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The Kansas Government Information (KGI) Online Library
Kansas government publications, resources and information available from the State Library of Kansas

Jan 23

Automobiles on the Road in Kansas, 1922-1931

Posted on January 23, 2020 at 2:09 PM by Bill Sowers

A series of booklets on automobiles driven in Kansas in the 1920s and early 1930s of possible interest to historical car enthusiasts available online at the State Library of Kansas' KGI Online Library...

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Tag(s): Trucks, Motor vehicles, Automobiles--Registration and transfer, Automobiles--Registers, Automobiles--Rates, Automobiles--Kansas

Jan 16

Promoting Kansas in 1970

Posted on January 16, 2020 at 3:08 PM by Bill Sowers

Do you remember the Kansas Promotional Slogan Campaign from 1970?  No?  Well come on into the State Library of Kansas' KGI Online Library and read up on it!...

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Dec 19

The Theory of "The Great American Desert" in 1879

Posted on December 19, 2019 at 10:11 AM by Bill Sowers

Read an article from the late 1870s regarding the theory that profitable agriculture west of Dodge City was not possible.  Extracted from the Kansas State Board of Agriculture's March 1879 Quarterly Report and provided to you online at the State Library of Kansas' KGI Online Library...

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Tag(s): Great American Desert, Dry farming, Climate and agriculture, Arid regions climate, Arid regions agriculture