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V.A. Kear's Sod Town - Colby, Kansas

Description

Sod house. "V.A. Kear's famous sod house in Sod Town, 2 miles east of Colby, Kansas on U.S. Hi-way 24. The Prairie Homestead Capital of North America. Notice the grass growing from the sod walls." "V.A. Kear's nationally famous Sod House Museum located on U.S. Hi-way 24, 2 miles east of Colby, Kansas. This is the first sod building in a village of six or more being built to preserve the history of prairie homestead days. This is the Prairie Homestead Capital of North America." "Sod school house Colby, Kansas. Prairie Homestead Capital of America and also as headquarters of a new prairie historical society. Sons and Daughters of the Soddies, Inc., which was founded by Mr. Kear in 1955 and now has nearly 25,000 members with some living in each of the 50 states and in each province of Canada." Pictured: V.A. Kear

Details
Title
V.A. Kear's Sod Town - Colby, Kansas
Subject
Sod houses
Sod buildings
Contributor
Fulton, Glenn (Goddard, Kansas) (photographer)
Scott Sales Co. & Fulton Dist. Co. (Brewster, Kansas & Goddard, Kansas) (publisher)
Date
195-?
Type
StillImage
photograph
photomechanical prints
real photo postcards
Format
electronic
image/tiff
Identifier
ku-kscoll:1799
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-kscoll/1799
Relation
RH PH P2314.1
Coverage
Kansas--Colby
1950-1960
Sod Town (Colby, Kansas)
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