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August Helin, a baggage clerk at the Santa Fe depot in Dodge City, explains the insurance policy on baggage to C.E. Smith of El Paso, Texas. This photograph was taken as part of a story by Dee Ridpath on August Helin, who worked as a baggageman for…

A photograph of a group of people registering for US citizenship at Guadalupe Church in Dodge City, Kansas.

Four women prepare Mexican food for the Guadalupe Fiesta in Dodge City, Kansas.

Two photographs of the Guadalupe Fiesta at the Bandshell in Wright Park. The first photograph shows Rosie Sanchez being crowned Queen of the Fiesta, and the second photograph shows children dancing while the Rhythm Aces play music.

Three photographs from the Boot Hill Fiesta in Dodge City, Kansas in May 1950.

Two photographs of children selected for the children's contest at the Guadalupe Club Carnival in Dodge City on July 15, 1950.

Nine men drafted into the United States Army board a bus to undergo examinations for military service in Kansas City. These nine men were the first to be drafted from Dodge City for the Korean War, and are identified from right to left as Henry…

A photograph of construction on Comanche Street in August 1950.

Two photographs of firemen responding to a fire at 307 Military Avenue in Dodge City, Kansas. On New Year's Day in 1954, the Dodge City Fire Department responded to three fires, two of which involved gasoline.

Two photographs of women walking through Dodge City during a dust storm in 1954. The Dodge City Daily Globe declared it "one of the worst dust storms in a decade." The First National Bank and the Dodge City Public Library are also visible in these…