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Three Block trail outfit of New Mexico enroute for Sterling, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
This is an 1898 photograph of the "Three Block" trail outfit of New Mexico, enroute for Sterling, Kansas. It shows cattle, mess wagons, mounts and riders. There were an estimated 15,000 head of cattle in this herd.
previewIrwin Brothers' chuck wagon near Ashland, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Members of the Irwin Brothers' round-up crew seated on the ground eating a meal by the chuck wagon, near Ashland, Kansas. A cowboy seated on his horse, and two other horses, are also visible in the background.
previewHostetter's ranch south of Coats, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Hereford heifers on the Hostetter's ranch (owned by Harris and Crane of Ottawa, Kansas) south of Coats, Kansas. A wagon, hay mounds, wooden fences, and out-buildings are also visible in the photograph.
previewB. R. Grimes' mess wagon, Ashland, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
This is a view of cowboys eating a meal by the B. R. Grime's chuck wagon in Ashland, Kansas.
previewMoving S.E. Cave's office building from Santa Fe to Sublette, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
This is a view of workers using wagons and mules to move S. E. Cave's office building from Santa Fe, Kansas, to the new Haskell County seat in Sublette, Kansas. The James S. Patrick Real Estate office, left, was later moved to Satanta, Kansas. In the background, behind the S. E. Cave building, is the original Haskell County Courthouse building. Santa Fe pioneers fought hard for a railroad for Haskell County, but when it came in 1913, it missed Santa Fe, the original county seat, by seven miles. In 1920, the county seat was moved to Sublette, Kansas, which had prospered by being on the Santa Fe railroad line, and Santa Fe faded away into a ghost town.
previewParade float in Ashland, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of a horse-drawn parade float with a sunflower theme advertising W. T. Carson, Ashland, Kansas. The First Ward School is visible in the background.
previewParade float advertising the Exchange Hotel, Ashland, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of a horse-drawn parade float advertising the Exchange Hotel on a street in Ashland, Kansas. People in the photograph are identified as: Dola Dorsey; Effie Morrison Dorsey; Emma Michael; Amy Dorsey Dugan; Hazel Klinger; Alvin Mull; Orilla Klinger; and Jack Dorsey, the driver.
previewParade float advertising the Stockgrowers National Bank, Ashland, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of a horse-drawn parade float advertising the Stockgrowers National Bank in Ashland, Kansas.
previewParade float in Ashland, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of a horse-drawn parade float advertising Wallingford Bros. Coal & Feed, Ashland, Kansas. The First Ward School is visible in the background.
previewParade float in Ashland, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of a horse-drawn parade float advertising Stephens & Mays Bros. General Merchants in Ashland, Kansas.
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