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A portrait of David Ware who was born in Missouri as a slave, but later fled to Kansas. During the Civil War, he served in the First Kansas Colored Infantry. In 1873, he secured a job as janitor at the Kansas capitol. Ware was highly respected in the community where he was a member of the Second Baptist Church, Great Western Lodge, and the Shawnee County Colored Horse Fair Association. He died in 1888 and the flag at the capitol was flown at half-mast and legislators observed a moment of silence.
Creator: Leonard & Martin
Date: Between 1861 and 1885
Item Number: 208912
Call Number: B Ware, David *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208912
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Janitors
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1861-1869
Date - 1870s
Date - 1880s
Government and Politics - State Government
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - African Americans
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs
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