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This photograph shows men blocking the entrance of the C. J. Jones United States Land Office on Main Street in Garden City, Kansas. The photograph caption states that "50,000 acres of land were taken daily." A restaurant and bakery and a sign for Jones & Lauck in Garden City, Kansas are also visible.
Date: 1885
Item Number: 442487
Call Number: FK2.F1 G.73 P. *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 442487
Built Environment - Function - Commerce/Trade - Offices
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Scenes and views - Business districts
Date - 1880s - 1885
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land - Land offices
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Garden City
Places - Counties - Finney
Type of Material - Photographs
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