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This is a stereographic photo of the excavated grave of a victim of the Bender murders. The grave was found under a trap door at the Bender house, Labette County, Kansas.

Creator: Tresslar Brothers
Date: 1873

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Item Number: 211551
Call Number: FK2.L1 .77 *5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211551

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