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This printed notice for the Eldridge Brothers' coach line advertised the fare to Lawrence as $3.50. The coach line had routes from Kansas City to Lecompton, Lawrence to Osawatomie, and Lawrence to Leavenworth City. The notice includes information about the coaches, food, and changes of horses.
Item Number: 90319
Call Number: Port Vault K 388.3 El24h 1857
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90319
Collections - Library
Date - 1854-1860
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Advertising Medium - Handbill
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Poster
People - Notable Kansans - Eldridge, Shalor W.
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 - Osawatomie
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Non-motorized - Stagecoaches
Type of Material - Printed materials - Posters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/90319