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Large symmetrical-shaped steel skeleton key. This key, dated to 1884, was reportedly the key to the Dodge City Jail.
Date: 1884
Item Number: 316754
Call Number: 1935.10.0
KSHS Identifier: 1935.10.0
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Community services - Police and other law enforcement
Date - 1880s - 1884
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisons and Jails
Objects and Artifacts - Furnishings - Household Accessory - Key
Places - Cities and towns - Dodge City
Places - Counties - Ford
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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