Menninger photograph collection
This box contains photographs from the Menninger photograph collection. The Menninger Clinic, founded in 1919 in Topeka, Kansas, developed innovative approaches for treating mentally ill patients.
View ArticleAerial views of Fort Hays, Kansas
Several aerial views of 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. Fletcher of...
View ArticleAerial views of Fort Hays, Kansas
Four aerial photographs of 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. Fletcher of...
View ArticleIndustrial School for Girls, Beloit, Kansas
Two views of the Industrial School for Girls in Beloit, Kansas. This school was started in 1888 by the Women's Christian Temperance Union but then was later taken over by the State in 1889.
View ArticleFloat for a Mexican fiesta parade in Garden City, Kansas
A photograph showing a group and their float at a Mexican fiesta parade in Garden City, Kansas.
View ArticleKansas Film Commission site photographs, subject churches
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 ArticleKansas state house in Topeka, Kansas
This is a color photograph of the Kansas state house in Topeka, Kansas.
View ArticleFront views of the Osawatomie State Hospital, Osawatomie, Kansas
Several views of the Osawatomie State Hospital in Osawatomie, Kansas.
View ArticleEntrance to Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas
Two Menninger staff members are shown entering the Menninger Clinic, East campus. Menninger is a leading psychiatric hospital dedicated to treating individuals with mood, personality, anxiety and...
View ArticleNorth Concord Street in Minneapolis, Kansas
A postcard showing North Concord Street in Minneapolis, Kansas.
View ArticleCharles Hadsall house at the Marais des Cygnes Massacre State Historic Site,...
Multiple views of the Charles Hadsall house after renovation. This house is located on the Marais des Cygnes Massacre State Historic Site. On May 19, 1858, Missouri border ruffian Charles Hamelton and...
View ArticleViews of the Last Chance store, Council Grove, Kansas
Several views of the Last Chance store in Council Grove, Kansas. Built in 1857, this stop was the last place for travelers to buy or trade goods on the Santa Fe Trail heading to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
View ArticleAerial views of the Larned State Hospital, Larned, Kansas
Four aerial photographs showing the Larned State Hospital in Larned, Kansas.
View ArticlePresident Gerald Ford at a reception for Nancy Landon Kassebaum, Topeka,...
These five black and white photographs show a reception for Nancy Landon Kassebaum's induction to the United State Senate,(1978-1997), in Topeka, Kansas. The first three photographs show the...
View ArticleNancy Landon Kassebaum with other Republican politicians, Topeka, Kansas
These five black and white photographs show a reception for Nancy Landon Kassebaum's induction to the United State Senate, (1978-1997), in Topeka, Kansas. The first photograph shows Kansas Governor...
View ArticleInterior views of the Kaw Mission, Council Grove, Kansas
Three views of the interior of Kaw Mission in Council Grove, Kansas. Kaw Mission was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and now operates as Kaw Mission State Historic Site.
View ArticleTopeka State Hospital in Topeka, Kansas
A photograph of the Center building at the Topeka State Hospital, a publicly funded institution for the care and treatment of the mentally ill in Topeka, Kansas. It was located at 2700 W 6th Avenue...
View ArticleKnox, Holman, Sparks, Mock, Ball and Workman families
Photographs of the Knox, Holman, Sparks, Mock, Ball and Workman families that lived near Lebo, Topeka, Emporia, and Lawrence, Kansas.
View ArticleInterview on experiences in World War II
Schmitt enlisted in the United States Army in 1940 and served until 1945 in the 130th Field Artillery, Battery C, 35th Division. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Jul 17, 2006, Schmitt talked about...
View ArticleInterview on experiences in World War II
Rohrbaugh enlisted in the Army (Infantry) and served in the 101st Airborne. Interviewed by Joyce Suellentrop on Feb 21, 2007, Rohrbaugh talked about military experiences in the Second World War. The...
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