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This sod house consisted of five rooms and was not finished at the time this photo was taken. A half way house where stage coaches stopped to change horses, passengers and receive meals. The stage coach went from Topeka to Denver.
Date: Between January 01, 1880 and December 31, 1890
Item Number: 100525
Call Number: FK2.N3 Be.721 *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 100525
Built Environment - Function - Domestic - hotel-don't use
Built Environment - Materials - Earth - Sod
Business and Industry - Lodging - Hotels
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Musical groups - Bands
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Beeler
Places - Counties - Ness
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Photographs
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