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This black and white photograph, looking north from Kansas Highway No. 10, shows the Sunflower Ordnance Works Plant in DeSoto, Kansas. In the foreground, a network of pipes and a number of water tanks are visible. Established during World War II, the facility was the world's largest smokeless power plant owned by the United Sates Government.
Creator: Muth, Henry L.
Date: May 26, 1945
Item Number: 222033
Call Number: FK2.D4.3 Ma.Sun *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 222033
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Military
Built Environment - Function - Defense - Military Facility
Built Environment - Function - Industry/Processing/Extraction - Manufacturing Facility
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1940s - 1945
Military - Wars - World War II - Homefront
Military - Weapons - Ammunition - Powder
Military - Weapons - Artillery
Military - Weapons - Firearms
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - De Soto
Places - Counties - Johnson
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Photographs
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