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Knox building, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1895 and 1900

This photograph shows two buildings on the north side of the 100 block of Southwest Sixth Avenue in Topeka, Kansas. The Knox building, later renamed the Columbian building and located…

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Town advertisement for Trail City, Colorado

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

A newspaper advertisement encouraging the settlement of Trail City, Colorado, “the roaring town of the West! Beautifully located on the Arkansas River.” The town was located on the Colorado-Kansas border…

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Sod house, Hamilton County, Kansas

Date: Between 1916 and 1917

This sod house was built in 1916 or 1917 by Mr. S. Bishop in Hamilton County, Kansas. The back of the house was built of dobie [adobe] blocks (made of…

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Street scene, Salina, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1930

This photograph shows a street scene of several automobiles and a motorcycle parked along North Fifth Street in Salina, Kansas.