Monday, November 29, 2010

Last days for November display: Cowboys, Combines, and Small Towns of Frontier Photographer F.M. Steele

Just wanted to let everyone know there’s only a couple of more days left to see our November display: Cowboys, Combines, and Small Towns of Frontier Photographer F.M. Steele.

The last day for the exhibit will be this Wednesday. If you haven’t seen the display, come down to the library before it’s gone.

In 1890, F.M. Steele outfitted a buggy with photographic equipment and headed out from Dodge City to photograph cowboys. But soon after, the scope of his subject matter expanded to cover the changing landscape of the Great Plains.

“Cowboys, Combines, and Small Towns” documents cowboys, agriculture, construction, town life, buildings, along with portraits of people through Steele’s photography.

In addition to field photography, Steele had more than a dozen studios in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska.

“Cowboys, Combines, and Small Towns of Frontier Photographer F.M. Steele” was produced by the Kansas Humanities Council, Emporia State University, and the Kansas Historical Society and is part of the Kansas Interpretive Traveling Exhibits Service.

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