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This photograph shows Senator Billy McCray (1927-2012) who served in public office from 1966 to 1993 presenting awards at the 116th anniversary of the 9th and 10th Cavalry for Buffalo Soldiers. Buffalo Soldiers were part of the 10th Cavalry Regiment established in 1866 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Date: 1986
Item Number: 450683
Call Number: FK2.S3 W.2 E.B. *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 450683
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Anniversaries
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Award ceremonies
Date - 1980s - 1986
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - African Americans
People - African Americans - Buffalo Soldiers
Places - Cities and towns - Wichita
Places - Counties - Sedgwick
Places - Regions - Southern Kansas
Thematic Time Period - The Recent Past, 1975 - present
Type of Material - Photographs
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