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This is a portrait of Matilda and Junius Groves, who were potato farmers near Edwardsville in Wyandotte County, Kansas. They farmed over 1,000 acres, and he was known as the "Potato King." The Groves shipped their produce all over the United States by railroad. Because of the quantity shipped, the Union Pacific placed a spur on the Groves' farm to load its produce. Junius Groves served as trustee for Western University in Quindaro, Kansas.
Date: Between 1895 and 1905
Item Number: 200098
Call Number: B Groves, Junius and Matilda *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 200098
Agriculture - Crops - Vegetables - Potatoes
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Farmers
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Western University
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - African Americans
Places - Cities and towns - Edwardsville
Places - Cities and towns - Quindaro
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Type of Material - Photographs
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/200098
