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A circular of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad promotes land sales and settlement in southwest Kansas. The advertisement states the climate of southwest Kansas is ideal for farming and ranching. The illustration contrasts prairie versus woodland settlements, and cites the extraordinary growth of cottonwood trees on Polk Street in Topeka. The German language reference indicates the railroad's intent to appeal to European emigrants. The circular demonstrates the important role railroad companies performed as promoters of the settlement and agricultural development of the west. C. B. Schmidt is listed as the German General Agent at the bottom of the poster.
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1870s
Item Number: 11829
Call Number: He.10 ATSF. DOC PRO #9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 11829
Agriculture
Business and Industry - Railroad - Advertising
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Business and Industry - Railroad - Immigration promotion
Collections - Library
Curriculum - The Kansas Journey - Chapter 7: Railroads, Cattle, and Agriculture
Date - 1870s
Environment
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Advertising Medium - Poster
People - Notable Kansans - Schmidt, Carl Bernhard
Places - Regions - Southwest Kansas
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Railroads
Transportation - Railroads - Advertising
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Transportation - Railroads - Immigration promotion
Type of Material - Printed materials - Posters
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