| #3011061 in Books | 2015-03-16 | 2015-03-16 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.25 x.31 x6.50l,.0 | File type: PDF | 128 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Winfield, Kansas, A Loving Tribute|By Marilyn Morris|I grew up in Winfield, Kansas, and am therefore a little prejudiced. It is a wonderful town to raise a family and I'm very grateful for my time there. One of the featured postcards was of my grandfather throwing live turkeys from the top of the building housing his furniture & undertaking business in 1915. Winfield was/is|About the Author|Beverley Olson Buller was born and raised in Winfield and is a longtime educator with interests in history and children’s literature. She has authored two biographies for young readers that were recognized by the Kansas Notable Books List.
Occupying land along the Walnut River that once belonged to the Osage Indians, Winfield grew from a small settlement in the early 1870s to a bustling center of culture by 1909, when it was called the “Little Athens of Kansas.” Its colleges, picturesque limestone buildings, homes, churches, trolleys, and annual Winfield Chautauqua Assemblies were ideal subjects for the picture postcards popular at the time. These cards, which provided a window to the world of ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Winfield (Postcard History) | Beverley Olson Buller. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
