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"Märkte" (Markets)

Part of a railroad poster encouraging immigrants to Kansas.

"Märkte" is one section of text of a promotional poster encouraging German-speaking people to immigrate to Kansas and secure homesteads. This section describes availability of markets for farm products accessible by train throughout the region. (This includes Denver, St. Louis, and New Orleans!!)

For a transcription of the text, use the link below.

This is section 1C of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway poster titled "Die Beste Gelegenheit im Westen."

Related links:
Entire poster
Transcription of "Märkte"
Type: image
Project: WJHS Grant
Temporal coverage: 1870s
Spacial coverage: Kansas
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway Company
Object date:1873
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