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View of the main building at the State Industrial School for Boys in Topeka, Kansas. The school opened its doors in 1881 to educate young men who had committed criminal acts. The school was located north of the capitol building on about 170 acres of land that was given by the city of Topeka.
Date: Between 1879 and 1899
Item Number: 210453
Call Number: FK2.7 IST.1879c. *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210453
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Education
Built Environment - Function - Education - School
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Community services - Welfare - Welfare facilities
Date - 1870s - 1879
Date - 1880s - 1889
Education - Primary
Education - Secondary
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Corrections, Department of
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Children
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Type of Material - Photographs
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