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Artist Augustus Koch drew this bird's eye view of Oak Dale Park in Salina, Kansas, in the 1870s and Ramsey, Millett & Hudsen, lithographers of Kansas City, Missouri, created this print in 1879. The print shows the park confined within a bow of the Smoky Hill River outside of Salina. W. R. Geis owned the property and was secretary and manager of the Kansas State Tournament which was held at the park from October 7 - 11, 1879. Besides Geis, tournament organizers included L. C. Wasson, Ottawa; C. J. Kendall, Osage City; J. D. Patterson, Lawrence; Willis Kesler, Salina; D. R. Wagstaff, Salina; W. S. Stambaugh, Abilene. The park included a Swiss cottage (park hotel), a bowling alley, an exposition hall, a flying dutchman merry-go-round, a grand stand and half-mile track, a judge's stand, Vahn's greenhouse, training stables, a ticket office, bird traps and shooting stand, and a river boat steamer called the "Belle of Salina." Since 1977 the park has been home to the annual Smoky Hill River Festival arts fair.
Creator: Ramsey, Millett & Hudson Lith., Kansas City, MO.
Date: 1879
Item Number: 227548
Call Number: Map Drawer X
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 227548
Business and Industry - Lodging - Hotels
Collections - Map
Community Life - Community services - Public parks
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Festivals
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Leisure activities - Parks
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports - Bowling
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports - Racing (dog and horse)
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports - Shooting
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports - Track and Field
Date - 1970s - 1979
Environment - Water - Rivers
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Lithograph
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Poster
Places - Cities and towns - Salina
Places - Counties - Saline
Places - Rivers - Smoky Hill
Transportation - Water - Steamboats
Type of Material - Illustrations - Lithographs and Engravings
Type of Material - Maps - Bird's-eye Views
Type of Material - Printed materials - Posters
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