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American Royal Returns: Kansas City's Fall "Big Show" Opens November 9
American Royal Returns: Kansas City's Fall "Big Show" Opens November 9
Photos and article about the American Royal show, including rodeos, etc.
Date : 1976-11
Royal's Fourteenth Year
Royal's Fourteenth Year
Announcement of the move to Electric Park with a description of the quality of the 1912 American Royal show.
Date : 1912-10-05
Nelson: Kansas City Art Gallery Pits Contemporaries against Cattle
Nelson: Kansas City Art Gallery Pits Contemporaries against Cattle
Article about the 3-year history in 1936 of "the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and Atkins Museum" and its origins, cultural role in the community, competition with the American…
Date : 1936-10-10
The Royal Stays and Doubles in Size
The Royal Stays and Doubles in Size
Editorial comment about a financial arrangement with the Kansas City Stockyards.
Date : 1912-01-20
Kansas City: Cow Town? The Bottoms Harbor Real Links to KC's Past
Kansas City: Cow Town? The Bottoms Harbor Real Links to KC's Past
Article describing activities and attractions in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City. An evening watching a bull-riding competion at the American Royal is detailed, and the Golden Ox, Woodswether…
Date : 2006-11-01
The Kemper Conundrum
The Kemper Conundrum
Article reports on opposing plans for the underused Kemper Arena in the West Bottoms. The American Royal proposes razing the structure and replacing it with a new 5,000-seat facility, while West…
Date : 2011-11
American Royal Will Include Night Horse Show
American Royal Will Include Night Horse Show
Article about the 1915 American Royal show at Convention Hall.
Date : 1915-07-20
Two Big Stock Shows Called Off
Two Big Stock Shows Called Off
Article about the fall American Royal being called off because of a foot and mouth epidemic among the cattle and horses, etc.
Date : 1914-11-05
Last Royal at the Stock Yards
Last Royal at the Stock Yards
Photo and article about the big Kansas City show moving to a new permanent location uptown, describing the Royal's hold on people with horse and cattle awards.
Date : 1912-10-21
Livestock Show an Early Attraction
Livestock Show an Early Attraction
1908 photograph of the American Royal show with early history.
Date : 1974-06
Some New American Royal Plans
Some New American Royal Plans
Information about the new building and transportation facilities at the Kansas City Stockyards.
Date : 1912-02-05
American Royal Premium List
American Royal Premium List
Announcement of the new availability of the American Royal's "premium list" for livestock.
Date : 1915-08-20
The End Justifies the Means, or Kansas City's Big Drunk
The End Justifies the Means, or Kansas City's Big Drunk
Old West style report on the opening of the Stockyards in 1871 written in 1912.
Date : 1962-05
Hale Auditorium
Hale Auditorium
Hale Auditorium was named for H. D. Hale, or Joe Hale, and Joyce Hale of Prairie Village, Kansas, in honor of their one million dollar gift for the new (1992) American Royal complex. The Hales own a…
Date : 1990-12-01
American Royal Live Stock Show
American Royal Live Stock Show
Article concerning expanded facilities for the American Royal.
Date : 1916-08-20
A Good Horse, a Country Road: That's Real Happiness!
A Good Horse, a Country Road: That's Real Happiness!
Article containing photos of Loula Long Combs
Date : 1999-11
A Real Horse Show
A Real Horse Show
Report about the the next Royal being a beef cattle show exclusively.
Date : 1916-07-20
American Royal Section: 75th Year--Diamond Jubilee
American Royal Section: 75th Year--Diamond Jubilee
Schedule of events for the anniversary year celebrations.
Date : 1973-10-14
Mardi Gras of the Wheat Belt
Mardi Gras of the Wheat Belt
Article about the festivities of the annual American Royal livestock exhibition in Kansas City, including a the "glittering pageantry of the American Royal Cornoation Ball. ..[c]ombining the…
Date : 1948-10
American Royal
American Royal
Some people the American Royal couldn't do without as R. Crosby Kemper, Jr., John and Jay Dillingham, Sarah Rowland and Sug Utz.
Date : 1999-11
A Ring Full of Memories
A Ring Full of Memories
[The] old American Royal arena. ..will be replaced as scene of the Royal after this year with the completion of the Crosby Kemper Memorial Arena.
Date : 1974-10
Life Goes to the American Royal: Kansas City's Oldtime Cattle Show Becomes Big Midwest Social Event
Life Goes to the American Royal: Kansas City's Oldtime Cattle Show Becomes Big Midwest Social Event
Photos and article about the entertainment and social function of the American Royal in Kansas City.
Date : 1949-11-07
Sculpture At Royal Displays Girls' Bond
Sculpture At Royal Displays Girls' Bond
Ashley Curl and Ashley Sprouse both loved horses and competed at the American Royal. They were killed in a car accident on August 26, 2001. A bronze sculpture depicting the girls riding together…
Date : 2003-11-19
Next American Royal in Convention Hall
Next American Royal in Convention Hall
Announcement of the use of Convention Hall for the American Royal Live Stock Show. R. J. Kinzer named Secretary Pro-tempore.
Date : 1915-05-20
American Royal Origin of Name
American Royal Origin of Name
'The American Royal was given its name after Dean C. F. Curtiss, dean of agriculture at the Iowa State College of Agriculture, compared the show favorably with the British Royal Agricultural…
Date : 1999