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Reminiscences and articles by Aaron Lane Lanning
Here are "Reminiscences", "Against sunday games", "Pioneer life of Emma Preston Lanning" and "Some recollections of early days in Kansas" all written by Aaron Lane Lanning.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Super Chief dining car
This is a photograph showing the interior of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's dining car Cochiti. It was built in 1937 for the Super Chief and contained exotic wood paneling on the interior.
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Baseball team in Topeka, Kansas
This is a photograph of an unidentified baseball team in Topeka, Kansas.
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Brand book containing the brands of the Western Kansas Cattle Growers'...
This is the Brand Book containing the brands of the Western Kansas Cattle Growers' Association. It was authorized by the Stockmen's Convention, held at Dodge City, Kansas. In addition to the brands,...
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The devil's cook kitchen
This newspaper advertisement from the Topeka Plaindealer, is promoting Reverend H. Charles Pope's moving and stereopticon pictures titled "The Devil's Cook Kitchen or Death in the Pot." The exhibition...
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Osage or Mine Creek, Kansas
This is a map showing the Osage or Mine Creek battle. It accompanied a report by Major General S. R. Curtis, U. S. Army and was copied from the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and...
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Emanuel Haldeman-Julius
This is a photograph of Emanuel Haldeman-Julius at age 60. In 1915, Emanuel Julius was invited to move to Girard and write for the Appeal to Reason, then the largest socialist periodical in the...
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Minnesota Avenue looking west between Sixth and Seventh Streets, Kansas...
Two photographs showing businesses and automobiles on Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.
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Ft. Larned, Larned, Kansas
These four photographs show the post hospital at the Ft. Larned National Historic Site in Larned, Kansas.
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Todd Strait's scrapbooks
Selected materials from two scrapbooks compiled by Todd Strait, a jazz drummer from Topeka, Kansas. Strait grew up in northeast Shawnee County, Kansas, and attended Seaman High School where he started...
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Celt
This celt was found at the Trowbridge archeological site (14WY1), in Wyandotte County, and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1973. Trowbridge is a Kansas City Hopewell site from the Early...
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Toy donkey
This toy donkey was excavated in 1966 at Fort Hays in Ellis County. It was cleaned using electrolysis which uses a chemical solution and an electrical current to remove the corrosion. Only this half...
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Toy dishes
These toy dishes were excavated in 1966 at Fort Hays in Ellis County. Two are identical, though they were found in different locations, and appear to have a small spout. The third is a cup. All are...
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Crooked Knives
These knives were found in 2012 at the Fool Chief site (14SH305), a Kansa village site in Shawnee county. Archeologists think these "crooked knives" were traded to the Kansa already in their unique...
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Protohistoric Ceramic Vessel
This reconstructed ceramic vessel was found in Pottawatomie County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1925. It's elaborate decoration of nested chevrons, punctate borders, and parallel...
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway workers laying track
This is a photograph showing Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway workers laying track.
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Young men's christian association building in Salina, Kansas
This is a postcard showing the Young Men's Christian Association building in Salina, Kansas.
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Street scene in Scammon, Kansas
This is a postcard showing a business street in Scammon, Kansas.
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Melvern State Bank parade float
This is a postcard showing a Melvern State Bank parade float possibly taken in Melvern, Kansas.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's depot in Melvern, Kansas
This is a postcard showing Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's depot in Melvern, Kansas.
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