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This is a sod house built by William A. Watson in Dighton, Kansas, 1879. There are four men in front of the house.
Date: 1879
Item Number: 215101
Call Number: FK2.L2 D.75 .W *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 215101
Built Environment - Function - Domestic - Single Dwelling
Built Environment - Materials - Earth - Sod
Collections - Photograph
Curriculum - The Kansas Journey - Chapter 6: Welcome to Kansas: "Her Light Shall Shine"
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Home and Family - Residences - Sod houses
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Dighton
Places - Counties - Lane
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Photographs
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