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Hotel Dale

February 6, 2010
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Postmarked in 1946, this card shows the Hotel Dale in Coffeyville, Kansas. Constructed in 1924, the Hotel is today called the Hotel Dale Apartments, following a 2008 conversion to rental housing.

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Silver Spur Lodge

December 22, 2009
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The artwork on this postcard from the Silver Spur Lodge in Dodge City, Kansas just screams ’60s, so I wasn’t surprised when I saw written on the back, “Stayed here Thursday, July 29, 1965.” The description reads: “High Plains Finest” 81 units with meeting rooms, restaurant, swimming pool and tap room.

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Argentine Yard

November 25, 2009
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Servicing engines at coal and sand chutes at the Argentine yard, Santa Fe R.R., Kansas City, Kansas. Photo taken by Jack Delano in March of 1943.

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Santa Fe R.R. at Night

November 25, 2009
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This atmospheric photograph, taken in March of 1943 by Jack Delano, shows the Santa Fe railroad yard in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Santa Fe Locomotive Shop, 1943

October 3, 2009
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One more Jack Delano photo, this one an interior view of the Santa Fe locomotive shop in Topeka, Kansas, circa 1943.

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