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This announcement advertises a Grand Opening Ball to be held at the Eldridge House in Lawrence, Kansas Territory, on December 31, 1858. Music was to be performed by the Lawrence Brass Band. Members of the Committee of Arrangements, organized by town name, and the two floor managers are identified.
Date: December 31, 1858
Item Number: 90383
Call Number: Port Vault K 394 -D74 EL 24g 1858
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90383
Business and Industry - Lodging - Hotels
Collections - Library
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Dance
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Musical groups - Bands
Community Life - Events and Celebrations
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Robinson, Charles
Home and Family - Family parties and reunions - Holidays - New Year's
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Invitation
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
Places - Cities and towns - Kansas City
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Cities and towns - Tecumseh
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Wyandotte
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Printed materials - Ephemera
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