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A series of aerial photographs showing construction of I-70 Interstate west of Gage Boulevard. Also, the areas east of Gage Boulevard to MacVicar Avenue, where I-70 was eventually built. Recognizable sites include: West Hills residential area; Kansas River; Topeka Water Department treatment plant; sand and concrete company; and Union Pacific Railroad tracks.
Creator: Kansas Department of Transporation
Date: November 30, 1956
Item Number: 213510
Call Number: FK2.S5 T. .1956 *4-13
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213510
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Union Pacific
Business and Industry - Railroad - Tracks
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Community services - Utilities - Water
Community Life - Scenes and views - Residential
Date - 1950s - 1956
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Aerial
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Rivers - Kansas
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Transportation - Railroads - Tracks
Transportation - Roads & Highways - Interstates
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Aerial
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