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This brass advertising banner was recovered by Kansas Historical Society archeologists during excavation at historic Fort Hays in Ellis County. It may have been fixed to a display box for the Carter Ink Company (1858-1976). The banner states "CARTER'S PAT JULY 21st 68 INKS." Fort Hays was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and is a State Historic Site.
Date: 1867-1889
Item Number: 508288
Call Number: 14EL301-2493
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 508288
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1861-1869 - 1868
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Hays
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Communication
Places - Counties - Ellis
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Hays
Places - Historic sites - Fort Hays
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
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