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This broadside lists the various events that were planed for the 25th anniversary celebration of the opening of Kansas Territory to settlement. The events were held at Bismark Grove near Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas. Church services were held on Sunday, September 14. Other activities included a Quarter-Centennial Salute by 25 guns at sunrise on Monday, Sept. 15, various musical entertainment; remarks by numerous early antislavery settlers in Kansas and current U.S. Senators and the Governor of Kansas J.P. St. John; an address by Eli Thayer of Worcester, Massachusetts, who was a supporter of the New England Emigrant Aid Company; a "Grand Barbecue Dinner" and a "Grand Farewell Sociable" followed by fireworks. This poster also includes advertisments from numerous Lawrence businesses.
Date: September 14--16, 1879
Item Number: 207916
Call Number: Port Vault K 978.1 Ol2 1879
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 207916
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions
Business and Industry - Retail
Collections - Library
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Musicians
Community Life - Events and Celebrations
Date - 1870s - 1879
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Advertising Medium - Poster
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Poster
People - Notable Kansans - Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz, 1826-1900
People - Notable Kansans - Ingalls, John James, 1833-1900
People - Notable Kansans - Plumb, Preston B., 1837-1891
People - Notable Kansans - Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Printed materials - Advertisements
Type of Material - Printed materials - Posters
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