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C. H. Strieby residence, Council Grove, Kansas

Date: 1910 or later

These two photographs show the C. H. Strieby residence in Council Grove, Kansas. The Strieby family started their blacksmith and wagon business on the Santa Fe Trail in the 1860s.…

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G. M. Simcock House, Council Grove, Kansas

Date: after 1868

This photograph shows the stone house built by G.M. Simcock around 1860. Simcock was one of the original organizers and stockholders of the Council Grove Town Company. The back porch…

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Van Camps Grocery, Council Grove, Kansas

Date: after 1858

This photograph shows the Van Camp, Keith and Tenney, Grocery and Provisions store in Council Grove, Kansas. The business was located on the southeast corner of Main and Neosho Streets,…

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Children on a picnic in Council Grove, Kansas

Date: around 1900

A group of picnicking children and their teacher for the camera. In the background of one photograph, bicycles leaning against the trees are visible. In another, there is a view…

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Council Grove fairgrounds

Date: October 22, 1898

This glass-plate negative shows a barn and water pump in a wooded area of the Council Grove fairgrounds.

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Ottawa Chautauqua Assembly

Date: June 25, 1897

This photograph shows a group of Council Grove residents posing in front of tents at the Ottawa Chautauqua Assembly.