Views of Fort Hays buildings before restoration
Several photographs of buildings at Fort Hays. Fort Hays was an important U. S. Army post that was active from 1865 until 1889. Originally designated Fort Fletcher (after Governor Thomas C. Fletcher...
View ArticleIndustrial School for Boys, Topeka, Kansas
Two photographs of the State Industrial School for Boys buildings and grounds, located in Topeka, Kansas. This facility opened in 1881 under the control of the Board of Trustees of the State...
View ArticlePark area at Fort Hays, Kansas
Two photographs of the park area at Fort Hays, Kansas. Fort Hays was an important U.S. Army post that was active from 1865 until 1889. Originally designated Fort Fletcher (after Governor Thomas C....
View ArticleG. H. Hollenberg ranch house, Washington County, Kansas
A photograph of the G. H. Hollenberg ranch house in Washington County, Kansas. This house was built in 1857 by Gerat H. and Sophia Hollenberg, establishing a way station for travelers on the...
View ArticleConstitution Hall, Lecompton, Kansas
A photograph of Constitution Hall in Lecompton, Kansas. In January 1857, the second territorial legislative assembly met on the upper floor of this building. Although still firmly pro-slavery, this...
View ArticlePossible first governor's house in Lecompton, Kansas
This house is reportedly the first governor's house in Lecompton, Kansas.
View ArticleUniversity of Kansas law students class of 1947
This is a photograph showing the University of Kansas law students class of 1947.
View Article60th Field Artillery Brigade at Camp Whiteside
This is a panoramic photograph showing the 60th Field Artillery Brigade at Camp Whiteside, Fort Riley, Kansas.
View ArticleIce storm damage in Russell, Kansas
Here are seven photographs showing ice storm damage in Russell, Kansas.
View ArticleMartha Farnsworth diary
Martha Farnsworth, a Topeka, Kansas resident, kept a personal diary from 1882 through 1922 with only a few gaps. This particular volume covers the years 1910 through 1912. Martha's diary entries not...
View ArticleMartha Farnsworth diary
Martha Farnsworth, a Topeka, Kansas resident, kept a personal diary from 1882 through 1922 with only a few gaps. This particular volume covers the years 1915 and 1916. Martha's diary entries not only...
View ArticleMartha Farnsworth diary
Martha Farnsworth, a Topeka, Kansas resident, kept a personal diary from 1882 through 1922 with only a few gaps. This particular volume covers the years 1919 and 1920. Martha's diary entries not only...
View ArticleMartha Farnsworth diary
Martha Farnsworth, a Topeka, Kansas resident, kept a personal diary from 1882 through 1922 with only a few gaps. This particular volume covers the years 1921 and 1922. Martha's diary entries not only...
View ArticleSilas S. Soule
A portrait of Silas S. Soule, 1st Lieutenant in the 1st Colorado Volunteer Cavalry.
View ArticleKansas Film Commission site photographs, subject camps - community colleges
These are panoramic photographs of locations in Kansas created by the Kansas Film Commission to promote scenes to film companies. The panoramics were created by taking individual photos and taping...
View ArticleWorld's famous books
An advertisement for books published by Emanuel and Marcet Haldeman-Julius, Girard, Kansas. The Little Blue Books were 3 ½ by 5-inch reprints of classical, educational, biographical, and other...
View ArticleGrain loading boxcar
Grain loading boxcars rebuilt at Cleburne, Texas to eliminate the use of the cardboard grain door. Cars featured loading panels on their doors for the purpose of loading grain.
View ArticleThe Grand Canyon of the Colorado
A copy of "The Grand Canyon of the Colorado" drawn by H. B. Mollhausen. It appeared in Reisen in die felsengebirge Nord-Amerikas bis zum hoch-plateau von Neu-Mexico by Heinrich Balduin Mollhausen.
View ArticleHealy Rebekah Lodge, No. 655, performing a street drill, Dighton, Kansas
A photograph of the Healy Rebekah Lodge, No. 655, performing a street drill in Dighton, Kansas.
View ArticleMartha Farnsworth diary
Martha Farnsworth, a Topeka, Kansas resident, kept a personal diary from 1882 through 1922 with only a few gaps. This particular volume covers the years 1913 and 1914. Martha's diary entries not only...
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