Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: The way our crops "pan out" in 1875 in drouthy Kansas.

Barcode: 58017

Image Number: 58017.0001

Alternative Title: Drouthy Kansas

Brief Description: The illustrated sheet is taken from a painting by artist Henry Worrall who promoted Kansas as abundant farmland. The image appeared in railroad literature for farmers. However, in the 1870's a drought returned with a plague of grasshoppers that destroyed crops. Lewis R. Elliott was an agent for the Kansas Pacific, and the Union Pacific Railroads. He was elected secretary and later president of the Manhattan and Northwestern Railway Company. In Manhattan, Kansas he was well-known as an insurance agent and real estate developer.

Publisher: Elliott, Lewis R.

Date/Date Range: 1875

Publishing Location: Manhattan, Kansas

Language: English

Dimensions: H 14.8 X W 23.7 cm

LC Call Number: NC 996 1875.E4

OCLC: 1352404829

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/58017.0001