Photograph of two couples identified as Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Crawford (possibly James Elmer Crawford and Mabel Strowig Crawford) and Mr. and Mrs. John Stitcher, at the Strowig Brothers' Mill at Paxico, Kansas. The old bridge over Mill Creek can be seen in the backgound.
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Two couples at the flour mill in Paxico, Kansas
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Strowig Brothers' Mill, Paxico, Kansas
Two views of the flour mill and dam on Mill Creek in Paxico, Kansas, owned by brothers, Robert and William Strowig.
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George Richter, Sr. family
This is a studio portrait of George Richter, Sr. and his family, including his wife, Emilia Mueller Richter, and seven of their children Martin (b. 1892), George (b. 1896), Emma Richter Gehrt (b. 1890), Kathleen Richter Leonard (b. 1888), Tillie Richter Meyer (b. 1889), George Jr. (b. 1896) and Caroline "Carrie" Richter Hamblin (b. 1895).
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Wabaunsee County exhibit at fairgrounds
Photograph of Jeremiah B. "Jerry" Fields from Alma, Kansas, seen here manning a Wabaunsee County exhibit at a large fair, perhaps the State Fair in Hutchinson or the Kansas Free Fair in Topeka.
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Isaiah Nichols
This is a tintype of Isaiah Nichols who served in the 12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry, Company D.
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Isaac Tichenor Goodnow diary
The first of three volumes of a diary kept by Isaac Tichenor Goodnow prior to 1851. The first several pages recount his friendship with Almena M. Pelton, a fellow astronomy student at Wesleyan Seminary in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, whom he regarded as a sister. Goodnow gives a brief biography from his birth in Whitingham, Vermont on January 17, 1814 through the first diary entry on January 26, 1834. Several poems are included at the end of the diary.
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Isaac T. Goodnow financial records
Series of personal financial records in the Isaac T. Goodnow collection, including tax receipts, expense books, bank statements, and checks. The financial records of Goodnow's wife, Ellen, and adopted daughter, Harriet Parkerson, following Goodnow's death on March 20, 1894, are included.
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Manhattan Town Association records
Documents relating to the Manhattan Town Association found in the Isaac T. Goodnow collection. These documents include the first known tax bill in Manhattan, Kansas, as well as numerous stock certificates and land contracts.
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Architectural drawing of the Kansas Museum of History, Topeka, Kansas
Here is an architectural drawing for the Kansas Museum Of History, created by the Department of Administration, Division of Architectural Services. The museum is located at 6425 SW 6th Ave.
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Kansas Museum Of History site aerial view, Topeka, Kansas
This is an aerial photograph showing the future site of the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka, Kansas. The museum is located at 6425 SW 6th Ave.
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Museum construction scene, Topeka, Kansas
This is a photograph of the museum front entrance during construction in Topeka, Kansas. The museum is located at 6425 SW 6th. Ave.
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Packing an automobile to be moved to the new museum, Topeka, Kansas
This photograph shows an automobile being packed for movement to the new museum in Topeka, Kansas. Also pictured are staff carpenters Robert Cuevas and Jack Lowery. The museum is located at 6425 SW 6th Ave.
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Funston Theatre in Army City, Kansas
This is a photograph of the exterior of the Funston Theatre in Army City. Army City was a boom town built in 1917 primarily to satisfy the needs of Camp Funston. The town offered closer business and recreation facilities than did either Manhattan or Junction City.
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Capitol Post 1 baseball team in Topeka, Kansas
This photograph shows the Topeka Capitol Post 1 baseball team, also known as the Mosby-Macks.
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Howard Pool and Woody Bulkley in Topeka, Kansas
This snapshot shows Howard "Mace" Pool and Woody Bulkley, both players on the Topeka High School baseball team.
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Topeka High School baseball team
This photograph shows the 1946 Topeka High School baseball team.
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J. H. W. Mills
This is a carte-de-visite of J. H. W. Mills who was a member of the Executive Department, Commissaries of Subsistence during the Civil War. He was commissioned on February 19, 1863, promoted to Brev. Colonel on July 12, 1865, and honorably mustered out on July 14, 1865.
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Judge George A. Huron
Photograph of Judge George A. Huron. This photograph was taken from the 1898 Standard Atlas of Shawnee County, Kansas.
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Pool hall in Army City, Kansas
This is a photograph showing the interior of a pool hall in Army City, Kansas. Army City was a boom town built in 1917 primarily to satisfy the needs of Camp Funston. The town offered closer business and recreation facilities than did either Manhattan or Junction City.
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Dr. Ray A. West
Here are photographs of Dr. Ray A. West, an obstetrician in Wichita, Kansas, along with a newspaper article about his early medical career. The group photograph showing St. Francis Hospital staff was copied from A History of the Sedgwick County Medical Society by Howard C. Clark, M.D.
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