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Marriage certificate for William F. Gordon and Fanny Kelly
This is a marriage certificate issued to William F. Gordon and Fanny Kelly. In 1864, she and Josiah Kelly, her first husband, were traveling from Kansas to Idaho when they encountered a band of Sioux....
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Land patent transferring property from Benjamin Hendley Miller to Fannie...
This is a land patent transferring property from Benjamin Hendley Miller to Fannie [Fanny] Wiggins. He received the land for his service in the United States Flotilla during the War of 1812. Miller...
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Fort Scott high school in Fort Scott, Kansas
This is a postcard with a drawing of the high school buildings in Fort Scott, Kansas.
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Bird's eye view of Baker University in Baldwin, Kansas
This is a postcard with a bird's eye view of Baker University in Baldwin, Kansas. The postcard was addressed to Miss Laura Wolverton in Batavia, Illinois.
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Laying water mains in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas
This is a postcard showing workers using a steam powered trencher to lay a wooden water main on East Pearl Street in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. The location was a half block east of the Chase County...
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Girls' basketball team at Perry Rural High School in Perry, Kansas
This is a photograph of the girls' basketball team at Perry Rural High School in Perry, Kansas. People in the photograph are: Clita Michael, Mabel Reynolds, Dorothy McHeeney, Katie Matthias, Cecil...
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Rabbitt drive near Goodland, Kansas
Here are two photographs showing a rabbit drive near Goodland, Kansas. During the 1930s, Kansas suffered a major drought. As a result, Jack rabbits ate what little vegetation was growing. To reduce...
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Lee's hardware store in Perry, Kansas
This is a postcard showing (left to right) Tommie Lee, and his children Elizabeth Lee and John Lee, standing in front of Lee's Hardware store in Perry, Kansas.
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Thompsonville Methodist Church in Thompsonville, Kansas
This is a photograph of the Thompsonville Methodist Church in Thompsonville, Kansas. Fred True and Ed Hemme are standing in front of the church.
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Perry Grade School in Perry, Kansas
This is a photograph of Perry Grade School in Perry, Kansas. Mason Brunton, principal, is standing by the school bus.
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Perry Fire Department in Perry, Kansas
A photograph showing fire trucks at the Perry Fire Department in Perry, Kansas. The older truck is dated 1929 and the newer one is 1958. The people in the photograph are: front (left to right) Bert...
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Knox family in Topeka, Kansas
This is a photograph of Knox family in Topeka, Kansas. People in the photograph are: back row (left to right) Harry Humes, Brade Ball, George Knox, Margaret Ball, India Holman, Tom Knox or Lester...
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Flood waters at the Delaware River bridge west of Perry, Kansas
A photograph showing flood waters at the Delaware River bridge west of Perry, Kansas.
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Perry Rural High School band at Perry, Kansas
This is a photograph showing the band at Perry Rural High School in Perry, Kansas.
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Perry Rural High School in Perry, Kansas
A photograph of Perry Rural High School in Perry, Kansas.
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Freshmen class at Perry Rural High School in Perry, Kansas
This is a photograph showing members of the freshman class at Perry Rural High School in Perry, Kansas. Pictured in the photograph are: top row (left to right) Katie Matthias, Mary Oliver, Dorothy...
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Norman Hamm's harvest crew west of Perry, Kansas
This is a photograph showing Norman Hamm's harvest crew west of Perry on Highway 24. People in the photograph are Norman Hamm, standing on the truck; Gary Hamm, in the first truck; Mason Brunton,...
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Holton Dynamo
This panoramic photograph shows over 100 men in suits on the side of a hill. Several of them are holding signs and banners that spell out DYNAMO. Several people on the left side of the photo are...
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Bob Hope playing golf at the Topeka Country Club in Topeka, Kansas
This is a photograph showing Bob Hope and other golfers playing in the Bob Hope Tourney at the Topeka Country Club in Topeka, Kansas.
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Main building and west cottage at the Industrial School for Boys, Topeka,...
A photograph of the main building and west cottage at the Industrial School for Boys in Topeka, Kansas. This facility opened in 1881 under the control of the Board of Trustees of the State Charitable...
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