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The Old Santa Fe Trail

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Description: View west of Dodge City, of the Old Santa Fe Trail.
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The Mushroom Rock

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Description: A mushroom-shaped rock.
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Pond and Railway

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Description: View of Rock Island Pond, with a telephone pole in the foreground, and railroad tracks leading off into the distance. In the distance is a farm or manufact...
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Monument to John Brown

Date: 1877
Description: Monument to John Brown and the men killed during the Battle of Osawatomie. Those slain in the battle are buried underneath the monument. Chain link fence s...
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Island Park

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Description: A crowd of people gathered on a road and seen from a distance in Island park. A few people stand on the bridge in the foreground and tall trees without th...
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Residential District

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Description: A view of South Highland Avenue, a residential district in Chanute, Kansas.
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Court House after Snowfall

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Description: Exterior view of the spired courthouse after a snowfall, from a tree-lined path.
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The Cowley County National Bank

Date: 1900
Description: View across intersection toward the Cowley County National Bank. Other buildings and businesses are on either side, including a Drug Store and Bakery, and ...
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The First National Bank

Date: 1900
Description: View across intersection toward the First National Bank and surrounding businesses. Caption reads: "First National Bank."
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The Winfield National Bank

Date: 1900
Description: View across intersection toward the Winfield National Bank and surrounding businesses. Men stand on the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Winfield National Bank."
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Men on Stagecoach

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Description: A team of four horses with two men on a stagecoach in front of a house.
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Sod House

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Description: View of sod house in short grass country. Features rectangular building with a curved roof and windows.
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First House in Dodge City

Date: 1871
Description: View of first house built in Dodge City. The sod building has a roof, window openings and a door. The surrounding landscape is barren.
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Drilling Wheat

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Description: Elevated view of two men using agricultural machinery to drill (plant) wheat. "Superior" sign is on the machinery. A boy and a dog stand nearby. A horse an...
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Harvesting Wheat

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Description: Several men are shown using harvesting machinery in a field of wheat. Several teams of horses are pulling the machinery.
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Cattle Grazing in a Valley

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Description: View looking down on cattle grazing in a valley, with a rancher sitting on his horse in the left foreground. Trees span the middle distance, with a view of...
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Man Standing Between Tracks Near the Railroad Station

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Description: View of a man wearing a hat and suit standing in the foreground, with the Sterling depot in the background. The depot is a stop on the Atchison, Topeka, an...
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Cowboys Outside of Their Cabin

Date: 1905
Description: A view of cowboys posing outside of their log cabin dwelling. Three stand against the wall, while four sit. The sitter on the right has a banjo. In the lef...
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Steam Tractor

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Description: A view of two men on a steam tractor with a gang plow in a field. An automobile is behind the plow.
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Pioneer Town

Date: 1872
Description: Distant view of the fledgling town showing a few log cabins, large tent buildings, saddled horses, pedestrians and a horse-drawn wagon.

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