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Pipestone Artifact

November 18, 2014, 12:29 pm
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Several of these carved pipestone items have been found in Northeast Kansas. The show up in different sites, and are likely historic American Indian in origin. They may have been used for molds for softer metals, such as lead or pewter. This piece was found at a possible village site in Shawnee County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1956.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company conductors

November 18, 2014, 12:29 pm
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This photograph shows two Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company conductors standing with a group of women from the Acoma Pueblo tribe of Laguna, New Mexico as the women prepare to sell their pottery.
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Governor Walter A. Huxman, correspondence files, box 4

November 18, 2014, 12:29 pm
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These folders contain correspondence with Governor Huxman and are subdivided into state agency files, folders 1 - 6, and subject files, folders 7 - 27. The state agency files contain routine correspondence to and from nearly all of the bureaus of the state government.
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Governor Walter A. Huxman, correspondence files, box 3

November 18, 2014, 12:29 pm
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These folders contain correspondence with Governor Huxman and are subdivided into appointment files, folders 1 - 15, and state agency files, folders 16 - 37. The state agency files contain routine correspondence to and from nearly all of the bureaus of the state government.
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Catalinite Pendant

November 21, 2014, 1:03 pm
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This carved pipestone or Catlinite pendant was found in Jefferson County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1979. The soft fine grain material enabled the pendant's carver to shape and smooth the piece, score the lines on each end, and drill a hole for suspending the pendent.
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Kansas City Hopewell rim sherds

November 21, 2014, 1:03 pm
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These rim sherds were found at the Trowbridge archeological site (14WY1), in Wyandotte County, and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1973. The Trowbridge site is a Kansas City Hopewell village site from the Early Ceramic Period. During this time archeologists find evidence of houses, cultivated plants, the bow and arrow, and decorated pottery. These rim sherds show slightly different styles of crosshatching and punctate decoration.
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Wash Basin Bowl

November 21, 2014, 1:03 pm
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This wash basin bowl was recovered from an archeological investigation in 1966 at historic Fort Hays in Ellis county. After cleaning it was carefully reconstructed into a nearly complete bowl. It was made by the James Beech Company potters of Burslem, England in the Balmoral pattern.
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Mabel, Mary, Augustina and Mimi Lopez

November 21, 2014, 1:03 pm
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This is a photograph of (left to right) Mabel Lopez, bride, born January, 1913 and died September 12, 1984; Mary Lopez, born June 1, 1911 and died February 10, 1984; Augustina Lopez, born January, 1914 and died November 22, 1993; and Mimi Socorro, baby, born March 3, 1929 and died June 5, 1999. Mabel was born January, 1913 and died September 12, 1984. She married Florence Duran.
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Pedro Lopez, Centro Refugio Aguilera and Juan Aguilera

November 21, 2014, 1:03 pm
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This is a photograph of Pedro Lopez, born October 26, 1886, Centro Refugio Aguilera and Juan Aguilera.
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Pedro Lopez, Charles Lopez, and Augustina Lopez

November 21, 2014, 1:03 pm
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This is a photograph of (left to right) Pedro Lopez, born October 26, 1886 and died April 1,1966, Charles Lopez, who served in World War II, born July 8, 1925, and Augustina Lopez, born January 1914 and died November 22, 1993. Pedro Lopez was founder of Pedro Lopez Food Products Company.
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Lopez family member

November 21, 2014, 1:03 pm
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This is a photograph of an unidentified Lopez family member.
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Ramon and Eduriges Aguirre

November 22, 2014, 1:22 pm
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This is a photograph of the Aguirre family and friends (left to right) top row: Eduriges Aguirre, born October 17, 1882 and died November 24, 1931; Ramon Auirre, born August 31, 1883; unidentified friend holding a baby; middle row: two boys wearing hats are sons of the friend; Jose Aguirre, born April 9, 1900 and died March 12, 1964; Angelita Aguirre, born January 20, 1905 and died March, 1936; Leanor, born September 20,1922 and died June 4, 1927; and front row: Pilo John Luna Aguirre, born September 15, 1909 and died 1968. The photograph was taken at Rock Creek, Kansas.
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Thomas Soza's family photograph album

