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This photograph shows the dedication of the Orphan's Home in Hillsboro, Kansas. Kansas Governor E.N. Morrill's visited the orphanage called Gnadenau Village, on October 6, 1896. The governor is third from the left on the third floor balcony. The orphan's home was also used as an Old People's Home and was later destroyed by fire. Other individuals are identified through information included during the accession of the item.
Date: 1896
Item Number: 311107
Call Number: Accn# 1991/029, Hillsboro Historical Society & Museum
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 311107
Built Environment - Function - Health Care - Nursing Home
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Community services - Welfare - Welfare facilities - Homes for the elderly
Community Life - Community services - Welfare - Welfare facilities - Orphanages
Date - 1890s - 1896
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Morrill, E. N. (Edmund Needham)
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Hillsboro
Places - Counties - Marion
Type of Material - Photographs
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