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Kansas Heritage - Summer 2000

(Volume 8, Number 2)

Kansas Heritage, Summer 2000

HELLO, CENTRAL

From crank phones to cell phones, this amazing invention has played a critical role in our communications history. Hold the line, please, while we connect you to the telephones of the past.



FOUNTAINS OF OUR YOUTH. . . A Photo Essay

It was a sweet spot for a sit, a spin, or an ice cream soda. The soda fountain was once the center of the social scene and the place to be on Saturday night.

THE OLD GREY MARE, SHE AIN'T WHERE SHE USED TO BE

Many long years ago horse thieving was serious business. No single piece of property could be judged more important than the equine, and stealing them was branded a most vile deed. The crime ran high, and the penalty even higher.

Lasting Impressions