This is a studio portrait of Amelia and Louis "Louie" Paetke from Alma, Kansas.
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Amelia and Louis Paetke
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Hugo and Olga Saffry homestead, Alma, Kansas
This is a photograph of the homestead of Hugo and Olga Saffry. The house was located ten miles southeast of Alma, Kansas.
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Hattie Wendland
This is a cabinet card studio portrait of a young lady identified as Hattie Wendland. She was the daughter of Ernest and Ida Wendland of Alma, Kansas.
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Hiner homestead, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
This photograph shows a deserted stone house with a frame addition identified as the Hiner family homestead built in the 1870s in Wabaunsee County, Kansas.
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H. G. Richter residence in Alma, Kansas
This is a black and white photograph of the home built by H. G. Richter located at 325 Ohio Street in Alma, Kansas. Richter owned a furniture store and undertaking business in Alma during the 1880s.
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Rebekahs Lodge members, Alma, Kansas
This is a studio portrait of a large group of lodge women from Alma, Kansas. The women have been identified as Mary Kraus, Mrs. Frank Sanders, Irene Bandle, Madge Fridley, Laura Schmidt, Mrs. Sammons, Mary Ketterman, Jessie Berroth, Ida Thowe, Mae Galusha, Frieda Hasenbank, Mary McCrumb, Louise Anderson, Aurora Wertzberger, Alba Sapp, Katie Haller, Carrie Johnson, and Rosa Noller.
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Kansas Avenue looking north, Alma, Kansas
This photograph looks north on Kansas Avenue from the 300 block in Alma, Kansas. It is obvious why the street has often been referred to as "the wide street" rather than its proper name.
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Meat market in Alma, Kansas
This interior view of Otto Meyer's meat market in Alma, Kansas, dates from February 1910. Meyer is seen at the register on the right.
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Duck hunting, Volland, Kansas
This is a photograph of brothers August Kratzer and Otto Kratzer (on right) after a successful day of duck hunting in Volland, Kansas. The Volland stockyards can be seen in the background.
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Appanoose township baseball team in Franklin County, Kansas
This photograph from 1932 shows the Appanoose township baseball team in Franklin County, Kansas. Only two individuals in the photo have been identified. John Montgomery is standing in the back row on the far left. Louie Maag is standing in the back row, fourth from the left.
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Disposition of baseball contract for Ed Wilson of Topeka
This contract disposition form dated August 1, 1951, was used in a minor league baseball player transaction involving Topekan Ed Wilson. Under its terms, the contract rights to Wilson's services were assigned mid-season by the Paris (IL) Lakers of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League to the Fulton (KY) Railroaders of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League. Wilson's minor league career spanned the period 1948-1953. Besides the Paris and Fulton clubs, he played for minor league teams in Miami (OK), Topeka, Iola, and Hannibal (MO). In the 150 minor league games for which his pitching statistics are available, he compiled a 56-32 record, with a 3.62 ERA. Digital reproduction of the form was accomplished through a joint project sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Letter about baseball record of Ed Wilson, Topeka
This letter from 1951 was written to Topekan Ed Wilson by Bud Wittick, sports editor of the Beacon-News, a newspaper in Paris, Illinois. In the letter, Wittick provides statistics he compiled regarding Wilson's record as a pitcher with the Paris Lakers for a partial season in 1951. The Lakers were a minor league team competing in the Class D Mississippi-Ohio Valley League. Wilson's minor league career spanned the period 1948-1953, and included teams in Miami (OK), Topeka, Paris (IL), Fulton (KY), Iola, and Hannibal (MO). In the 150 minor league games for which his pitching statistics are available, he compiled a 56-32 record, with a 3.62 ERA. Digital reproduction of the correspondence was accomplished through a joint project sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Ed Wilson of the Abilene, Kansas, baseball team
Topekan Ed Wilson is pictured in this photograph from 1946. At the time, Wilson was a pitcher with the Abilene, Kansas, Ban Johnson League baseball team. A year later, he also pitched for the Abilene Ikes, a team in the Amateur Baseball League of America. In 1948, Wilson began a minor league career that extended into 1953, and included teams in Miami (OK), Topeka, Paris (IL), Fulton (KY), Iola, and Hannibal (MO). In the 150 minor league games for which his pitching statistics are available, he compiled a 56-32 record, with a 3.62 ERA. In 1954, Wilson joined the staff of the Kansas Department of Revenue in Topeka and remained with the department for a 33-year career. Ed Wilson died in 2002 at the age of 73. Digital reproduction of the photograph was accomplished through a joint project sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Ed Wilson of the Fulton, Kentucky, baseball team
