John M. Hering to Governor John St. John
A letter written on behalf of the Grand Templars Lodge of Baltimore by Secretary John M. Hering to Kansas Governor St. John. The letter offers congratulations for adoption of the prohibition amendment.
View ArticleJ. L. Witinger to Governor John St. John
A letter to Kansas Governor John St. John from J. L. Witinger, a Connecticut newspaper man and temperance worker. In the letter, Witinger requests details of the prohibition amendment vote;...
View ArticleAnnie Campbell to Governor John St. John
A letter from temperance worker Annie Campbell to congratulate Kansas Governor St. John.
View ArticleMary McDowell to Governor John St. John
A letter from Mary McDowell of the Women's Christian Temperance Union offering congratulations to Kansas Governor St. John and inviting him to join an elite group of temperance supporters who will...
View ArticleR. Dobbins to Governor John St. John
A letter from R. Dobbins, a member of the United Order of Ancient Templars, to Kansas Governor St. John referencing their convention held in Iowa and the organization's plans to establish Subordinate...
View ArticleAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Corwith Yards,...
These two photographs show a westbound Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's diesel engine leaving the Corwith Yards in Chicago, Illinois
View ArticlePaul H. Meadows in Germany during the Cold War
This is a photograph showing Paul H. Meadows in Germany where he was stationed during the Cold War.
View ArticleGun emplacement along the Autobahn in Germany during the Cold War
This is a photograph showing a gun emplacement along the Autobahn in Germany during the Cold War.
View ArticleMilitary radio used by troops in Germany during the Cold War
This is a photograph showing a military radio used by troops in Germany during the Cold War.
View ArticleU. S. Army soldiers in outdoor beer garden in Boblingen, Germany
This is a photograph showing Frank Griffin and Paul H. Meadows at an outdoor beer garden in Boblingen, Germany. They were serving in the U. S. Army during the Cold War.
View ArticleMildred Cass Beason
This is a high school graduation photograph of Mildred Cass Beason. Her parents were Frank Emery and Helen Edith Cass and she was born May 26, 1895 on a farm northeast of Collyer, Kansas. Mildred...
View ArticleU. S. Army soldiers on top of a tower near Baden Baden in Germany
This is a photograph showing Paul Meadows, Wayne Lortz and Albert Buseck on top of a tower on a hill near Baden Baden, Germany. They were serving in the U. S. Army during the Cold War.
View ArticleMilitary transmitter site at Baden Baden, Germany during the Cold War
This is a photograph showing Al Buseck at the transmitter site near Baden Baden, Germany during the Cold War.
View ArticleU. S. Army soldiers at a company party probably taken in Germany during the...
This a photograph showing U. S. Army soldiers at a company party probably taken in Germany during the Cold War. Soldiers in the photograph are Bill Mathesis, Frank Griffin, George Nakayama, Norm...
View ArticleCollege of the Sisters of Bethany, Topeka, Kansas
This photograph shows Wolf Hall at the College of the Sisters of Bethany in Topeka, Kansas. The building, located at Ninth and Polk Streets, was completed in 1872 to provide an Episcopalian education...
View ArticleCountry Club, Topeka, Kansas
This photograph shows the Topeka Country Club at 2700 SW Buchanan Street in Topeka, Kansas. The facility was designed by Kansas City architect Louis Curtiss.
View ArticleU. S. Army company officers on maneuvers near Karlsruhe, Germany
This is a photograph showing U. S. Army company officers on maneuvers near Karlsruhe, Germany during the Cold War. The three officers are Captain Adinaris, Lt. Lovern, and W.O. Moldenhauer.
View ArticleMedicine bottle
Small brown glass medicine bottle containing vitamin C (ascorbic acid) pills. The bottle has an aluminum screw-on lid and a paper label around the exterior. Col. James C. Hughes may have acquired the...
View ArticleRazor
Col. James C. Hughes acquired this razor while being held as a Japanese Prisoner of War during World War II. Born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1888, Hughes served in the Mexican Border Conflict, World War I,...
View ArticleComb
Small black plastic comb. Colonel James C. Hughes used this comb while being held as a Japanese Prisoner of War during World War II. Born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1888, Hughes served in the Mexican...
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