Harvey County Historical Museum Photographs
 

Title

Muddy Roads

Creator

Homer T. Harden

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Identifier

2009100381

Approximate Date

January 1920

Description

This black and white photograph features the town of Burrton in 1920. The ground is muddy and pools of water are in the ditches. Eight electric-line poles are visible through center of photo. Grain elevator and other business buildings are visible in background. Typed label on back of photo reads: "This photograph made by me Feb. 2, 1920 between 3:20 and 4:15 P. M. at the Arkansas Valley Interurban Ry. crossing at Main Street, Burrton, Kansas. Looking North-East from 101 ft. west of the center of Main Street and 26 ft. south of the center of the Interurban track. (signed: Homer T. Harden) Photographer."

Physical Description

8" x 10" photograph

Subject

Railroad cars, Trees, Utility poles, Sidewalks, Dirt roads, Burrton (Kan.), Harvey County (Kan.)

Rights

© Harvey County Historical Museum. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. To request permission, contact info@hchm.org. Please credit Harvey County Historical Museum as your source.

Publisher

Access provided by Forsyth Digital Collections

Collection

Harvey County Towns and Rural Areas, Photo Box 19 A Burrton

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Language

eng

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Keywords

Railroad cars, Trees, Utility poles, Sidewalks, Dirt roads, Burrton (Kan.), Harvey County (Kan.)

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