United Spanish War Veterans Memorial in Independence, Kansas
This is a postcard showing the United Spanish War Veterans Memorial in Riverside Park in Independence, Kansas. The inscription reads William McTaggart Camp No. 25 instituted Sept 25 1920 USA · Cuba ·...
View ArticleGarfield Park, Topeka, Kansas
This black and white photograph shows the aftermath of the 1951 flood to the bathhouse at Garfield Park in Topeka, Kansas. The extremely heavy rains during June and July caused some of the greatest...
View ArticleGarfield Park, Topeka, Kansas
This black and white photograph shows the aftermath of the 1951 flood to Garfield Park in Topeka, Kansas. The extremely heavy rains during June and July caused some of the greatest flooding ever seen...
View ArticleNorth Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas
This black and white photograph shows the aftermath of the 1951 flood at 1526 North Kansas Avenue in Topeka, Kansas. The extremely heavy rains during June and July caused some of the greatest flooding...
View ArticleTornado damage in Wellington, Kansas
Here are three photographs showing tornado damage in Wellington, Kansas. On May 27, 1892, a cyclone ripped through the heart of Wellington, leaving 17 dead, numerous injuries, and hundreds homeless....
View ArticleStudents at a school in Osage County, Kansas
This is postcard showing students at a school in Osage County, Kansas.
View ArticleSouth Eastern Kansas Association of Commercial Clubs at Pittsburgh,...
A photograph showing members of the South Eastern Kansas Association of Commercial Clubs at the home of Heinz 57 Varieties in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Also pictured is McCray's Concert Band of...
View ArticleMain building at the Industrial School for Boys, Topeka, Kansas
Two photographs of the main building at the Industrial School for Boys in Topeka, Kansas. This facility opened in 1881 under the control of the Board of Trustees of the State Charitable Institutions....
View ArticleJohn Steuart Curry's grave and Curry family plot in Winchester, Kansas
Here are two photographs showing John Steuart Curry's grave and the Curry family plot in the Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery in Winchester, Kansas.
View ArticleArthur and Ella Valentine's graves in Wichita, Kansas
Here are three photographs of Arthur and Ella Valentine's graves in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Wichita, Kansas. Arthur was the creator of the Valentine Diner.
View ArticleGrave markers for the last Indian raid in Kansas
These five black and white photographs show the grave markers for the victims that were killed, September 30, 1878, in the last Indian raid in Kansas. On that day a band of Northern Cheyenne Indians...
View ArticleGrave markers for the last Indian Raid in Kansas
These five black and white photographs show the grave markers for the victims that were killed, September 30, 1878, in the last Indian raid in Kansas. On that day a band of Northern Cheyenne Indians...
View ArticleWorld War I monument in Leavenworth, Kansas
This is a photograph of a World War I monument in Leavenworth, Kansas. An inscription at the bottom reads "In Grateful Memory of Our Veterans of All American Wars".
View ArticleMajor James B. McPherson, McPherson, Kansas
This postcard shows the statue of Major James Birdseye McPherson in McPherson, Kansas. This bronze monument honors the career of a Union General and the namesake of McPherson, Kansas. Located in the...
View ArticleBuffalo chips or Kansas coal, Ellsworth County, Kansas
This black and white photograph shows a pile of buffalo chips in Ellsworth County, Kansas. The text reads "Buffalo Chips or Kansas Coal." Buffalo chips were a convenient and plentiful source of fuel...
View ArticleRoad construction, Sedgwick County, Kansas
These two black and white photographs show a group of men using horse-drawn equipment to grade a road in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
View ArticleDearborn station in Chicago, Illinois
This is a photograph of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Texas Chief at Dearborn station in Chicago, Illinois.
View ArticleMrs. Harriet Conn's homestead, Thomas County, Kansas
This sepia-colored photograph shows a group of people standing on Mrs. Harriet Conn's homestead in Thomas County, Kansas. This photograph was donated by the Woman's Kansas Day Club.
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