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Central Standard
3:05 pm
Thu May 30, 2013

Kansas City Museum Celebrates History Of Innovation And Invention in KC

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Credit Bruce Bandle / Kansas City Museum
Samuel Coffman has over 200 patents to his credit. One of his inventions: electric clippers.
Credit Bruce Bandle / Kansas City Museum
Samuel Coffman's insurance vending machine. According to the museum, you could purchase a 24 hour, $1000 accident insurance policy.
Credit Bruce Bandle / Kansas City Museum
The machine was built between 1925-1935.
Credit Bruce Bandle / Kansas City Museum
Marion Trozzolo was the first producer in the United States of the Teflon-coated pan. He called it the "Happy Pan."
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The Country Club Plaza is a staple in Kansas City, but did you know it was the first shopping mall in the country?

Barbers would still be cutting your whole head with scissors if Samuel Coffman hadn't invented electric hair clippers, and washing your dishes would be a much bigger hassle if Marion Trozzolo didn't think to combine Teflon with pans.

The history of innovation and invention conceived in Kansas City is crucial to the city's identity, and starting June 1 the Kansas City Museum will celebrate this history. 

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KC Currents
10:05 am
Mon August 20, 2012

Archive Collects KC's Gay And Lesbian History

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Map of gay-friendly businesses in KC.
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Back in 1966, Drew Schaeffer started a small group in Kansas City called the Phoenix society. 

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Historic Gardens
2:12 pm
Mon June 11, 2012

PHOTOS: Replanting A 1910 Garden At The Kansas City Museum

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An early 20th century image of part of the garden at Corinthian Hall.
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The front entrance to Corinthian Hall, the home of the Kansas City Museum. The hall is currently undergoing renovations.
Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR
Kansas City Museum director Christopher Leitch is at the pergola, which is hung with original and new wisteria vines.
Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR
Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR
Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR
A mountain banana tree from Japan.
Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR
This wisteria vine was planted in 1910.
Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR
Canna lillies.
Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR
Blue salvia.
Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR
The castor bean plant has a spiky, poisonous red berry.
Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR
Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR
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The Kansas City Museum is in its third phase of a major restoration of Corinthian Hall, the old Northeast mansion that houses its collection. And the renovation doesn’t stop at just bricks and mortar.  A recent project aims to recreate the Georgian garden plantings that surrounded the mansion.

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Kansas City History
2:45 pm
Mon May 21, 2012

Reconsidering The Legacy Of KC's Champion Cakewalker

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The Portrait of Joseph "Doc" Brown was painted in 1896 by Millard C. Haywood. Poet Glenn North says he originally saw the image as troubling, but came to see the beauty in it.
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Every month, the staff of the Kansas City Museum asks a local expert in some field to talk about a piece from the museum's collection for its Community Curator program.

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