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This black and white photograph shows two highway signs located along the Kansas Turnpike. The signs read "No Stopping on Pavement" and "Kansas Centennial 1961."
Creator: Kansas Turnpike Authority
Date: Between 1959 and 1969
Although this photograph was taken in the 1960s, it looks very similar to highways today. This image can be used when discussing how people connect.
KS:4th:1.4
Item Number: 219102
Call Number: TE.KT.1961c *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219102
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Transportation
Built Environment - Function - Transportation - Road-Related (Vehicular)
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Community services - Roads
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Leisure activities - Travel
Curriculum - 4th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Individuals and developments (Benchmark 1) - Communication and transportation (Indicator 4)
Date - 1960s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Transportation - Roads & Highways - Highways
Transportation - Roads & Highways - Interstates
Transportation - Roads & Highways - Roads
Transportation - Roads & Highways - Traffic signs and signals
Type of Material - Photographs
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