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This nearly complete pair of eyeglasses was discovered at the Last Chance Store in Council Grove during the excavations at the 2016 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school. Both lens are cracked, but complete within their frame. One of the adjustable bows has been lost. The Last Chance Store was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Date: Unknown
Item Number: 318830
Call Number: 14MO367-1687-1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 318830
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Site Name - Last Chance Store
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Personal Gear - Eyeglasses
Places - Cities and towns - Council Grove
Places - Counties - Morris
Places - Historic sites - Last Chance Store
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