Postcard: No. 1381, Stone Quarry. Cottonwood Falls, Kansas

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Identifier

FLSC_TJPC_01272018_1054

Description

This black and white photographic postcard depicts a stone quarry in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. A hole in the ground reveals layers of limestone. Men line the back of the quarry and are standing on either side of the hole. A pulley system lifts a cut limestone block up to a cut rock pile on the right. A horse and wagon are in the background. Piles of cut rock are on the right side in the background. Rejected rocks are in the foreground. Printed text is on the bottom of the card.

Physical Description

4"x 5" photographic postcard

Subject

Cottonwood Falls (Kan.), Chase County (Kan.), Stone quarrying, Laborers, Sedimentary rocks, Limestone

Rights

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

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

Collection

Tim Johnson Postcard Collection

Repository

Forsyth Library Special Collections

Comments

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Recommended Citation

"Postcard: No. 1381, Stone Quarry. Cottonwood Falls, Kansas" (2021). Tim Johnson Postcard Collection. 958.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/tj_postcards/958

Language

eng

Transcription

No.1381, Stone Quarry. Cottonwood Falls, Kas.