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Hand painted lanternslide inside handmade wooden frame. Glass slide depicts two scenes; on the left, four men pull hard at the tail of a donkey titled "OFFICES," and on the right, the donkey's tail has come off and the men have fallen together in a heap. This slide is part of a collection made by Samuel Reader between 1866 and 1913. Reader was a Kansas farmer who was active in the early Topeka community. He built two homes, served in the Civil War, and wrote in a diary nearly every day for 64 years. Reader began painting slides in 1866 and continued throughout much of his life, holding magic lantern shows for the local community in his house and at church. Reader recorded a number of political views in his diary, including a distrust of politicians.
Creator: Reader, Samuel J.
Date: between 1866 and 1913
Item Number: 224899
Call Number: 1949.22.45
KSHS Identifier: 1949.22.45
Collections - Museum
Date - 1861-1869
Date - 1870s
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Government and Politics
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Original Art - Transparency, Lantern-slide
People - Notable Kansans - Reader, Samuel James, 1836-1914
Places - Cities and towns - Indianola
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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