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Washing clothes

Date: Between 1910 and 1915

A photograph showing two women washing clothes in tubs at an unidentified location.

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A. C. Davis & Co. grain elevator, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1915

A view of men and horse-drawn wagons in line at the A. C. Davis grain elevator in, possibly, Pratt or Almena, Kansas. A steam locomotive is visible in the background.

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Abilene in its glory

Date: 1874

An illustration of a train of cattle leaving Abilene, Kansas. The illustration was copied from Joseph G. McCoy’s Historic Sketches of the Cattle Trade of the West and Southwest, 1874.…

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Abilene, Kansas

Date: 1874

An illustration, titled “Abilene in its Glory,” of crowds of people at the railroad depot in Abilene, Kansas. Also visible are a train drawn by a steam locomotive, people on…

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Dance-House

Date: 1874

An illustration of an exuberant dance at a dance house copied from Joseph G. McCoy’s Historic Sketches of the Cattle Trade of the West and Southwest, 1874. The illustrator is…

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Camp wagon on the trail

Date: 1874

This photograph shows an illustration of a camp wagon on the trail. The illustration was copied from Joseph G. McCoy’s Historic Sketches of the Cattle Trade of the West and…

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Union Pacific section hands and hand car

Date: Between 1870 and 1889

A view of four Union Pacific section hands on double pump hand car #609. Also visible are the edge of a platform, the shadows of people standing on that platform,…

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Dunlap Academy and Mission School, Dunlap, Kansas

Date: Between 1880 and 1899

This photograph portrays the students and teachers of the African American school in Dunlap, Morris County, Kansas. Dunlap was located in eastern Morris County and was established in May 1878.…

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The largest concrete swimming pool

Date: Between 1920 and 1930

View of a concrete swimming pool in Garden City, Kansas. The pool was promoted as the largest swimming pool of this type. It was located in Finnup Park.

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The largest concrete swimming pool

Date: Between 1920 and 1939

View of the largest concrete swimming pool located in Garden City, Kansas. The pool was 218ft x 337 ft. It was located in Finnup Park.

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Finnup Park swimming pool

Date: Between 1920 and 1940

This black and white photograph shows a view of a sticker promoting the largest municipal swimming pool in the United States in Garden City, Kansas.

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Water works

Date: Between 1900 and 1920

Garden City, Kansas, water works plant.

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U.S. Land Office, Garden City, Kansas

Date: 1885

This photograph shows the U.S. Land Office in Garden City, Kansas, during a blockade of the halls and stairway in the Summer and Fall of 1885. 50,000 acres of land…