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Volume seven of Samuel James Reader's diary. The main event in volume seven was the building of an iron bridge which Reader designed across Soldier Creek near his farm. He sold tickets to his lantern slide show to help raise money to pay for his share of the bridge construction. He also used money raised by his lantern slide show to fulfill his duties as a trustee of Rochester Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in Shawnee County. In addition to English, Reader writes the diary in shorthand.
Creator: Reader, Samuel James, 1836-1914
Date: July 20, 1869-August 17, 1872
Item Number: 226160
Call Number: Samuel Reader Coll. #483, Box 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 226160
Business and Industry - Construction - Road and bridge
Collections - Manuscript - Reader, Samuel James
Collections - Manuscript - Reader, Samuel James - Diaries
Community Life - Community services - Cemeteries and funeral services
Date - 1861-1869 - 1869
Date - 1870s - 1870
Date - 1870s - 1871
Date - 1870s - 1872
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Daybook
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Diary
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Journal
People - Notable Kansans - Reader, Samuel James, 1836-1914
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Transportation - Roads & Highways - Bridges
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Day book
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Diaries
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Journal
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