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Posted in Kansas History January 06, 2016 by Annie

This Is What Life In Kansas Looked Like In 1941. WOW.

You know the Dinah Washington classic, “What a Difference a Day Makes”? Let me tell ya; 24 short little hours don’t hold a candle to 75 years, as shown by these 12 pictures taken in Kansas in 1941:

1. "Farmstead and farmland near Almena."

2. "Oil refinery. Augusta, Kansas. White Eagle Division of Mobil Gas."

3. "Derby oil company refinery."

4. "First National Bank corner."

5. "Oil refinery. Augusta, Kansas. White Eagle division of Mobil Gas."

6. "Sign on building in Wichita, Kansas, boom town crowded with new defense workers."

7. "Country church on Highway 83."

8. "Kansas City Stockyards."

9. "Barnsdall oil refinery."

10. "Tulips in bloom."

11. "The Hackey Family."

12. "Floyd Swick, welder from Newton, Kansas, worked in oil fields about ten years cutting tool joints off a drill pipe. In Goodrich field of Continental oil company."

Did you live in Kansas during this time? Share your memories in the comments!

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Annie

Annie is a freelance writer, content editor, and marketing whiz with a background in broadcasting and a passion for chicken nachos.