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These photographs were taken by Kansas Historical Society archeological staff during excavation at historic Fort Hays in Ellis County in 1967. The excavations took place in the area of the Commanding Officer's Quarters and a fort dump. Shown is an excavated foundation, artifacts at the bottom of one of the fort's dumps, and a view of the excavations in progress. Fort Hays was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and is a State Historic Site.
Date: 1967
Item Number: 473808
Call Number: 14EL301 Black & White
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 473808
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1960s - 1967
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Hays
Military - Facilities - Officers' quarters
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Places - Counties - Ellis
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Hays
Places - Historic sites - Fort Hays
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
Type of Material - Photographs
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