Tim Johnson Postcard Collection
 
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    Identifier

    FLSC_TJPC_01272017_0364

    Description

    This color photographic postcard features an attraction in Lucas, Kansas. This postcard reflects one of the sculptures in the Garden of Eden. The structure in the center is a mausoleum. There are three stories of limestone with each story smaller than the story below. A sculpted bird and sculpted American flag are in front of the building. Trees surround the back ground. There is printed text on the back of the card.

    Physical Description

    4"x 5" photographic postcard

    Subject

    Lucas (Kan.), Russell County (Kan.), Dinsmoor, Samuel Perry, 1843-1932, Garden of Eden (Lucas, ( Kan.), Attractions, Installations (Art), Tombs & sepulchral monuments

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    This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S.Code)

    Publisher

    Digitized by FHSU Digital Collections

    Comments

    For questions or to request permissions, contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

    Language

    eng

    Transcription

    Garden of Eden. Lucas, Kansas 67648. This is S. P. Dinsmoor’s stone log cabin mausoleum. Inside is a room 7 x 10 ft. Two feet above the floor a niche in the wall holds the remains of Dinsmoor in his cement coffin with plate glass covering the entire front. Below is the body of his first wife in a steel vault entirely cemented over on all sides.

    Postcard: Garden of Eden Mausoleum in Color

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