Several views of the Kaw Mission in Council Grove, Kansas. Kaw Mission was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and now operates as Kaw Mission State Historic Site.
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Views of the Kaw Mission in Council Grove, Kansas
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Views of contruction and excavation for the Pawnee Indian Village Museum
These photographs show the construction and excavation for the Pawnee Indian Village Museum in Republic County, Kansas. The Pawnee Indian Museum is the oldest historic site owned by the state of Kansas. The site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Today the site is operated by the Kansas Historical Society as Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site.
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Views of the Pawnee Village site, Republic County, Kansas
Three views of the Pawnee Village site in Republic County, Kansas. This site is part of the Pawnee Indian Museum, the oldest historic site owned by the state of Kansas. In 1899 George and Elizabeth Johnson deeded to the state of Kansas most of the site upon which a large Kitkehahki (Republican) band Pawnee earth lodge village had stood in the late 1700's.
The state accepted the site in 1901, put up an iron fence and erected a granite obelisk to mark the site where in 1806, United States explorer Zebulon Pike convinced the Pawnees to lower the Spanish flag, recently left there by a large Spanish force and raise the United States flag. Supposedly this was the first time the U.S. flag was raised west of the Missouri River. This flag raising episode was true except it happened about 40 miles up the Republican River at a village the Pawnees moved to after deserting this one.
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Views of the celebration at Pawnee Village, Republic County
Two views of a celebration at Pawnee Village in Republic County, Kansas. This site is now part of the Pawnee Indian Museum, the oldest historic site owned by the state of Kansas. In 1899 George and Elizabeth Johnson deeded to the state of Kansas most of the site upon which a large Kitkehahki (Republican) band Pawnee earth lodge village had stood in the late 1700's.
The state accepted the site in 1901, put up an iron fence and erected a granite obelisk to mark the site where in 1806, United States explorer Zebulon Pike convinced the Pawnees to lower the Spanish flag, recently left there by a large Spanish force and raise the United States flag. Supposedly this was the first time the U.S. flag was raised west of the Missouri River. This flag raising episode was true except it happened about 40 miles up the Republican River at a village the Pawnees moved to after deserting this one.
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First Pawnee Village celebration, Republic County, Kansas
Four views of the first Pawnee Village celebration. The event took place near the site where once a large Kitkehahki (Republican) band Pawnee earth lodge village had stood in the late 1700's. This area was also where United States explorer Zebulon Pike convinced the Pawnees to lower the Spanish flag, recently left there by a large Spanish force and raise the United States flag. Supposedly this was the first time the U.S. flag was raised west of the Missouri River. This flag raising episode was true except it happened about 40 miles up the Republican River at a village the Pawnees moved to after deserting this one.
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Isaac Goodnow residence, Manhattan, Kansas
Two photographs featuring Hattie Parkerson at the Isaac T. Goodnow residence. Isaac T. Goodnow, a native of Vermont, came to Kansas in 1855 with the New England Emigrant Aid Company. They had the idea of building a community, which would eventually become Manhattan. Goodnow became heavily involved in the free state disputes that argued whether Kansas ought to become a free or slave state. He became a co-founder and the first president of Bluemont College. Perhaps Goodnow's greatest contribution to the educational climate of Manhattan was his work in locating the Kansas Agricultural College there. The building and grounds of Bluemont College were donated to the state to serve as the foundation for the new institution, which has developed into the present-day Kansas State University. Some 82,000 acres of land were given by the federal government to support the agricultural college. Goodnow converted more than half of this acreage into much needed cash during his tenure as land agent for the college from 1867 to 1873. Goodnow spent most of his life in service to the state of Kansas, until his passing in 1894.
The house that he and his wife, Ellen, occupied is now Goodnow House State Historic Site, administered by the Kansas Historical Society.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company diesel engine #283
This black and white photograph shows diesel engines #283 and #225C from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company pulling rolling stock through a mesa mountain range in the southwest.
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Public Terminal Elevator Company, Wichita, Kansas
This photograph shows the grain elevators at the Public Terminal Elevator Company in Wichita, Kansas.
