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There was brisk trading in Santa Fe, Kansas, whenever a herd of sleek horses like these were offered for sale, as the pioneers were unaccustomed to the benefits of motorized farming, and even motor cars were a rarity. John Jacob Miller is shown facing the camera (sixth man from the right, dressed in a hat, tie, white shirt, and vest). Also visible in the photograph are the Haskell County courthouse, Cave's Store, and Frank McCoy Lands. Santa Fe was the first county seat of Haskell County, Kansas. In 1912, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad built a line from Dodge City, Kansas, to Elkhart, Kansas, that bypassed the town by seven miles. In 1920, the Haskell Country seat was moved to Sublette, which had prospered by being on the AT&SF rail line, and Santa Fe faded away into a ghost town.
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: Between 1891 and 1912
Item Number: 7858
Call Number: Haskell County Historical Society: F. M. Steele co
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 7858
Agriculture - Livestock - Horses
Built Environment - Function - Government - Courthouse
Business and Industry - Retail
Collections - Photograph - Steele, F. M. (photographer)
Community Life - Scenes and views - Business districts
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Government and Politics - Local Government - County
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Men
Places - Cities and towns - Santa Fe
Places - Counties - Haskell
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Transportation - Non-motorized - Carriages
Type of Material - Photographs
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