November 22, 2014, 1:22 pm
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This is Thomas Soza's photograph album containing photos of his family and friends. Included in the album are photos of Lincoln School, fourth and fifth grades, 1955 and East Topeka High School.
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Raymond I. Aguirre, Jr. and Mabel L. Aguirre

November 22, 2014, 1:22 pm
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This is a photograph showing Mabel L. Aguirre, born August 26, 1919, died September 16, 2006; and Raymond I. Aguirre, Jr., born December 26, 1916, died October 14, 2000.
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The life and times of Howard Athon, a pictorial account

November 22, 2014, 1:22 pm
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This is a photograph album containing photographs of Howard Lincoln Athon. He was born and grew up in Quenemo, Kansas. After graduating from high school, he joined the U S. Navy during World War I. When he returned home, he married Roberta in December 1922 and they lived in Gridley, Kansas for about a year. Howard worked in the oil fields until they closed. The Athons moved to Topeka where he went into the flying business. On July 29, 1931 Howard was involved in a flying accident. His two-seater American Eagle biplane fell from 2,000 feet and crashed in the Kansas River, and A. J. McKimmey, the passenger, died instantly and Howard was seriously injured. Howard went on to be an electrician after the accident. His work included wiring at Forbes Field, and several missile sites in northeast Kansas and Sedalia, Missouri.
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World War II classification card

November 25, 2014, 1:43 pm
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Classification card for William Lindsay White of New York City, New York. The card dates to 1944 and indicates the bearer's eligibility for military service. White received this card after he registered for the Selective Service System. At the time White registered in 1942, all American men between the ages of 18 and 45 were required to register for service in the military, for a time period lasting the duration of the war plus six months. White's classification of 4A indicates that his service was deferred because of his age. White was the son of well-known newspaper editor William Allen White of Emporia, Kansas, and was an author, reporter, and newspaper editor in his own right. Though he did not serve in the military during World War II, he reported on the war, most notably filing nationally-syndicated reports from Finland, the Netherlands, and London during the Blitz.
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"Army Hit Kit" booklet

November 25, 2014, 1:43 pm
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Booklet titled " Army Hit Kit." Tri-fold booklet printed on newsprint paper. It dates to 1944. Beginning in 1943, the Special Services Division of the U.S. Army sent song lyrics and sheet music to troops serving on the front each month. Music was considered good for recreation and morale. The booklets contained popular American music, which kept the soldiers acquainted with what was going on at home. This booklet contains the lyrics to seven songs: It Had to Be You; Swinging on a Star; You Made Me Love You; The Marseillaise; Good Night, Wherever You Are; Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet; and Amor. The booklets were distributed during mail call so that even soldiers who didn't receive letters got something.
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Pipestone Artifact

November 25, 2014, 1:43 pm
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Several of these carved pipestone items have been found in Northeast Kansas. They show up in different sites and are likely historic American Indian in origin. They may have been used for molds for softer metals, such as lead or pewter. This artifact is the only one that we know of that comes from an excavated context, Fool Chief's Village, a Kansa site in Shawnee County.
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Kansas City Hopewell Rim Sherds

November 25, 2014, 1:43 pm
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These rim sherds were found at the Trowbridge archeological site (14WY1), in Wyandotte County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1973. The Trowbridge site is a Kansas City Hopewell site from the Early Ceramic Period. During this time archeologists find evidence of houses, cultivated plants, the bow and arrow, and decorated pottery. These two rim sherds show slightly different styles of punctate decoration.
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Bullfight

November 25, 2014, 1:43 pm
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This is a panoramic photograph showing a bullfight possibly in Dodge City, Kansas. Kansas Memory item 213572 contains a photograph of a bullfight in the same arena.
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