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This table concerns the new direct route from Kansas City and Atchison to various destinations in Colorado. The route was known as the "Great Southern Route through Kansas." This early time table demonstrates the Santa Fe Railroad's promotion of Colorado as a tourist destination and recreation area for outdoor enthusiasts. The table specifically promotes the Arkansas [River] Canyon.
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: May 7, 1876
Item Number: 209736
Call Number: K 385 Port Scrapbook Box 1 Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 209736
Business and Industry - Mining and quarrying - Gold
Business and Industry - Mining and quarrying - Silver
Business and Industry - Railroad - Advertising
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Business and Industry - Railroad - Timetables
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Leisure activities - Fishing
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Leisure activities - Hiking
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Leisure activities - Hunting
Date - 1870s - 1876
Environment - Natural resources - Gold
Environment - Natural resources - Silver
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Advertising Medium - Pamphlet
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
Places - Cities and towns - Kansas City
Places - Counties - Atchison
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Places - Rivers - Arkansas
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Transportation - Railroads - Advertising
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Transportation - Railroads - Timetables
Type of Material - Printed materials - Ephemera
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