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This photograph shows a group of people at Lane University in Lecompton, Kansas. This school was founded in 1865 by Reverend Solomon Weaver, the first president, and was named after U.S. Senator James H. Lane. In 1902 Lane University was united with Campbell University to form Campbell College.
The parents of former president Dwight D. Eisenhower met at Lane as students. Today the building is a museum known as Lane University & Territorial Capital Museum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date: Between 1885 and 1915
Item Number: 228989
Call Number: FK2.D4 Le.76 LU *5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 228989
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Education
Built Environment - Function - Education - College or University
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Lane University
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Type of Material - Photographs
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