G & V Drive-Inn & Motel (Burrton, Kansas)
Scope and Contents
The Tim Johnson Collections consist of materials of historical interest collected and donated by Tim Johnson. These collections include manuscripts such as correspondence, maps, and other documents. There are a significant number of photographs in various formats such as cabinet cards, stereoview cards, and some photographic postcards or carte-de-visite. There are many picture postcards that document historical Kansas places and events. Mr. Johnson continues to collect materials, so this collection may grow over time.
Dates
- Creation: 1853-1975
Creator
- From the Collection: Johnson, Timothy (Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 10 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
General
Front: G & V Drive-Inn Café & Motel & Gas Station - Air Conditioned On Highway 50S -- Burrton, Kansas - Phone 242 or 282
Back: Handwritten: 7 oclock Sat Feb 12 Dear U.Fer Me? We left home about 7:45 this am and it is a beautiful day traveling. It was comfy in the car even tho it was 11 below. Then the day it got too hot. The sun shining thru the glass. We are 545 miles from home we had planned to get to Hutchinson, but saw this place and it was getting dark. Love Pearl | Mrs J. J. Schultz, 1433 4th St NW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
General
Postmarked from Hutchinson, Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the Fort Hays State University Special Collections Repository
Special Collections
Tebo Library
502 South Campus Drive
Hays KS 67601 United States
scua@fhsu.edu