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A large poster distributed by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad to encourage land settlement in the Pottawattomie Reserve in eastern Kansas. Included on the poster is a full page map of the Pottawattomie Reserve on one side and four pictures of the land on the other. The poster/brochure was encouraging farming and settlement in this area because of ready access via the railroad to all markets east of Topeka. Included are brief descriptions of Topeka, Wamego, St. Mary's, Alma and other small towns. Prices and ways to purchase the land are detailed.
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1878?
Item Number: 213107
Call Number: Port. K 385 At2p 1878
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213107
Agriculture
Agriculture - Family farming
Business and Industry
Business and Industry - Railroad
Business and Industry - Railroad - Advertising
Business and Industry - Railroad - Immigration promotion
Business and Industry - Railroad - Land sales
Collections - Library - Railroad Ports (K Port 385)
Date - 1870s - 1878
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Poster
Places - Cities and towns
Places - Cities and towns - Alma
Places - Cities and towns - St. Marys
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Wamego
Places - Counties - Pottawatomie
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Counties - Wabaunsee
Transportation
Transportation - Railroads
Transportation - Railroads - Advertising
Transportation - Railroads - Immigration promotion
Transportation - Railroads - Land sales
Type of Material - Printed materials - Brochures
Type of Material - Printed materials - Posters
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