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This black and white photograph shows a motorized train moving along the streets of Topeka, Kansas as crowds gather to watch. The parade celebrated the centennial of Topeka as a city and Kansas as a territory. This year long observance was celebrated in a number of communities across the state.
Creator: Wolfe's Camera and Photo Shop
Date: 1954
Item Number: 211660
Call Number: FK2.S5 T.53.1954 *33
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211660
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Parades
Community Life - Scenes and views - Business districts
Date - 1950s - 1954
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961
Type of Material - Photographs
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