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An attractive poster advertising the Union Pacific Railroad in Kansas. The advertisement first appeared in The American Weekly and pictures a farmer plowing the land by hand at sunset. He is looking at the starry sky. The Kansas State motto "To the stars through difficulties" is emblazoned on the poster. A brief history of the Union Pacific Railroad's contribution to the development of Kansas over the past seventy-five years is noted.
Creator: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Date: February 13, 1944
Item Number: 214192
Call Number: K Port 385 Un3 Box 3 Folder 7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 214192
Agriculture - Agricultural methods and practices - Plowing
Business and Industry - Railroad - Advertising
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Union Pacific
Collections - Library - Railroad Ports (K Port 385)
Date - 1940s - 1944
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Poster
Transportation - Railroads - Advertising
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Union Pacific Railway
Type of Material - Printed materials - Posters
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