Kansas - Agriculture and a Coal Mine

An air view of the patchwork pattern that is agricultural Kansas.  From this state comes food for the nation, its armed forces and allies, meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products, cereals, vegetables, fruits and many industrial crops.  In fact, livestock is a greater source of Kansas farm income that is wheat.

This card furnished servicemen in Kansas by the Kansas Industrial Development Commission, Topeka, Kansas

The stamp box reads: Service-men's mail free, otherwise one cent.
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Viewing a Kansas strip coal mine from the top of a giant electric shovel.  Both strip and shaft methods mine an average of more than 3 million tons of Kansas coal per year for war industries.

This card furnished servicemen in Kansas by the Kansas Industrial Development Commission, Topeka, Kansas

The stamp box reads: Service-men's mail free, otherwise one cent.

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Although these postcards are unused, I am pretty sure they are from 1915.  There is a divided back, so it is after 1907, but there is no white border on the front. During World War 1 a white border was added to most postcards to save on ink.  So these are probably from early 1915 in preparation of joining WWI.