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Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas (Cattle in foreground), Lawrence, Kansas. 323 miles west of St. Louis, Mo.
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
This stereograph shows Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas. Visible in the photograph are business buildings, different forms of transportation, and people and cattle in the street. It is from Alexander Gardner's series, Across the Continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division.
previewMassachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas. 323 miles west of St. Louis, Mo.
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
This stereograph shows Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas. Visible in the photograph are business buildings, different forms of transportation, and people and a wagon on the street. It is from Alexander Gardner's series, Across the Continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division.
previewEldridge House, Lawrence, Kansas. 323 miles west of St. Louis, Mo.
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
This stereograph shows the Eldridge House located on Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas. In front of the Eldridge House is a Rail Road Line horse-drawn omnibus. It is from Alexander Gardner's series, Across the Continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division.
previewView on Amphitheatre Road, Leavenworth, Kansas. 309 miles west of St. Louis, Mo.
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
This is a stereograph showing Amphitheatre Road, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas. In the background is a man with a wagon. It is from Alexander Gardner's series, Across the Continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division.
previewPhotographic outfit. 309 miles west of St. Louis, Missouri
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
This stereograph shows photographer Alexander Gardner's photographic outfit. The dark tent is mounted on a wagon drawn by a team of horses. The image is from Alexander Gardner's series, Across the Continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division.
previewA rare specimen found on hill above Fort Riley, Kansas. 420 miles west of St. Louis Mo.
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
One side of a stereograph showing two unidentified men looking at a plant specimen near Fort Riley, Geary County, Kan. The men are next to Alexander Gardner's photographic outfit.
previewRoad construction, Beloit, Kansas
This photograph shows men building roads on a Good Roads Day, Beloit, Kansas.
previewStreet scene in Arkansas City, Kansas
This photograph shows what could be the main street of Arkansas City, Kansas. A number of business buildings are visible as well as horse drawn wagons/carriages and a trolley car.
previewArrival of the Caravan at Santa Fe
This illustration from Josiah Gregg?s Commerce on the Prairies depicts a caravan of Americans arriving in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Santa Fe Trail, opened in 1821 by William Bucknell, served as a freight route and passed through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico.
previewThomas Ewing, Jr., to Dear Sir
Ewing, Thomas, 1829-1896
In this letter from Leavenworth, Ewing began with comments on a note that was being extended and ended with observations about his city's rapid growth and bright prospects. "Majors & Russell," he predicted, "will only start a portion of their trains from Nebraska City. They will do all their business here as far as the capacity of the town & neighborhood will permit."
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