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These two suspender slides were recovered from the Baker Store in Morris County by the Emporia State Teacher's College (now Emporia State University) archeology field school in 1973. These stylish and functional slides have faint lettering difficult to read. The one on the left may name the manufacturer "N M C." The Baker Store artifact collection was donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1993. The Baker Store and nearby house, situated along the Santa Fe trail, were burned in 1862 by "Bloody Bill" Anderson and his cohorts. The owner, A. I. Baker, was murdered at that time.
Date: 1862
Item Number: 457615
Call Number: 14MO701-490-1 & 14MO701-921-1 Store
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 457615
Collections - Archeology
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Emporia State University
Home and Family - Clothing
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Clothing - Clothing, Accessory - Suspenders
Places - Counties - Breckinridge (1855-1862)
Places - Counties - Morris
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880 - Santa Fe Trail
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