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This black and white photograph shows the chambers of the Kansas Senate in Topeka, Kansas. Built in 1866 as part of the east wing of the capitol, the room features cherry wooden desks and twenty-eight massive bronze and copper columns. The columns were hand-cast in Italy and were designed with air vents which allowed for heat to circulate throughout the room. Today, forty senators occupy the chambers when the legislature is in session from January to April.
Date: 1886
Item Number: 225073
Call Number: FK2.1 C.1885c *3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225073
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Politics/Government
Built Environment - Building name - Kansas Capitol
Built Environment - Function - Government - Capitol
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1880s
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature - Senate
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs
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