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| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Farmers unload scrap metal onto a large pile as part of a wartime scrap drive. |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Three men stand near a trailer while weighing in a load of scrap iron brought from a farm by William Gory (at far right). At left is Jim Barrett, manager o... |
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| Description: | Fifth Avenue with horse-drawn carts, automobiles and pedestrians crowding the broad street. Grill of vehicle in center reads: "Buick." Sign on left side of... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Main Street lined with street lights. Several horse-drawn carts are carrying hay down the street. |
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| Description: | View down Main Street with overhead sign reading "Welcome Garden City" sign. Text on buildings reads: "E.J. Pyle Real Estate" and "F. Finnup. Hardware." Ci... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Intersection of unpaved street with horse-drawn carts and storefronts. Business signs read: "Citizens Bank" "Gleissner Druggist" and "Abilene National Bank... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts, an electric cable car and pedestrians. Electric power lines hang over the street. Business signs read: "F... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Electric power lines hang over the street. On the right an African American girl and a Ca... |
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| Description: | A view of South Highland Avenue, a residential district in Chanute, Kansas. |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | News broadcaster Bon Turner makes an appeal over the radio to farmers to bring their scrap metal into town to help meet the country's need for vital war ma... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | A group looks on as a man uses a cutting torch to reduce scrap iron into readily marketable pieces in the farm scrap collection drive in Barton County. Acc... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the spired courthouse after a snowfall, from a tree-lined path. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across intersection toward the First National Bank and surrounding businesses. Caption reads: "First National Bank." |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across intersection toward the Winfield National Bank and surrounding businesses. Men stand on the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Winfield National Bank." |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | A view of the cabin of John Brown (5/9/1800 – 12/2/1859), an American abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to end slavery... |
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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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| Description: | View of sod house in short grass country. Features rectangular building with a curved roof and windows. |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| 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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| 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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