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This is a portrait of James Henry Lane, 1814-1866. Lane was a leader of the abolitionist movement during the turbulent period before Kansas Territory was admitted to the Union as a free state in 1861. Lane was Kansas's first U. S. Senator and served from April 4, 1861, until his death on July 11, 1866.
Date: Between 1858 and 1861
Item Number: 199
Call Number: B Lane, James *18
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 199
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Military
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Collections - Photograph
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress - Senate - Lane, James Henry
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Photographs
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