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Illustration depicting Lawrence, Kansas Territory, May, 1856. The building under the flag is the Free-State Hotel and the earth embankment (right of center) was constructed for the town's defense. The illustration first appeared in Historical Collections of the Great West by Henry Howe.
Creator: Howe, Henry, 1816-1893
Date: 1856
Item Number: 208734
Call Number: FK2.D4 L. .1856 *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208734
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Commerce
Built Environment - Function - Commerce/Trade - Business
Built Environment - Function - Domestic - Single Dwelling
Business and Industry - Lodging - Hotels
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Scenes and views - Business districts
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Book - Illustrations
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Photographs
Type of Material - Printed materials - Books - Illustrations
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