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Painted wooden cigar store Indian. Brought to Topeka in 1871 by Henry Moeser (1837-1876), who operated a cigar store in the 100 block of Kansas Avenue from about 1870 to 1876. The figure was reportedly also later displayed at the Windsor House Hotel, which operated at the corner of Kansas Avenue and 7th Street from 1882 to 1889. Moeser is believed to have acquired the carving from the New York tobacco supply house of Edward Hen.
Creator: Hen, Edward
Date: 1871
Item Number: 339108
Call Number: 1932.15.0
KSHS Identifier: 1932.15.0
Business and Industry - Retail - Tobacco - Cigars
Collections - 360-degree views
Collections - Museum - Main gallery - Retail Trade
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Art - Sculpture
Date - 1870s - 1871
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Advertising Medium - Symbol, Trade
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Commercial Decorative Art - Statue
People - American Indians
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Other States - New York - New York City
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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