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This postcard shows two boys with their two dogs and possibly their father, in front of a sod house in Norton County, Kansas. The use of sod was common on the Great Plains for homes and schools due to the lack of wood and other natural resources available.
Creator: Reed, Norton, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1899
Item Number: 312154
Call Number: FK2.N4.75 *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 312154
Built Environment - Function - Domestic - Single Dwelling
Built Environment - Materials - Earth - Sod
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Home and Family - Children - Boys
Home and Family - Daily life - Pets - Dogs
Home and Family - Residences - Sod houses
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Children
Places - Counties - Norton
Type of Material - Photographs
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