Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1930
These four buttons were recovered from the Martindale Cabin in Greenwood County. Shown are two 2-hole sew through buttons, a small 4-hole sew through button, and a brown spat button…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1928-1934
This brass compact case was recovered from the Martindale Cabin in Greenwood County. One side of the brass compact has a stamped butterfly motif and the other has the word…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1930
These four buttons were recovered from the Martindale Cabin in Greenwood County. From left to right are a brass button front with a train engine decoration, a metal “RED SEAL”…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1930
These four toy fragments were recovered from the Martindale Cabin in Greenwood County. Shown are an iron vehicle wheel, and three bisque doll parts: a face with pink cheeks, a…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: Between 1850 and 1920
This button and buttonhook were recovered from a Clay County Middle Ceramic period village with a historic component near the surface. The black and brown china button is decorated in…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1923
This is a certificate, issued to Broer Gustaf Gustafson of Lawrence, Kansas, designating him as a registered optometrist. Mr. Gustafson owned and operated a jewelry store at 911 Massachusetts St.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1899-1950
This small spoon, possibly a baby spoon, was collected from an archeological site in Smith County. Some of the silver marks on this silver-plate spoon are still visible: “PAT MAY…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1862
These stoneware jug fragments were recovered during excavations in 1972 by the Kansas State Teacher’s College (now Emporia State University) archeological field school. The fragments were reconstructed in the archeology…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1875-1895
This bottle fragment was recovered from Constitution Hall in Lecompton during excavations in 1988 by Kansas Historical archeologists and crew members. It is embossed with the partial advertisement for Frank…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1920
These three ink bottles were recovered from Constitution Hall in Lecompton during excavations in 1988 by Kansas Historical archeologists and crew members. On the left is a complete aqua glass…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1892-1986
This miniature Coca-Cola bottle was recovered from Constitution Hall in Lecompton during excavations in 1988 by Kansas Historical archeologists and crew members. Novelty items, such as this have long been…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1927-1986
This clear toiletry bottle was recovered from Constitution Hall in Lecompton during excavations in 1988 by Kansas Historical archeologists and crew members. The bottle still retains a dark residue on…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1856-1930
These two medicinal bottles were recovered from Constitution Hall in Lecompton during excavations in 1988 by Kansas Historical archeologists and crew members. The bottles likely held medicine or pharmaceuticals. Both…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1885-1929
This small tin once held parts for an Excelsior watch. The bottom of the tin is incised with “EXCELSIOR WATCH MATERIALS.” The watch was manufactured by the New York Standard…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1869-1870
This insignia was collected during a survey in 2017. The brass eagle has arrow in one claw and a wreath in the other. The shield on the eagle’s chest has…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1892-1970
This bottle fragment represents a modern intrusion or occupation into an archeological site in Dickinson County that was primarily occupied during the Early to Middle Ceramic periods. It was donated…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1864
This serving fork was recovered during the 1990 survey and excavation at the Mine Creek Battlefield by Kansas Historical Society archeologists and crew. The fork has two tines and a…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: Unknown
This right-handed hoof knife was donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1954. It has a bone handle and a metal blade. Hoof knives were used for trimming the sole…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1850-1970
These three glass marbles with swirl patterns were recovered from an archeological site in Dickerson County. They represent a modern intrusion or occupation into the site that was primarily occupied…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1862
These dish sherds were recovered from the Baker Store in Morris County by the Emporia State Teacher’s College (now Emporia State University) archeology field school in 1973. All were manufactured…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1862
These two suspender slides were recovered from the Baker Store in Morris County by the Emporia State Teacher’s College (now Emporia State University) archeology field school in 1973. These stylish…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1862
These three slate pencil and board fragments were recovered from the Baker Store in Morris County by the Emporia State Teacher’s College (now Emporia State University) archeology field school in…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: Post 1879
This badly burned Morgan Silver dollar was recovered from the Baker Store in Morris County by the Emporia State Teacher’s College (now Emporia State University) archeology field school in 1973.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1864-1869
This possible harness rosette was excavated at Fort Zarah in 1972 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists at the site of the original fort building. The brass artifact has a ferrous…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1865-1867
These stamped brass insignia were collected from Camp Fletcher in Ellis County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2019. The hunting horn insignia was used for Infantry between…
