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New Frigidaire thrifty pair
Date: 1955
New Frigidaire Thrifty Pair : Washer and Electric Dryer; Better Homes and Gardens, February 1955, pg.22
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Better Homes and Gardens
Date: 1955
This is the cover from Better Homes and Gardens magazine, February 1955.
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Hand book for the Kansas Pacific Railway
Date: 1870
This Kansas Pacific Railroad publication advertises good abundant and cheap land readily available on its rail line between Kansas City, Missouri, and Denver, Colorado. The booklet contains descriptions of the…
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Line etchings. A trip from the Missouri River to the Rocky Mountains via the Kansas Pacific Railway
Date: 1875
This Kansas Pacific Railroad promotional advertisement highlights all the geographic attractions and resorts located on its rail line leading through Kansas to the Rocky Mountains.
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Kansas illustrated. An accurate and reliable description of this marvelous state for the information of persons seeking homes in the great west
Date: 1879
This Kansas Pacific Railroad promotional pamphlet highlights the important natural and economic resources of Kansas. It includes lists of crop production by county, inducements for emigrants, and county descriptions.
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From the river to the mountains via the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R. R.
Date: May 7, 1876
This table concerns the new direct route from Kansas City and Atchison to various destinations in Colorado. The route was known as the “Great Southern Route through Kansas.” This early…
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Tennessee Town census
Date: 1898
The information in this census from the area of Topeka known as Tennessee Town was taken by the assistant pastor of Central Congregational Church Leroy Halbert and Mrs. M. L.…
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Forest Tree Culture on Kansas Prairies
Date: 1879
Kansas Pacific Railway promotional publication advocating the advantages of cultivating trees on the Kansas prairie for newly arriving emigrants into the region.
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The San Juan Mines. Best routes of travel into the mining regions including the mining laws of Colorado
Date: May 1876
This Kansas Pacific Railway guide to the San Juan Mines was designed to assist miners in establishing claims in the gold and silver areas of Colorado.
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Guide map of the great Texas cattle trail from Red River crossing to the old reliable Kansas Pacific Railway
Date: 1874
This railroad guide book was produced by the Kansas Pacific Railway to aid cattle ranchers in getting their herds to market.
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Emigrants’ guide to the Kansas Pacific Railway lands
Date: April 1871
A railroad company advertisement to emigrants promising cheap, abundant and good land for agricultural purposes.
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The Colorado Resorts, of the Rocky Mountains
Date: 1870s
A Kansas Pacific Railway commercial pamphlet promoting the tourist resorts of Colorado.
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Colorado, its resorts and attractions to the pleasure-seeker, tourist and invalid
Date: Reprinted 1873 (Original 1870)
This promotional pamphlet produced by the Kansas Pacific Railway promotes Colorado tourism and highlights resorts and attractions along the company’s Colorado rail transportation line.
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Buffalo Spring Ranch
Date: January 13, 1876
This pencil sketch of the “Buffalo Spring Ranch, Indian Territory, as seen from the north east” is taken from the Ado Hunnius diary.
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Hopkins Ranch
Date: 1876
This pencil sketch of the “Hopkins Ranch on Pound Creek, Indian Territory” is taken form the Ado Hunnius diary.
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Skeleton Ranch from East
Date: January 20, 1876
This pencil sketch of the “Skeleton Ranch from east” is taken form the Ado Hunnius diary.
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Mission Building from South
Date: January 16, 1876
This pencil sketch of a “Mission Building from South” is taken from the Ado Hunnius diary. Besides several buildings, the drawing shows two tipis.
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Rambles through the great Kansas valley, and in eastern Colorado
Date: 1878
This Kansas Pacific Railway land promotional publication describes the natural scenery and resources to be found along the Kansas Pacific route with respect to its future economic development. The last…
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Industrial resources of western Kansas and eastern Colorado
Date: 1871
This pamphlet conducts a geological, demographic and distance analysis of western Kansas and eastern Colorado for future economic development.
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Cheyenne Agency, Indian Territory
Date: January 16, 1876
This pencil sketch of the New Post of Cheyenne Agency, Indian Territory, is taken from the Ado Hunnius diary and depicts the post from “east of square.” The drawing shows…
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Kansas and Colorado
Date: 1877
This Kansas Pacific Railway pamphlet is printed in Swedish and is directed at Swedish emigrants. The item promotes agriculture, land sales, and settlement to Swedish emigrants in the area around…
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Sixth street financial school diploma
Date: 1896
The circular is a piece of political satire literature produced by the People’s Party for the 1896 national election. The circular presents a fake diploma to a fictitious financial school…
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Confidential circular. Kansas corn is king!
Date: Between 1890 and 1890
This circular was a marketing ploy to sell People’s Party members newly invented wind mill with economic incentive to benefit party organization.
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People’s Party campaign hand book
Date: 1898
This People’s Party election campaign book of 1898 details the major political issues of the party and its political platform.
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Red Fork Ranch, Indian Territory
Date: January 14, 1876
This pencil sketch of the “Red Fork Ranch as seen from South East, Indian Territory” is taken from the Ado Hunnius diary.