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Tonganoxie, Kansas public school group photograph

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH PH P475

Overview

One black and white reproduction of a photograph of a group of school children in front of a school in Tonganoxie, Kansas. Many of the students are identified. Several of the students are African American. Tonganoxie, a town in Northeast Kansas in Leavenworth County named after a member of the Delaware tribe, Chief Tonganoxie, was a destination for African American settlers throughout the 1860s-1870s.

Dates

  • Creation: 1921 - 1922

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 folder (1 photograph)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH PH P475

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Loaned for copying, John C. Lanahan, President of the Tonganoxie Historical Society, 1988.

Title
Guide to the Tongonoxie Historical Society Collection
Subtitle
Tonganoxie, Kansas public school group photograph
Author
Finding aid prepared by lmw. Finding aid encoded by lmw.
Date
2021-08-03
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4880546117
Preferred citation
Tonganoxie, Kansas public school group photograph, RH PH P475, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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