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View of a rack of periodicals for sale inside New Earth Books & Records.

A group of mostly unidentified white women looking at the books on sale at Phoenix Books' grand opening; one woman is looking directly at the camera...

Group of white women, unidentified except of Anne Shelley holding one end of the banner for Phoenix Books in the pride parade along Oak Street on...

Anne Shelley and another unidentified white woman carrying the Phoenix Books banner during the 1991 Kansas City pride parade; a white woman next to...

Anne Shelley, seated, at a table with books in the booth Phoenix Books has set up at an unknown event.

Exterior shot of the front entrance of Phoenix Books with a large "Grand Opening" sign in the window.

Phoenix Books' at the 1992 pride parade in Kansas City; a large banner with their logo is being carried by Anne Shelley, , and two other unidentified...

Two unidentified white women at Phoenix Books; one with glasses is eating a slice of pizza and watching the second write out a check; behind them are...

Unidentified white woman playing guitar in front of a microphone at Phoenix Books; behind her is a display window with a large stained glass sign for...

Unidentified white woman in glasses and a dark jacket playing guitar in front of a microphone and a rack of cards at Phoenix Books' grand opening.

Three unidentified white women working at moving a large sheet of plywood through the store with two others looking on; moving-in day at Phoenix Books...

An unidentified white woman putting books on a shelf and turning to look at the camera at Phoenix Books' moving-in day.

Three unidentified white women working on putting shelves together; one woman is kneeling and the other two are standing by a lavender colored...

Four unidentified white women; two are kneeling down doing something with tools, including a hammer, and the other two are standing behind them near a...

Unidentified white woman with a portable drill standing by some book shelves she's putting together and pointing at someone in front of her, likely...

View of a shelf of radical literature for sale at New Earth Books & Records.

Three unidentified white women, one on a chair and the other two on the floor, all looking at an article in the local community paper.

Cheryl Berge and Kris Winegar, both wearing sweatshirts with the Phoenix Books' logo, ringing up a sale from an unidentified white woman customer at...

Ringing up a sale at the counter with Anne Shelley and Cheryl Berge with a third unidentified white woman writing a check; at Phoenix Books' grand...

Rosy's Bar & Grill performing at Phoenix Books. Left to right: Carol Smith playing an autoharp, Tamara Severns holding a plastic cup while singing...

Performing behind a microphone at Phoenix Books, left to right, in the foreground: Carol Smith, playing an autoharp; Tamara Severns, singing while...

Anne Shelley and others around the sales desk at Phoenix Books' grand opening; one unidentified white woman is drinking something.

Sandra Martz posed for a photo with her arm around Meril Crabtree at the Women's History Celebration at Phoenix Books; both women are wearing buttons...

A smiling Meril Crabtree sitting next to Sandra Martz during Martz' book signing as part of Women's History Celebration at Phoenix Books; both women...

Sandra Martz seated behind a table display of her books ready for a signing as part of Women's History Celebration at Phoenix Books.