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These postcards and letters were written by Harry B. Fine to his parents, Mr. And Mrs. John B. Fine, Princeton, New Jersey, while he was working on the W. J. Tod Ranch, Maple Hill, Kansas. Harry worked on the ranch from October of 1915 to June of 1916. While working on the farm, Harry wrote letters describing his experiences on the ranch. He had just graduated from Andover High School in New Jersey at the age of 15. His father, John, felt that he was too young to start college and thought that a little work experience would do the boy good. The letters describe the year in the life of a teenager who is away from home and in unfamiliar surroundings for the first time. He provides detail about his chores and the people with whom he works.
Creator: Fine, Harry
Date: October 1915-June 1916
Item Number: 209185
Call Number: Misc. Fine, Harry B.
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 209185
Agriculture - Labor - Farmers
Agriculture - Labor - Hired hands
Agriculture - Labor - Ranchers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Farmers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Laborers, general
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Ranchers
Collections - Manuscript - Miscellaneous
Date - 1910s - 1915
Date - 1910s - 1916
Home and Family - Daily life - Farm chores
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable People - Fine, Harry
Places - Cities and towns - Maple Hill
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Counties - Wabaunsee
Places - Other States - New Jersey
Type of Material - Postcards
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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