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Two views of the Soldier's Orphan's Home in Atchison, Kansas. In 1887, Kansas opened this facility for children of Union soldiers and sailors. This was the first such facility in the state for children who had lost their parents. At first limited to veterans' children aged five and under, regulations were altered in 1889 to admit all "dependent, neglected or abused children" between the ages of two and 14. The name was changed to the State Orphans' Home in 1909. This home protected orphan children, and gave them a chance to enjoy their childhoods.
Date: Between 1887 and 1908
Item Number: 229074
Call Number: FK2.7 O.*1-2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 229074
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Community services - Welfare - Welfare facilities - Orphanages
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Soldiers Orphans Home
Home and Family - Children - Orphans
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Postcard
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
Places - Counties - Atchison
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Type of Material - Photographs
Type of Material - Postcards
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