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Bert Floyd Rathbun documented a trip he and his family made by covered wagon to Wyoming to visit his brother Martin Oliver Rathbun. Rathbun's father, John Russell Rathbun, suffered from asthma, and his doctor suggested he try living in a drier climate. The Rathbuns left Simpson, Kansas, on August 14, 1909, and traveled to St. Francis, Kansas, where they wintered. On May 5, 1910, they started their trip west. He kept the journal in a "Farmers Pocket Ledger" provided by the Deere & Mansur Company of Moline, Illinois. There is information about the company's products and agricultural information in the ledger.
Creator: Rathbun, Bert Floyd
Date: 1909-1910
Item Number: 221617
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 221617
Collections - Manuscript
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1900s
Home and Family - Families
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Journal
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Simpson
Places - Counties - Mitchell
Transportation - Non-motorized - Covered wagons
Type of Material - Photographs
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Journal
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