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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Blue Goose

September 6, 2014, 2:00 am
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This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steam locomotive #3460 the "Blue Goose" pulling the passenger train the "Super Chief" at an unidentified location. The "Hudson" type locomotive built in 1937 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania had a 4-6-4 wheel arrangement. It was scrapped for metal in 1956.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steam locomotive #1029

September 6, 2014, 2:00 am
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This black and white photograph shows the Atchison & Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steam locomotive #1029 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The "Prairie" type locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania featured a 2-6-2 wheel arrangement. It was scrapped for metal by 1956.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steam locomotive #1085

September 6, 2014, 2:00 am
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This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steam locomotive #1085 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. This "Prairie" type locomotive built in 1902 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania featured a 2-6-2- wheel arrangement. It was scrapped for metal by 1956.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steam locomotive #132

September 6, 2014, 2:00 am
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This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steam locomotive #1 possibly in the Santa Fe yards in Topeka, Kansas. The locomotive, commonly known as the Cyrus K. Holliday, was built in 1880 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement and assigned the road number of #132. The success of this locomotive to climb the steep grades of the Raton Pass on the Colorado-New Mexico border prompted ATSF to order ten more for service. These were numbered from 130 to 139. In 1977, Santa Fe Railway officials donated the locomotive to the Kansas Historical Society for placement in the museum's main gallery in Topeka, Kansas.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steam locomotive #132

September 6, 2014, 2:00 am
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This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steam locomotive #132. The locomotive, commonly known as the Cyrus K. Holliday, was built in 1880 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement and assigned the road number of #132. The success of this locomotive to climb the steep grades of the Raton Pass on the Colorado-New Mexico border prompted ATSF to order ten more for service. These were numbered from 130 to 139. In 1977, Santa Fe Railway officials donated the locomotive to the Kansas Historical Society for placement in the museum's main gallery in Topeka, Kansas.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steam locomotive #1494

September 6, 2014, 2:00 am
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This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steam locomotive #1494 pulling passenger cars at an unknown location. This "Atlantic" type locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania had a 4-4-2 wheel arrangement. It was scrapped for metal by 1953.
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Robert Taft correspondence related to frontier artists, Jackson - Leigh

September 13, 2014, 7:39 am
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A series of research correspondence from the Robert Taft collection relating to frontier artists. Robert Taft (1894-1955) was a professor of chemistry and author on the subjects of photography and art. The artists included here are William H. Jackson, Eastman Johnson, Christian Jorgensen, Edward Jump, Paul Kane, William Keith, John Frederick Kensett, Richard and Edward Kern, Kicking Bear, Charles Koppel, Rudolph Friedrich Kurz, Remington W. Lane, Thomas LeClear, and William R. Leigh.
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Robert Taft correspondence related to frontier artists, Schreyvogel - Sprague

September 13, 2014, 7:39 am
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A series of research correspondence from the Robert Taft collection relating to frontier artists. Robert Taft (1894-1955) was a professor of chemistry and author on the subjects of photography and art. The artists included here are Charles Schreyvogel, Carl Schuchard, Julian Scott, Samuel Seymour, Joseph Henry Sharp, Joshua Shaw, Walter Shirlaw, James D. Smillie, Dan Smith, De Cost Smith, Gean Smith, Jerome Howard Smith, William Smyth, Gustav Sohon, William Louis Sontag, and Isaac Sprague.
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Robert Taft correspondence related to frontier artists, Stanley - Washburn

September 13, 2014, 7:39 am
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A series of research correspondence from the Robert Taft collection relating to frontier artists. Robert Taft (1894-1955) was a professor of chemistry and author on the subjects of photography and art. The artists included here are John Mix Stanley, L. T. Stanley, Charles Stobie, Howard A. Streight, Max Strobel, Joseph Dwight Strong Jr., William H. Tappan, Bayard Taylor, W. E. Terry, Thure de Thulstrup, John C. Tidball, Peter Tofft, Newbold H. Trotter, Henry Ulke, Douglas Volk, James Walker, J. C. Ward, Henry James Warre, and Edward P. Washburn.
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Florella Brown Adair's Fork

September 13, 2014, 7:39 am
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This nickle-plated fork bears the initials FBA, for Florella Brown Adair (1816-1865). It was recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site in Osawatomie, Kansas. It took hours of gentle cleaning to fully reveal the initials. Florella Brown Adair (Mrs. Samuel) was the half sister of John Brown.
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Gothic pepper sauce bottle

September 13, 2014, 7:39 am
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This Gothic style pepper sauce bottle was excavated from the Quindaro Townsite (14WY314), an archaeological district now part of Kansas City, Kansas. These bottles are sometimes more commonly called Cathedral style because the panels appear to display cathedral windows.
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Atchison County livestock brand registrations

September 14, 2014, 8:12 am
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Records of livestock brands in Atchison County, Kansas, as compiled by workers on a project sponsored by the Kansas State Planning Board. The forms provide the owner's name and county in which he or she resided; date brand was registered; whether it was used for cattle, horses, sheep, or hogs; a brief description usually indicating where the brand was placed on the animal; and a copy of the brand design. The registrations in this folder are in alphabetical order by owner.
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Barber County livestock brand registrations

