‘Intersection of Newbury and Main Streets, Paxico, Kansas – c.1910’

Intersection of Newbury and Main Streets, Paxico, Kansas - c.1910

A group of cars advertising a Chautauqua event stops at the intersection of Main and Newbury Streets in Paxico in this real photo postcard view from 1910. Car caravans were a popular method of promoting local events in the early 20th century. Chautauqua meetings were popular meetings providing educational, religious and social programs.

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