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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 group of individuals standing at or sitting on a stone wall on the banks of the Kansas River; majority of photo shows grassy area behind individuals; image taken from the back; Melan Bridge can be seen in the background at top of photograph; stamped in black in on verso at bottom left: "Topeka Room/Reference"; handwritten on verso along bottom edge: "D Bridges - Melan Arch Bridge ca 1920"CreatorunidentifiedSubjectTopeka (Kan.)PhotographsKansas--Kansas RiverBridgesDateca 1920FormatjpgLanguageEnglish
DescriptionBlack and white photographic print showing a group of individuals standing at or sitting on a stone wall on the banks of the Kansas River; majority of photo shows grassy area behind individuals; image taken from the back; Melan Bridge can be seen in the background at top of photograph; stamped in black in on verso at bottom left: "Topeka Room/Reference"; handwritten on verso along bottom edge: "D Bridges - Melan Arch Bridge ca 1920"CreatorunidentifiedSubjectTopeka (Kan.)PhotographsKansas--Kansas RiverBridgesDateca 1920FormatjpgLanguageEnglishGeographic Location
AddressTopekaGeolocation[1] Melan Bridge collapsed in 1965; replaced by Kansas Avenue Bridge
Geolocation[1] Melan Bridge collapsed in 1965; replaced by 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 (ca 1920). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 17/05/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/5816