September 14, 2014, 8:12 am
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Records of livestock brands in Barber County, Kansas, as compiled by workers on a project sponsored by the Kansas State Planning Board. The forms provide the owner's name and county in which he or she resided; date brand was registered; whether it was used for cattle, horses, sheep, or hogs; a brief description usually indicating where the brand was placed on the animal; and a copy of the brand design. The registrations in this folder are in alphabetical order by owner.
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Todd Strait, Paul Smith and Bob Bowman

September 29, 2014, 10:31 am
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This is a photograph of jazz musicians Todd Strait, Paul Smith and Bob Bowman. Todd Strait graduated from Seaman High School and attended the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. While attending high school, he started playing the drums and became interested in jazz music. Strait entered the national Slingerland-Bellson drum set competition for drummers 19 years old and younger. He was one of the 13 regional representatives, and after the first round, Strait was among the three remaining contestants. Strait finished in second place and received a $6,000 scholarship. He studied one year with Ed Soph at the University of Bridgeport but left college after his freshman year to pursue a music career. Strait continued taking drum lessons, and in 1982, he played in Sonny Costanza's big band. While playing at a jazz festival in Connecticut, Strait filled in for Marion McPartland's drummer. He later played with guitarist Tal Farlow, Woody Herman, Eldar Djangirov and Marion McPartland's trio from 1982-1989. Strait frequently returns to Kansas City where he plays with Bob Bowman, Karrin Allyson, Paul Smith, Rod Fleeman, Kevin Mahogany and many more.
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Todd Strait

September 29, 2014, 10:31 am
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This is a photograph of Todd Strait as a young boy. He grew up in the northern part of Shawnee County, Kansas. While attending Seaman High School, he started playing the drums and became interested in jazz music. Strait entered the national Slingerland-Bellson drum set competition for drummers 19 years old and younger. He was one of the 13 regional representatives, and after the first round, Strait was among the three remaining contestants. Strait finished in second place and received a $6,000 scholarship. He studied one year with Ed Soph at the University of Bridgeport but left college after his freshman year to pursue a music career. Strait continued taking drum lessons, and in 1982, he played in Sonny Costanza's big band. While playing at a jazz festival in Connecticut, Strait filled in for Marion McPartland's drummer. He later played with guitarist Tal Farlow, Woody Herman, Eldar Djangirov and Marion McPartland's trio from 1982-1989. Strait frequently returns to Kansas City where he plays with Bob Bowman, Karrin Allyson, Paul Smith, Rod Fleeman, Kevin Mahogany and many other jazz musicians.
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John Alberg and Don Shultz, Topeka, Kansas

September 29, 2014, 10:31 am
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Topekans John Alberg (on the left) and Don Shultz are pictured in this snapshot from 1945. Both were players for the Topeka Mosby-Macks, the American Legion baseball team which represented Capitol Post 1. The Mosby-Macks won the state Legion title in 1945 by defeating a team from Wichita. It was the third straight state championship for the Capitol Post 1 team; its streak would eventually extend to six consecutive state titles. 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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Heart of America baseball team, Topeka, Kansas

September 29, 2014, 10:31 am
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The Heart of America semi-pro baseball team from Topeka is pictured in this photograph from 1947. The team competed in Topeka's city league. Players in the photo who have been identified include: Johnny Alberg, front left; Leonard Worthington, top center; Roy Haines, Sr., center right; Bill Schell, top left; Damon Hupp, top right; Ted Spangler, center left; Carl McKinley, front, second from left; Jack Geis, front right; Bill Geis, front center. 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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Jared W. Bogard

September 29, 2014, 10:31 am
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This is a carte-de-visite of Jared W. Bogard, who lived in Stanton, Kansas. He served in the 12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry, Company C during the Civil War. Bogard was mustered in on July 25, 1863 and mustered out at Little Rock, Arkansas on June 30, 1865.
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Lee Dodson with girls softball team, Tecumseh, Kansas

September 29, 2014, 10:31 am
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This photograph from the 1951-52 school year features the Tecumseh Grade School girls softball team. The team's coach was Lee Dodson, who also was the school's principal and seventh and eighth grade teacher. Prior to his career as an educator, Dodson pitched for five seasons in the minor leagues, including one-year stints with the Chanute Owls (1946) and the Topeka Owls (1947). He later served as Washburn University's Dean of Students for many years. Dodson was a key figure in Topeka's baseball community for decades. Pictured in the photograph are the following individuals: (standing, l to r) Lee Dodson, Mary Whitlock, Judy Bayless, Pat Patterson, Marcia Alumbaugh, Judy Rogers, Elanor (Sis) Shay, Janet Eggleston; and, (kneeling, l to r) Carol McFarland, Mary Lou Williams, Mary Ferrin, Pat Newton, Lois Tolbert, Marian Knisel. 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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Seventh Street looking north near Ann Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

September 29, 2014, 10:31 am
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This photograph shows Seventh Street looking north near Ann Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. The Huron building is identified.
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