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- ↑ "Manions Contact Center Archived 2010-01-23 at the Wayback Machine ." Manion's. Retrieved on February 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Manion's International Auction House, Inc.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
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- ↑ "How I got the job: Rebecca Baker, photographer". The Kansas City Star. 2009-01-11. p. F1. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
About the employer: Manion's International, based in Kansas City, Kan., is an online auction site specializing in historical collectibles, with an emphasis on military items. Customers range from individual collectors to museum representatives. My role: I am one of four photographers who take pictures of the merchandise we display at our Web site. We use digital cameras and sometimes take 500 to 1,000 pictures a day.
- ↑ Stafford, Diane (2008-07-09). "9 to 5 -- has a new way arrived?". The Kansas City Star. p. A1. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
Another Kansas City area company that thinks four-day workweeks make sense is Manion's International Auction House Inc. in western Wyandotte County
- ↑ "WTF? Vampire-slaying kit goes to the highest bidder". The Kansas City Star. May 20, 2009. p. YR8. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ↑ "End of an Era: Manion's officially closes its doors".
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