This photograph from 1952 shows Topekan Ed Wilson when he was a pitcher for the Fulton Lookouts, a minor league team in Fulton, Kentucky, which competed in the Class D Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League. Wilson played in Fulton for parts of the 1951 and 1952 seasons. His minor league career spanned the period 1948-1953 and, besides the Lookouts, included teams in Miami (OK), Topeka, Paris (IL), Iola, and Hannibal (MO). In the 150 minor league games for which his pitching statistics are available, Wilson compiled a 56-32 record, with a 3.62 ERA. In 1954, Wilson joined the staff of the Kansas Department of Revenue in Topeka and remained with the department for a 33-year career. Ed Wilson died in 2002 at the age of 73. Digital reproduction of the photograph was accomplished through a joint project sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Ed Wilson of the Paris, Illinois, baseball team
This photograph shows Topekan Ed Wilson when he was a pitcher for the Paris Lakers, a minor league team in Paris, Illinois, which competed in the Class D Mississippi-Ohio Valley League. Wilson played for the Lakers in 1950 and part of 1951. His minor league career spanned the period 1948-1953 and, besides the Lakers, included teams in Miami (OK), Topeka, Fulton (KY), Iola, and Hannibal (MO). In the 150 minor league games for which his pitching statistics are available, Wilson compiled a 56-32 record, with a 3.62 ERA. In 1954, Wilson joined the staff of the Kansas Department of Revenue in Topeka and remained with the department for a 33-year career. Ed Wilson died in 2002 at the age of 73. Digital reproduction of the photograph was accomplished through a joint project sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Bud Fawl, baseball player, Topeka, Kansas
These four photographs show Topekan Clifford (Bud) Fawl in baseball-related poses at various ages. The earliest is from 1940, when Fawl was ten years old. The others were taken when he was a member of the Topeka High School and Topeka Mosby-Mack American Legion teams. Fawl, whose primary position was third base, played on at least four state baseball championship teams, including three Legion teams (Mosby-Macks, 1945-47) and one at Topeka High (1947). Following his high school graduation in 1948, Fawl attended the University of Michigan on a baseball scholarship and graduated with a degree in psychology. He earned advanced degrees at the University of Kansas and chaired the Department of Psychology at Nebraska Wesleyan University for nearly four decades. Fawl's father, also named Clifford, was active in Topeka's youth baseball community for many years and coached three American Legion teams to state titles. Digital reproduction of the photographs was accomplished through a joint project sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Topeka High School basketball team
This photograph shows the 1946-47 Topeka High School basketball team. In the top row are (l to r): Jack Lambert, Jim McFarland, Chick Gordon, Charles Benson, and Coach Chet Davenport. Seated in the middle are (l to r): Dick McConnell, Leland Wagner, and Sharp Smith. Ray Ulsh and Funston Barrett are in seated in the front. The Trojans' record for the 1946-47 season was 15-7. The photograph also appears on page 65 of the 1947 Sunflower, the Topeka High School yearbook.
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Abilene Ikes baseball team, Abilene, Kansas
This photograph features the 1949 Abilene Ikes, the team that won the pennant in the Amateur Baseball League of America with a record of 28-20. The ABLA, which was established in 1947 as a successor to the Central Division of the Kansas Ban Johnson League, consisted of five teams in 1949, including Abilene, Beloit, Clay Center, Junction City, and Manhattan. Standing in the photo are (l to r): Jim Schlesener, Lonnie Golden, Leo Christopher, Tex Seymour, Chick Gordon, Gus Carmack, Clyde Girrens, Wayne Platz, and Mike Gulino. Seated are (l to r): William Bell, Jack Sullivan, Carrol Bryant, Sonny Hancks, Von Price (manager), Dale Hatfield, Bob Stewart, Bob Tomchak, and Neale Henderson. The photo appeared in the Abilene Reflector-Chronicle on August 9, 1949. Digital reproduction of the photograph was accomplished through a joint project sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Topeka Decker Oilers in Wichita, Kansas
This photograph of the Topeka Decker Oilers is believed to have been taken in August 1948 during the National Baseball Congress' national semi-pro baseball tournament in Wichita, Kansas. The Decker Oilers qualified for the national tournament by winning the state semi-pro baseball tournament the previous month. The occasion captured in the photo is unknown, as are the identities and roles of the individuals posing in the front row. The players in uniform are (l to r): unidentified, Paul Perry, Paul Jay, Junior Coffman, Ed Coffman, Sid Jamison, Hal Senne, Butch Nixon, Bill Heleker, Leonard Worthington, Vern Coffman (manager), and Don Kirkwood. The team's record in the national tournament was 2-2. Digital reproduction of the photograph was accomplished through a joint project sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Chick Gordon, Topeka, Kansas
Topekan Charles (Chick) Gordon is pictured here wearing a Topeka Decker Oilers jacket and cap. Gordon is known to have played with this semi-pro baseball team in 1948 and 1950-52 as a pitcher, first baseman, and outfielder. In 1950, Gordon was named the most valuable player at the state semi-pro baseball tournament in Wichita after he recorded four tourney wins for the Decker Oilers. His performance on the mound was instrumental in propelling the team to the tournament final, where it subsequently lost the state title to the El Dorado Elks. Gordon was a standout athlete at Topeka High School and Washburn University, excelling in both basketball and baseball. At Topeka High, he pitched a no-hitter to win the state baseball championship for the Trojans in 1947. At Washburn, he was a major contributor in securing the school's league championship in basketball in 1951. Digital reproduction of the photograph was accomplished through a joint project sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame.
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