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Portrait of Jotham Meeker, a Baptist missionary, who came to Kansas in the autumn of 1833. He brought the first printing press to Kansas. Employing 23 letters for translating Indian languages, Meeker's system enabled him to print in many Native American languages, including Delaware, Shawnee, Potawatomi, Otoe, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), Wea, Kansas, and Ioway.
Date: Between 1850 and 1855
Item Number: 280
Call Number: B Meeker, Jotham *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 280
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Baptist
Community Life - Religion - Missionaries
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - American Indians - Missions - Shawnee Baptist Mission
People - Notable Kansans - Meeker, Jotham, 1804-1855
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Type of Material - Photographs
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