Hays: The 1930s

by Hays Public Library and Mary Ann Thompson

Book Overview

Hays was founded in 1867 as the Union Pacific Railroad moved west. Its early history includes Wild West antics with famous people like Wild Bill Hickok, but soon Hays became a center for agriculture, commerce, and education. By 1930, the population of Hays was 5,000, and it grew to 7,000 by the end of the decade. Although the 1930s were a time of economic depression, of agricultural drought and dust storms, these photographs of Hays show a much different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738560243
• ISBN13: 9780738560243
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.3"