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This sepia colored photograph shows an elm tree being planted near the Lincoln statue on the Kansas Capitol grounds. The tree is to honor the soldiers who served with the U.S. Thirty-Fifth Infantry Division in World War I. The event coincided with the Thirty-Fifth's reunion held in Topeka, Kansas. The twenty-first Governor of Kansas, Henry J. Allen is standing near the tree on the far left side of the photograph.
Date: Between September 28, 1920 and September 29, 1920
Item Number: 225143
Call Number: FK2.1 C. 1920 *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225143
Built Environment - Function - Government - Capitol
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1920s - 1920
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Allen, Henry Justin
Military - Service - Army - Infantry
Military - Veterans
Military - Wars - World War I - 35th Division
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Allen, Henry Justin, 1868-1950
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs
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