Box B45

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Three postcards of Dodge City, likely from the early 1960s. These cards were produced by Noble Inc. in Colorado Springs, and show various locations in Downtown Dodge City, including Front Street, Wyatt Earp, and Gunsmoke Street.

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This collection contains a variety of photographs either taken or owned by members of the Etrick family, some of which were used in the printing business, while others may not have been. Though some of the context of these images is missing, they present a documentary picture of Dodge City in the late 19th and early 20th century, including several buildings and businesses which no longer exist.

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This collection contains three postcards from the Curteich-Chicago Company in the 1930s, which document a few different locations in Dodge City at the time. These locations include Boot Hill and the Cowboy Statue. One of the postcards is a more generic "Greetings from Dodge City" post card.

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Seven postcards from the E.C. Kropp Company, documenting various locations in Dodge City, Fort Dodge, and Topeka, Kansas. There is also a postcard of the Eureka Irrigration Canal and a more generic "Welcome to Kansas" postcard.

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Two carte-de-visite style photographs of John Bender, taken in 1869 and 1874.

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This collection contains one photograph by V.V. Ragland of a train a railway station, likely in Dodge City.

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials related to Ethel May Moody, including report cards from her elementary and high school education in Dodge City, a scrapbook of her time working at the Montgomery Ward department store in Dodge City, some correspondences, and a scrapbook of materials related to Governor of Kansas, Fred Hall. There are also materials from her parents and grandfather, including tintypes and photographs, as well as a marriage certificate and materials related to their...

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This collection contains several photographs related to W.H. Preston's life, including photographs of Dodge City, his house, and his chickens that he raised and entered into competition. There are a number of ribbons and scorecards from his activities as a poultry breeder. There are also several documents related to his time as a probate judge in Dodge City, including a notary stamp that he used as a notary public. There are also several journals from his life in Iowa.