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Petroglyphs from Ellsworth County
These eight views of petroglyphs and modern graffiti, shot between 1963 and 1980, illustrate that not everything at a petroglyph site has their origins in the far past. Here an old turkey track type...
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Birch Bark Box
This rectangular birch bark box was embroidered with dyed porcupine quills in a floral pattern. It measures 8cm x 10cm x 5.8cm and had a hinged lid. The initials P\T are on the base. It was donated...
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Bark and Quillwork Container
This container was made by sewing layered strips of bark together. Porcupine quills were dyed and used to decorate the container. The bottom portion was decorated with a repeating cross and diamond...
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Effigy Pipe
This broken fragment was once part of a stone pipe that had a carved portion that resembled an animal. It was found at the Curry site, a village site in Greenwood County, and donated to the Kansas...
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Schoolhouse in Stevens County, Kansas
A photograph of the rebuilt Stevens County schoolhouse where Glenn Cunningham was burned in February 1917. A newspaper article on the fire can be found with Unit ID 210305.
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Der Leichtathlet magazine cover, August 7, 1936
Der Leichtathlet magazine cover featuring Jack Lovelock and Glenn Cunningham at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
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Elkhart High School relay team with Glenn Cunningham
This is a photograph showing members of the Elkhart High School relay team. The young man on the far right is Glenn Cunningham.
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Glenn Cunningham, Jack Lovelock, and Bill Bonthron racing at Princeton...
A photograph showing a race between Glenn Cunningham, Kansas University, in the lead, Jack Lovelock, New Zealand, in second place, and Bill Bonthron, Princeton University, third place. The race was...
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Glenn Cunningham article in The Elkhart Tri-State News
This is an extra edition published by The Elkhart Tri-State News. It contains a photo and article about Glenn Cunningham breaking the world's record for the mile with a time of 4 minutes and 24...
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Glenn Cunningham at a track meet possibly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This is a photograph showing Glenn Cunningham at a track meet possibly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The scars on his legs, caused by a rural school fire, are visible in the photograph.
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Glenn Cunningham receiving an ancient warrior's helmet
This is a photograph showing Glenn Cunningham, captain of the American track team, receiving a helmet from Educational Minister Genji Matsuda after the American team defeated the Japanese athletes....
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Glenn Cunningham shaking Jack Lovelock's hand at the 1936 Olympic Games
This is a photograph of Glenn Cunningham shaking Jack Lovelock's hand at the 1936 Olympic Games. Lovelock, from New Zealand, won the gold medal in the mile beating Cunningham.
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Glenn Cunningham winning the Columbian Mile at Madison Square Garden
This is a photograph showing Glenn Cunningham winning the Columbian Mile in the K. of C. games at Madison Square Garden. Cunningham won by three yards over Gene Venzke, second, (center) and Joe...
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Spongeware Mixing Bowl from Quindaro
This mixing bowl was partial recovered when the Quindaro townsite was excavated in the 1980s. The whiteware bowl is decorated with two panels of blue spongeware design bordered by blue lines....
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Decorated Ceramic Rim Sherd from the Minneapolis Site, 14OT5
This ceramic rim sherd was one of many that was excavated at the Minneapolis Site, 14OT5, by the University of Nebraska in 1934. The collection was donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1987....
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Flywheels from the Minneapolis Site, 14OT5
These two flywheels were likely used for either spinning yarn or to help in drilling holes. They were recovered from House 3 at the Minneapolis site, a Smoky Hill phase site occupied during the Middle...
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Ceramic Pot Sherd from the Minneapolis site, 14OT5
These two reconstructed pot sherds were recovered from House 1 at the Minneapolis site in Ottawa County in 1934 by the University of Nebraska. They and others from the collection were donated to the...
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H. B. Jackson sharpening a scythe on his farm near Clements, Kansas
This is a photograph showing H. B. Jackson sharpening a scythe on his farm near Clements, Kansas. Jackson worked for the railroad and lived in several towns including Bazaar and Kansas City before...
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Phonograph, Ellis County, Kansas
This photograph shows a group of men listening to a phonograph at an unidentified residence in Ellis County, Kansas.
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Office of the Register of Deeds at the Chase County Courthouse in Cottonwood...
This is a photograph of the Register of Deeds office at the Chase County Courthouse in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. James C. Dwelle was the Register of Deeds from 1900-1905, and could be the gentleman...
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