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A detailed map of Kansas showing the grazing lands of the upper Arkansas Valley and the land grant of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. This is a brochure promoting immigration to Kansas and advertising the advantages of land purchase there. Climate, market, crops, schools and livestock are all detailed.
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1885
Item Number: 212630
Call Number: K Port 385 Scrapbook Folder 9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 212630
Agriculture - Agricultural methods and practices
Agriculture - Crops
Agriculture - Crops - Corn
Agriculture - Environment - Weather
Agriculture - Livestock - Cattle
Agriculture - Ranching
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Business and Industry - Railroad - Immigration promotion
Business and Industry - Railroad - Land sales
Date - 1880s - 1885
Environment
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Map
Places - Rivers - Arkansas
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Transportation - Railroads - Immigration promotion
Transportation - Railroads - Land sales
Type of Material - Maps
Type of Material - Printed materials - Brochures
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