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These two photographs show the old Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad depot in Alta Vista, Kansas. The first photograph shows an exterior view of the depot. This was the first CRIP depot constructed at Alta Vista, built even before the rails were laid in 1887. This was one of the two-story depots which the railroad used in rural areas. Often the depot agent and their family would live upstairs. The second photograph shows five men posing inside the depot. In addition to providing freight and passenger services, the depots also contained the telegraph offices.
Date: 1900-1920
Item Number: 306616
Call Number: 2014-169
Holding Institution: Wabaunsee County Historical Society
Built Environment - Function - Transportation - Rail-Related - Depot
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Business and Industry - Railroad - Depots
Collections - Contributing Institutions - Wabaunsee County Historical Society
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Alta Vista
Places - Counties - Wabaunsee
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Transportation - Railroads - Depots
Type of Material - Photographs
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