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In this photograph, a young boy and girl pose next to a pony pulling a little wagon advertising the last day of a blanket sale and Big A Beloit flour at the Colby Mercantile Company store, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas. The children are identified as Morris and Lois Hampton. Adults standing on the porch of the home in the background are Mrs. Fred Wertz, Fred Wertz, and J.B. Hampton. The Methodist Church can be seen on the left.
Date: 1898
Item Number: 443532
Call Number: FK2.T1 C.73 M.ColM *5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 443532
Business and Industry - Retail - General stores
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1890s - 1898
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Colby
Places - Counties - Thomas
Type of Material - Photographs
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