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This sepia colored sketch shows a proposed state seal for the state of Kansas. In the center of the circle two men are shown holding a book while a Native American Indian pursues a bison on horseback. Written above the men is the state motto "Ad Astra Per Aspera".
Date: Between 1854 and 1861
Item Number: 216107
Call Number: FK2 S *4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 216107
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1854-1860
Government and Politics - State Government
Government and Politics - Territorial Government
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Seal
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Photographs
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