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Chick Gordon, Topeka, Kansas

August 22, 2014, 4:03 pm
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These photographs show Topekan Charles (Chick) Gordon in three different basketball poses. Gordon was a standout athlete at Topeka High and Washburn University, excelling at both basketball and baseball. He lettered in basketball two years in high school (1945-46 and 1946-47) and was on Washburn's varsity basketball team all four of his college years. At both schools, Gordon was captain of the basketball team his senior year. In his final season at Washburn (1950-51), he led the team in scoring with 319 points and played a key role in helping the Ichabods secure the Central Intercollegiate Conference league championship. The photograph in which Gordon wears number 21 was taken while he was a member of the Topeka High Trojans varsity squad; this photo was published on page 66 of the 1947 Sunflower, the Topeka High yearbook. The other two photos were taken while Gordon was on the Washburn Ichabods team. Of those, the shooting pose appears on page 108 of the 1948 Washburn yearbook.
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All-State team semi-pro baseball certificate

August 22, 2014, 4:03 pm
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This certificate was presented to Charles (Chick) Gordon in recognition of his selection to the 1948 All-State Baseball Team at the state semi-pro baseball tournament in Wichita, Kansas. Gordon participated in the tournament as the starting right-fielder for the Topeka Decker Oilers, the team that won the state championship that year. He was one of 16 players named to the All-State team by the National Baseball Congress of America, the tournament sponsor. Digital reproduction of the certificate was accomplished through a joint project sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Halloween party at Volland, Kansas

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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This photograph shows five unidentified individuals in costumes prepared for a Halloween party in Volland, Kansas.
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Main Street, Volland, Kansas

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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This is a view of Main Street in Volland, Kansas.
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Otto Kratzer and Gene Hawes

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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This is a photograph of Gene Hawes, left, and Otto Kratzer, right, posing with their pockets empty during their trip to California in 1915.
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Richard Thoes and H. J. Palenske

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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This is a cabinet card studio portrait of Richard Thoes and Herman J. Palenske of Alma, Kansas. The studio prop gives the illusion that the men are sitting on a window ledge.
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Mr. and Mrs. Henry Palenske

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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This is a studio portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Palenske, Alma, Kansas.
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Kratzer family, Volland, Kansas

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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A black and white photograph of unidentified members of the Kratzer family standing next to an automobile outside the Kratzer Brothers General Store in Volland, Kansas.
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Coyote hunters, Volland, Kansas

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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A black and white photograph of Leo Burton and George Eldridge posing with coyote hides displayed across an automobile in Volland, Kansas.
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway depot, Volland, Kansas

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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A black and white photograph of four men standing outside the Western Union Telegraph Office at the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway depot in Volland, Kansas.
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Winter view, Volland, Kansas

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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This is a winter view of Volland, Kansas, taken from the Rock Island water tower. In the center background, we see the new Kratzer Brothers' Mercantile; when this photo was taken, the interior was probably still unfinished in the building. To the left of the brick store, one sees the back of the old store and the house that sat almost against that store. To the left of those buildings, one sees the Volland Blacksmith Shop. To the left of the blacksmith shop is a railroad house. In the foreground, one sees the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway depot, side tracks, and more section crew housing. Just behind the depot are the stockyards.
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Birds-eye view, Volland, Kansas

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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This birds-eye view of Volland, Kansas, looks from the southwest. Down the tracks, one can see the Volland depot. Two connected cattle cars are parked at the stockyards and a third beyond the crossing. The old store is partially obscured; however, Otto Krazters' old house, which sat against the store, can be seen. In the foreground is a railroad house and to the north of it the Volland Blacksmith Shop. When this view was taken, construction had yet to begin on the new Kratzer Brothers' General Store.
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Band, Volland, Kansas

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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This is a photograph of a band comprised of a group of men with brass instruments and drums seated in a pasture in Volland, Kansas. The conductor, with a clarinet, is Ferdinand Herrmann of Alma, Kansas. Also see Kansas Memory unit 100552.
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Birthday programs for Benjamin "Pap" Singleton

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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Here are two announcements for the programs held on Benjamin "Pap" Singleton's birthday. For his 73rd birthday in 1882, the city of Topeka hosted a celebration at Hartzell Park with music, prayer, and speeches. For his 74th birthday in 1883, the city again hosted a celebration which included barbeque, skating, boating, and croquet.
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Marion McPherson Way

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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This is a photograph of Marion McPherson Way, the son of Charles and Melissa Way.
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Great Bend aspect Little River focus vessel

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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This pottery vessel was found at the Paint Creek Archeological site, a village site in McPherson County, Kansas and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1971. The pot was reconstructed from two large sherds, with the spaces filled in with plaster. The Paint Creek site is what archeologists call part of the Little River Focus of the Great Bend Aspect, whose people practiced fishing, hunting, gathering, and agriculture.
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Bone Awl

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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This awl was found at the Saxman village site in Rice County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2014. Awls such as this one are usually made from deer bone. They were used to make holes in soft material, like hides, and possibly in basket and pottery manufacturing.
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Bone Awl

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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This awl was found at the Saxman village site in Rice County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2014. Awls such as this one are usually made from deer bone. They were used to make holes in soft material, like hides, and possibly in basket and pottery manufacturing.
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Logan County, Township 13 South, Range 35 West

August 25, 2014, 4:46 pm
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One of several maps drawn by grade school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were supposed to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing." The maps are drawn over a template representing a legal (numbered) township and have keys on the back or on separate sheets. This submission by Leila Jordan covers Township 13 South, Range 35 West and includes features like Castle Rock, the Smoky Hill River, the Butterfield Trail, and the town of Russell Springs.
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Golden Charles and Maude Dresher with their children

August 26, 2014, 5:15 pm
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This is a photograph of Golden Charles Dresher and Maude Dresher with their children Margaret Dresher, Florence Dresher, Dorothy Dresher, and Donald Dresher. Additional photographs of the Dresher family can be viewed in the Golden Charles Dresher photograph collection (Kansas Memory item 214528).
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