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Ron E. Thornburgh
This is a portrait of Ron E. Thornburgh, born December 31, 1962, in Burlingame, Kansas. He was the 29th Secretary of State of Kansas. Thornburgh was elected to his first term in 1994 and was subsequently re-elected in 1998, 2002, and 2006. In July 2007, Thornburgh announced his intentions to run for governor in 2010. After polls showed him losing the Republican primary, Thornburgh dropped out of the race in June 2009. He resigned as Secretary of State on February 15, 2010 and accepted a position in the private sector.
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Hays House in Council Grove, Kansas
Several views of the Hays House in Council Grove, Kansas. Originally known as the Hays Tavern, Seth Hays, Daniel Boone's great-grandson, built this structure in 1857, to be used in trading goods and serving food for those traveling on the Santa Fe Trail. The building has also been known as the Ar Way Hotel and café.
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Art Work on Eastern Kansas
This pictorial book gives a brief overview of eastern Kansas. This is part one of twelve. Views from Calhoun Bluff near Topeka, Argentine from the Kaw River, Fraser Hall at the University of Kansas, Labette Creek in Parsons, and Fort Leavenworth are some of the featured photographs.
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Art Work on Eastern Kansas
This pictorial book gives a brief overview of eastern Kansas. This is part six of twelve. The Blue River in Manhattan, the Montgomery County courthouse in Independence, and a street scene in Fort Scott are some of the featured photographs.
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J. H. Kagi to "My dear sister"
On February 13, 1857, Kagi informed his sister in Bristol, Ohio, that he wouldn't be able to make the expected spring trip home afterall. He did plan to travel to Nebraska City for a few days, but because he was due to appear in court later in the spring, or lose the $8000 bail that had been posted for him, he didn't have time to journey east. He planned to be back in Topeka for the "Great Mass Convention" of freestate me on March 10. (See, Wilder, Annals of Kansas, 157)
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Art Work on Eastern Kansas
This pictorial book gives a brief overview of eastern Kansas. This is part seven of twelve. The stockyards in Kansas City, Kansas, the Soldier's Home in Leavenworth, and Ft. Scott High School are some of the featured photographs.
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J. H. Kagi to "My dear father"
Once again, from Topeka, Kagi wrote his father that his long planned trip to Nebraska City had to be delayed, this time because of high water on the "Kaw river" that "prohibited my crossing" and the state convention, which started in one week. On the positive side, he was still bothered by "the jarring of my head" (the blow inflicted by Elmore with his cane), his wound (gun shot) had nearly healed.
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Whiteford's Indian burial pit near Salina, Kansas
A photograph showing Whiteford's Indian Burial Pit also known as Salina's Indian Burial Pit, Saline County, Kansas. The Whitefords excavated the site, and it was one of the premier tourist attractions in central Kansas from 1936 to 1989. The Indian Burial Pit was reburied by the State of Kansas under a negotiated agreement with the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. In 1990, as the state prepared to rebury the remains, archeologists from the Kansas State Historical Society conducted a final inventory of the skeletons and funerary objects.
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Art Work on Eastern Kansas
This pictorial book gives a brief overview of eastern Kansas. This is part eight of twelve. Views from Burnett's Mound in Topeka, the Republican River in Junction City, and the Goodlander hotel in Fort Scott are some of the featured photographs.
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Whiteford's Indian burial pit, Saline County, Kansas
A photograph from Whiteford's Indian Burial Pit also known as Salina's Indian Burial Pit, Saline County, Kansas. The Whitefords excavated the site, and it was one of the premier tourist attractions in central Kansas from 1936 to 1989. The Indian Burial Pit was reburied by the State of Kansas under a negotiated agreement with the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. In 1990, as the state prepared to rebury the remains, archeologists from the Kansas State Historical Society conducted a final inventory of the skeletons and funerary objects.
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The Eliza McCoy memoir
The memoir of Eliza McCoy by Calvin McCormick. Eliza McCoy, herself a missionary, was the niece of well known missionary Isaac McCoy. She was sent to work at the Potawatomie Baptist Mission to help teach Potawatomie girls domestic skills.
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Art Work on Eastern Kansas
This pictorial book gives a brief overview of eastern Kansas. This is part nine of twelve. Views of Manhattan from Mount Prospect, the Jane C. Stormont Hospital and Christ's Hospital in Topeka, and Fort Scott National Cemetery are some of the featured photographs.
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