To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at KSHS.reference@ks.gov or 785-272-8681, ext. 117.
For more information see the Copyright and Permission FAQ.
Photographs showing two entries to the Santa Fe Trail Caravan event held in 1961 as part of the celebration of Kansas' centennial. One of the wagons is the Kansas Centennial Commission's Conestoga wagon entry with four oxen. Howard Benjamin, owner of Benjamin Stables, "Bull-wacker" Bud Johnson, and chief White Cloud are seen in the photos with the Conestoga wagon. The other photos show a Wells-Fargo Stagecoach, Dodge City's entry to the Santa Fe Trail Caravan.
Date: 1961
Item Number: 536794
Call Number: GV. 52 Cen. 1961 *97-98
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 536794
Agriculture - Livestock - Horses
Agriculture - Livestock - Oxen
Business and Industry - Banking - Banks
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Anniversaries - Centennials
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Kansas Day
Date - 1960s - 1961
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Transportation - Non-motorized - Covered wagons
Transportation - Non-motorized - Draft animals
Transportation - Non-motorized - Stagecoaches
Transportation - Non-motorized - Wagons
Transportation - Trails - Santa Fe
Type of Material - Photographs
https://www.kansasmemory.gov/item/536794
