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This black and white photograph shows an early illustration of Lawrence, Kansas, looking north toward Massachusetts and Vermont Streets with the Kansas River in the distance. The sketch also includes several homes and business that were in existence during the town's early beginnings. In the lower portion of the image, a description is provided identifying the prominent places within the community.
Creator: Rice, J.E.
Date: Between 1854 and 1855
Item Number: 303025
Call Number: FK2.D4 L. 1854 *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 303025
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1854-1860 - 1854
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Rivers - Kansas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Photographs
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