Menu
David Long Lakin
Expand/collapse
Details
DescriptionA black and white portrait photograph of David Long Lakin, who served as the first land commissioner for the Santa Fe railroad and opened the Santa Fe Land Department in Topeka in 1869; Lakin, Kansas, the county seat of Kearny County, is named for him; Lakin is seated and wearing a black suit; he is posed sitting slightly away from the camera; handwritten on verso: "Lakin, KS named for him"
CreatorUnknownSubjectLakin, David Long (1830-1897)Railroads--EmployeesAtchison Topeka and Santa Fe RailroadTopeka (Kan.)DatendFormatjpgDimensions5"w x 7.125"lLanguageEnglishIdentifierB Lakin, David Long *1
CreatorUnknownSubjectLakin, David Long (1830-1897)Railroads--EmployeesAtchison Topeka and Santa Fe RailroadTopeka (Kan.)DatendFormatjpgDimensions5"w x 7.125"lLanguageEnglishIdentifierB Lakin, David Long *1Related
Vertical FileBIOGRAPHY-General-L
Admin
LocationBiography - General & A-Z - L
Click on the image to add
a tag or press ESC to cancel
a tag or press ESC to cancel
Unknown, David Long Lakin (nd), [B Lakin, David Long *1]. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 17/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/7054