (1)

Subjects, Geographic (Collection)

Broadway Boulevard (1)
Kansas City (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People (Collection)

Redmond, Joseph K., 1913-1996 (1)
Santa Claus (Fictitious character) (1)

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