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This photograph looks north on the west side of the 300 block of Missouri Street of Alma, Kansas. The image reveals that many of the early business buildings were constructed of wood. Many were built during the boom years following Alma being declared the county seat in 1871 and the arrival of the railroad in 1880. This is the earliest known view of the business district in Alma.
Date: Between 1880 and 1885
Item Number: 221088
Holding Institution: Wabaunsee County Historical Society
Built Environment - Function - Commerce/Trade
Business and Industry - Banking
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Scenes and views - Business districts
Date - 1880s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Alma
Places - Counties - Wabaunsee
Type of Material - Photographs
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/221088