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Photographs of Chicopee, a small unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas. Chicopee is located 5 miles northwest of Pittsburg and continues to be an inhabited town. The post office was established in 1889 and operated intermittently until it closed in 1918. Photographs include images of mining operations, mines, miners, a church, a street scene, and a dance hall.
Date: Between 1905 and 1910
Item Number: 448112
Call Number: Miners Hall 00015
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 448112
Built Environment - Function - Domestic - Single Dwelling
Built Environment - Function - Education - School
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 - Recreation and Sports - Leisure activities - Dancing
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Catholic
Date - 1900s
Environment - Natural resources - Coal
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Chicopee
Places - Counties - Crawford
Places - Regions - Southeast Kansas
Type of Material - Photographs
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