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Aspirin wrapper
Brown paper wrapper with the word "Aspirin" handwritten on one side. Colonel James C. Hughes acquired the aspirin while being held as a Japanese Prisoner of War during World War II. Born in Topeka,...
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Bamboo sandals
Pair of natural fiber sandals. The strap on one of the sandals has been repaired with a piece of army green cotton fabric. Colonel James C. Hughes acquired the sandals while being held as a Japanese...
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Asian clogs
Pair of Asian clogs with wooden soles. The soles are caved in a single piece and have low heels. Black leather strap across the instep. Owners initials are carved into the soles. Colonel James C....
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Geta
Pair of geta (traditional Japanese footwear). Flat wooden sole on two raised narrow wooden platforms, one at heel and the other at ball of foot. Sole is pierced with three holes through which are...
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Razor
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,...
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Gear bag
Olive green cotton bag with flap closure. Hand lettered "H" characters on front and back of bag; Japanese characters handprinted on back. The bag belonged to Colonel James C. Hughes, whom the Japanese...
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Eyeglasses
Pair of eyeglasses in a protective case. Col. James C. Hughes wore these eyeglasses while being held as a Japanese Prisoner of War during World War II. Born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1888, Hughes served...
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Knife
Simple homemade knife constucted of a razor blade mounted in a wooden handle. Col. James C. Hughes made or acquired the knife while being held as a Japanese Prisoner of War during World War II. Born...
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Knife
Simple homemade knife constucted of a razor blade mounted in a wooden handle. Col. James C. Hughes made or acquired the knife while being held as a Japanese Prisoner of War during World War II. Born...
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Prisoner 56 patch
White cotton patch with black numbers and Japanese characters embroidered on one side. Col. James C. Hughes wore this patch while being held as a Prisoner of War in the Philipines during World War II....
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Prisoner 56 patch
White cotton patch with numbers and Japanese characters printed in black on one side. Col. James C. Hughes wore this patch while being held as a Prisoner of War in the Philipines during World War II....
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Garrison cap
Khaki-colored cotton garrison cap. Col. James C. Hughes wore this cap while serving in the United States Army during World War II. Born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1888, Hughes served in the Mexican Border...
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Sewing kit
Green cotton sewing kit. The interior pockets of the kit hold two spools of thread and a threaded needle. Colonel James C. Hughes used this sewing kit while being held as a Japanese Prisoner of War...
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Advertisement
This photograph shows a painting of a Native American wearing a breastplate with full headdress advertising the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Indian de tour through the Southwest.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's steam locomotive 5012
This is a photograph of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's steam locomotive #5012 with E. B. freight (fruit express) near Abo, New Mexico.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Corwith Yards,...
This aerial photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Corwith Yards in Chicago, Illinois. The facility had a thirty-two automatic retarder yard, three freight houses, a...
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Bone Tool
This bone tool was recoveered from the Kraus site, 14EL313, in Ellis county during the 2015 Kansas Archeology Training Program. It is possibly some type of multi-purpose tool, though its specific...
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Ironstone Plate
This portion of an ironstone plate was recovered from the Quindaro town site and reconstructed by archeologists. The oriental flowblue pattern dish was manufactured by Podmore, Walker and Co of...
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Dart Projectile Point
This corner notched dart projectile point was recovered from excavations at 14EL313 in Ellis county. The occupation site, excavated at the 2015 Kansas Archeology Training Program, recovered many arrow...
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Projectile Point Preforms
These two thin preforms are in the final manufacturing stage before finishing them into arrow points. They were recovered from excavation at the Kraus site in Ellis County during the 2015 Kansas...
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