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Bifaces
These three bifaces represent just a few of the many that were collected from Elk County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1959. All three are made of Permian chert. The pink colorof two...
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Swan Burk family members in McPherson County, Kansas
The Swan Burk family of McPherson County, Kansas, is shown in this cabinet card from the late 1880s. Swan and his wife Maria, who also went by Mary, are seated in the middle. Between them is a picture...
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Swan, Gust, and John Burk
Brothers Swan, Gust, and John Burk are shown, left to right, in this studio portrait from the early 1900s. All emigrated from Sweden to the United States shortly after the Civil War, Swan in 1865,...
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Dam on the Smoky Hill River in Lindsborg, Kansas
This photograph shows the ice covered dam on the Smoky Hill River in Lindsborg, Kansas.
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Carl Martin Burk of McPherson County, Kansas
Carl Martin Burk, a native of McPherson County, is shown in uniform in this photo postcard from World War I. Burk, who often went by Martin or C. M., served as a mechanic in the First Marine...
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Confirmation class at New Gottland church
This photograph shows the 1926 confirmation class at the New Gottland Evangelical Lutheran Church in McPherson County, Kansas. The pastor was Gustaf Nyquist (seated in the middle of the second row)....
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Swan and Maria Burk with family members
These two photographs from 1931 were taken to commemorate the 50th wedding anniversary of Swan and Maria (Mary) Burk of McPherson County. The larger photo includes members of the Burks' extended...
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Rim Sherd from the Wullscheleger Site
This rim sherd fragment was recovered from the Wullscheleger Site in Marshall County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1961. The village site was occupied periodically from the Early...
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Obsidian Flakes
These two obsidian flakes were recovered from the Grassroots site, 14SN307, an Early Ceramic camp site in Sherman County. In 2005, they were sent for xray-florescence (XRF) testing, a chemical and...
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Drills from the Nulik Site in Sumner County
These two small drills were recovered from excavations at the Nulik site in Sumner County. This camp site was occupied in the Middle Ceramic Period. Drills were used to bore holes into softer...
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Alternately Beveled Knife from the Wullscheleger Site
This knife was collected from the Wullscheleger site in Marshall county and donated in 1961 to the Kansas Historical Society. The village site was a multicomponent site, meaning that it was occupied...
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Raymond Swindler, prisoner 3053, Kansas State Penitentiary
This photograph shows Raymond Swindler, prisoner 3053, of the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas.
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Sherry Friend, prisoner 1462, Kansas State Penitentiary
These glass plate negatives show Sherry Friend, prisoner 1462, of the Kansas Penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas.
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Benham school house, Topeka, Kansas
This is a photograph of students standing in front of the Benham school, District 38, in Shawnee County, Kansas.
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Mary Turkington to Pauline Beatty
This letter is from Mary Turkington, Assistant Managing Director of the Kansas Motor Carriers Association, Topeka, Kansas to Mrs. Pauline Beatty, Topeka, Kansas. Turkington is congratulating Mrs....
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Members of the school board in Chanute, Kansas
This is a photograph showing members of the school board in Chanute, Kansas. Several of the members are identified left to right: Elory Collins, ____________, ___________, Lawrence Legge, Mr. Hutton...
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Security Benefit Association officers, representatives, band and drill teams...
This is a panoramic photograph showing the Security Benefit Association officers, representatives, band and drill teams in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Eight "Speed Kings" and their "Queen" here for races
This is a photograph showing the "Eight Speed Kings" and their "Queen", Elfrieda Mais, copied from the Wichita Eagle.
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Kansas State Fair advertisement from the Hutchinson Gazette
This is an advertisement for the Kansas State Fair published in the Hutchinson Gazette, September 19, 1912.
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U.S. Navy E Division at Palm Island Australia
This is a photograph showing U.S. Navy E Division at Palm Island Australia. Sharitt Edward Baker is in the photograph.
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