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People on banks of Kansas River, ca. 1920
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Other TitleMelan arch bridge
DescriptionBlack and white photographic print showing a number of people standing or sitting on a stone wall on the banks of the Kansas River; photograph is taken from behind the individuals; the Melan Bridge can be seen in the background at the top of the photograph; stamped on verso at lower left, but smudged "Topeka Room/Reference"; handwritten on verso in bottom left corner: "Bridges-Melan Arch Bridge ca 1920"CreatorunidentifiedSubjectKansas--Kansas RiverPhotographsTopeka (Kan.)BridgesDate1920FormatjpgLanguageEnglish
DescriptionBlack and white photographic print showing a number of people standing or sitting on a stone wall on the banks of the Kansas River; photograph is taken from behind the individuals; the Melan Bridge can be seen in the background at the top of the photograph; stamped on verso at lower left, but smudged "Topeka Room/Reference"; handwritten on verso in bottom left corner: "Bridges-Melan Arch Bridge ca 1920"CreatorunidentifiedSubjectKansas--Kansas RiverPhotographsTopeka (Kan.)BridgesDate1920FormatjpgLanguageEnglishGeographic Location
AddressTopekaGeolocation[1] Melan Bridge collapsed in 1965; replaced by the Kansas Avenue Bridge
Geolocation[1] Melan Bridge collapsed in 1965; replaced by the Kansas Avenue BridgeRelated
PlaceTopeka, KSVertical FileBRIDGES-Melan Bridge
Vertical FileBRIDGES-Melan Bridge
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unidentified, People on banks of Kansas River, ca. 1920 (1920). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 12/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/5815