Panorama of Rainbow Court (Hays, 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: Panorama of Rainbow Court at Hays, Kansas, East Entrance to Hays on Paved Highway U.S. 40
Back: Rainbow Court, 32 modern and partly modern stucco and frame cottages, centrally located between Kansas City and Denver or Colorado Springs. Natural gas and running water in all cottages, showers, laundry room, grocery. Shell filling station in connection. Western Union branch office. Space for house cars. A comfortable summer of winter home. Hays is home of beautiful state college and park; old Fort Hays, largest experiment station in world. Phone 899. Handwritten: Only 100 miles & we're back to Colorado. "Missed both Dean & feller but games were good. Jim got an autograph book. Sun night went down the Miss. river 10 miles on a pleasure float. That high point with Jim. | Mr. & Mrs. C. D. Campbell, 809 Fillmore St., Denver, Colorado.
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