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L. Perry Cookingham Collection

L. Perry Cookingham Collection

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The L. Perry Cookingham Collection was donated to the University of Missouri-Kansas City during the late 1970s through early 1980s by Mr. Cookingham. The collection contains a fairly concise and annotated selection of Cookingham’s personal and professional life. Inclusive dates are circa 1870-1993. Photographs depict the growth of Kansas City during 1939-1990.

Items in Collection: 1,803

Topics

Kansas City History

Politics & Government

1 - 3 of 3 items

L. Perry Cookingham sits in window in a giant newspaper titled Press Club Griddle

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L. Perry Cookingham, James T. Blair, Jeffery Hilleson, William Kemp, and Clark Tucker all wearing tuxedos sit behind microphones in various raised platforms so they appear in windows cut into screen...

Date Published

1954-02-23

M.A. Fortner, L. Perry Cookingham, James T. Blair, Hampton Chambers and W. L. Arscott at an E.R. Squibb and Sons open house

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Unidentified man, M.A. Fortner, L. Perry Cookingham, James T. Blair, Hampton Chambers, and W. L. Arscott, all in suits and ties, stand as group in office space at an E.R. Squibb and Sons open house.

Date Published

1953

Mayor Bartle + Gov. Blair closing Hannibal Bridge

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H. Roe Bartle (on the left with hand together) and Missouri Governor James Blair (on the right holding sign) stand on the Hannibal Bridge for its closing with line of cars behind them.

Date Published

1959-09

Clear selected
Blair, James T., 1902-1962

Types (Collection)

photographs (3)

Genres (Collection)

Group portraits (3)
Portrait photographs (3)
Black & white photographs (2)
Gelatin silver prints (2)
Color photographs (1)
Film transparencies (1)
Stereographs (1)

Time Periods (Collection)

1951-1960 (3)

Subjects (Collection)

City managers (2)
Governors (2)
Automobiles (1)
Bridges (1)
Press clubs (1)
Public relations (1)
Special events (1)

Subjects, Geographic (Collection)

Kansas City Metropolitan Area (1)

Subjects, People (Collection)

Cookingham, L. Perry (Laurie Perry), 1896-1992 (2)
Arscott, M. L. (1)
Bartle, Harold Roe, 1901-1974 (1)
Chambers, Hampton S. (1)
Fortner, M. A. (1)
Kemp, William E. (William Ewing), 1889-1968 (1)
(-) Blair, James T., 1902-1962 (3)