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Biennial report of the Boys Industrial School, 1912
The Kansas State Reform School, also known as the Industrial School for Boys, was established in 1879 by a legislative act that appropriated $35,000 for the erection of buildings, etc., in Topeka,...
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Biennial report of the Boys Industrial School, 1914
The Kansas State Reform School, also known as the Industrial School for Boys, was established in 1879 by a legislative act that appropriated $35,000 for the erection of buildings, etc., in Topeka,...
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Members of the 7th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Photographs of members of several different companies of the 7th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. The men include Capt. Francis M. Malone, Capt. William Jenkins, Lt. Frederick W. Emery, Lt. Russell W....
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One row lister, Stanton, Kansas
This black and white photograph shows a one row lister planting corn on the George L. Henry farm in Stanton County, Kansas.
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Carl A. Swensson
This black and white photograph shows Reverend Dr. Carl A. Swensson. He was the leader of the Swedish Lutheran Church and founder of Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas. The photograph was taken by...
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Methodist Episcopal Church in Wellsville
This is the Methodist Episcopal Church in Wellsville, Kansas. It shows the tower and stained glass windows. It is a brick structure. The photograph was donated by Mrs. James Postma.
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Frank Baird to Governor John St. John
This letter from Frank Baird of Alliance, Ohio, seeks Kansas Governor St. John's endorsement of temperance worker Liberty Jones of Chicago, Illinois. Baird was chairman of the Board of managers of the...
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O. J. Benham to Governor John St. John
In this letter, O.J. Benham of Cleveland, Ohio, informs a Mr. Baird (Chairman, National christian Temperance Union, N.C.T.U.)that Liberty Jones will work as an organizer in the west, and asks for his...
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R. C. Chase to Governor John St. John
A letter to Kansas Governor St. John from R. C. Chase of Hiawatha, urging the Governor to attend a temperance convention being held in late May, 1880.
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Elizabeth Miller Watkins legacy collection
This collection includes material relating to Elizabeth Miller Watkins & Frank C. Miller scholarship halls at the University of Kansas (Lawrence) and Elizabeth Miller Watkins & her husband....
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The Rugged Rocky Region
A booklet of poetry by Brownlow Hopper. His wife, Grace B. Hopper, signed one of the pages. Hopper also published a book of poems in 1919 called "Memories and Musings."
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Unidentified members of the 11th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Photographs of unidentified members of the 11th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. The photographers include J. P. Babbitt in Fort Scott, Kansas, David R. Hoag and Israel Quick in Cincinnati, Ohio, Durland...
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Maypole, Topeka, Kansas
This black and white photograph shows a group of children winding a maypole during May Day activities in Topeka, Kansas.
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Erasmus Bennett home, Topeka, Kansas
This colored postcard shows the Bennett home at the corner of Eighth and Buchanan Streets in Topeka, Kansas. Designed by architect Seymour Davis, the home was built between 1886 and 1888 for Erasmus...
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Drilling wheat, Stevens County, Kansas
This black and white photograph shows three men, possibly drilling wheat, in Stevens County, Kansas.
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Erasmus Bennett home, Topeka, Kansas
This black and white photograph shows the Bennett home at the corner of Eighth and Buchanan Streets in Topeka, Kansas. Designed by architect Seymour Davis, the home was built between 1886 and 1888 for...
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Bond Brother's Circus parade, Garden City, Kansas
This black and white photograph shows a parade of elephants from the Bond Brother's Circus traveling down the streets of Garden City, Kansas.
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William Wallace homestead, Stafford, Kansas
This black and white photograph shows members from the William Wallace family in front of their sod house, built in 1876, and their two-story wooden structure home, built in 1884, one mile northwest...
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Covered wagon, Republic County, Kansas
This sepia colored postcard shows a group of men gathered around a covered wagon, pulled by a horse, mule and two cows, during the Pawnee Village celebrations in Republic County, Kansas.
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Dugout, Riley County, Kansas
This black and white photograph shows a family gathered in front of a dugout located somewhere between Manhattan, Kansas and Wabaunsee, Kansas. Dugouts such as this one were common dwellings on the...
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