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1860seldridgehouse.jpg

Kansas State Historical Society Photo/Special to the Journal-World

The Eldridge Hotel was built by the New England Emigrant Aid Company. It was something of a headquarters for the free-state movement and as such it was targeted by pro-slavery forces. This image was taken in the 1860s, around the time Quantrill’s band sacked Lawrence.

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