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This hard-bound booklet lists military veterans, mostly from World War II, from Advance in Stoddard County, Missouri. Included are 75 individual entries and five "Gold Star Boys." Entries include photographic portraits, dates and branch of service, rank, domestic and overseas postings, and awards. At the back are snapshot views of Advance and nine pages of advertising.
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West Plains Chamber of Commerce Collection, circa 1920s-1960s (R0822)
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These are items published by the West Plains Chamber of Commerce to promote the city of West Plains in Howell County, Missouri, and the surrounding area. Included are tourism brochures, promotional brochures, and a booklet describing automobile excursions to area resorts and attractions.
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Western Detective Association Collection, 1878 (R1165)
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This is a flyer advertising the Western Detective Association at Versailles in Morgan County, Missouri. Officers of the firm, which was incorporated on March 11, 1878, were William A. Mills, J.F. Morris, R.F. Walker, Max Joachimi, and James M. Handlin.
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Western Missouri Land-O-Lakes Association Collection, circa 1962-1965 (R0823)
(1 folder)
These are two map brochures published by the Western Missouri Land-O-Lakes Association, to promote tourism in the area including the "Upper Arm" of the Lake of the Ozarks, Pomme de Terre Lake, and the planned Stockton Lake and Kaysinger Bluff (later Harry S. Truman) Reservoir.
White River Booster League Collection, no date (R0804)
(1 folder)
These are three brochures promoting tourism in the Lake Taneycomo area in the Missouri Ozarks, published by the White River booster League at Branson in Taney County, Missouri.
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White River Boosters League Collection, 1934-1940 (R0749)
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These are two booklets promoting tourism in Taney and Stone Counties in Missouri. Entitled "Come to Lake Taneycomo and the White River Country: the Vacation Paradise of the Ozarks," each booklet contains many advertisements for hotels, resorts, cottages, camps, and other tourist-related businesses, as well as a map of the area.