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Here are several photographs of Edison, a mining town located in Crawford County along what is now Highway K-47 about two miles west of US Highway 69. At its peak, the population was approximately 300. There are currently a few houses in the area. Photographs include images of a mine, a theater, schools, a church, a store, and street scenes.
Date: Between 1890 and 1940
Item Number: 448105
Call Number: Miners Hall 00008
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 448105
Built Environment - Function - Commerce/Trade - Specialty Store
Built Environment - Function - Education - School
Built Environment - Function - Recreation and Culture - Theater - Movie theater
Built Environment - Function - Religion - Religious Facility - Church
Business and Industry - Mining and quarrying
Collections - Contributing Institutions - Miners Hall Museum
Collections - Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board (KSHRAB) - Kansas Digital Access to Historical Records (KDAHR)
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Movies & Theater - Buildings - Theaters
Community Life - Religion - Christianity
Community Life - Scenes and views - Business districts
Community Life - Scenes and views - Residential
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Date - 1930s
Environment - Natural resources - Coal
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Edison
Places - Counties - Crawford
Places - Regions - Southeast Kansas
Type of Material - Photographs
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