Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1912 and 1916
Grain sampler used to obtain samples of grain at various depths in railroad cars on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. Cylindrical brass tube pointed at the bottom, bulb-shaped…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1890 and 1920
Sterling commemorative spoon. Scene of the “First M.E. Church Iola, Kans.” in bowl. Floral design on stem and handle.
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1901 and 1920
Sterling commemorative spoon. Scene of the “Court House Garnet[sic], Kans.” in bowl. The courthouse was built from 1901 to 1902.
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1935 and 1950
Beige wool felt Stetson cowboy hat. Belonged to Roy Faulkner (1911-1981), the “Lonesome Cowboy.” He sang and played guitar, violin, musical saw, and harmonica on radio stations throughout the Midwest,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1928 and 1935
Hohner Chromatic harmonica with box. Belonged to Roy Faulkner (1911-1981), the “Lonesome Cowboy.” He sang and played guitar, violin, musical saw, and harmonica on radio stations throughout the Midwest, including…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1925 and 1940
Musical saw with copper blade and rhinestone inlay on wooden handle. Belonged to Roy Faulkner (1911-1981), the “Lonesome Cowboy.” He sang and played guitar, violin, musical saw, and harmonica on…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1896 and 1900
Toy train with engine and two cars. Wood wrapped with chromolithographic paper. “M.K.T. Flyer” on the engine and “Lincoln Park Railroad” on the cars. Cars have removable tops and contain…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1877
Hand-stitched quilt. Blocks alternate between a log cabin pattern and plain squares embroidered with floral designs, birds, and animals. 17 of the plain squares are also embroidered with genealogical information.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1900 and 1920
Tin disk button with a glossed gold paper face. “Equal Suffrage” most likely refers to the decades-long struggle women underwent to secure the right to vote. Women in Kansas began…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1896
Dark peach silk wedding dress consisting of a bodice and a separate full skirt (not pictured). The bodice has a tall, lace-trimmed collar and leg o’mutton sleeves, which were fashionable…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 100 and 400
Roman glass double balsamarium. Balsamarium were common household items in the Roman Empire. They were used to hold ointments, powders, and balms. Those made of glass were typically used for…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1890 and 1905
Light blue cotton woman’s dress, consisting of a bodice and a separate skirt (not pictured). Bodice has square neckline inset with white lace. Vertical tucks to the set-in sleeves, and…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1888
Child’s dress made of heavy blue fabric. Trimmed with fluted pleat ruffles and plaid shirring. Worn by Bertha Luzette Garman (1878-1974) in about 1888. She was born to George Wilson…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1849
First Model Dragoon Revolver. Six shot, 44 caliber single action steel revolver with walnut grips. Part round, part octagonal, 7 ½” barrel that is rifled with seven grooves. This revolver…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1913
New Year’s postcard. Greeting on obverse reads “A Jolly Happy New Year. May this New Year’s day unfold, a future clear and bright; And in its wake Sweet Memories leave…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1905 and 1915
Black and white pinstripe shirt with white collar band. Red “LPB” monogram embroidered on left breast, presumably for Louis Philip Billard (1891-1918). Tag at back of neck from the Capital…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1882
Red cloth-covered sketchbook containing small drawings and paintings by Henry Worrall. The sketchbook contains 160 paintings, 12 prints, 25 cyanotypes, 7 albumin emulsion photographs, and 3 newspaper clippings, adhered to…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1897
This painting depicts Union forces fighting Confederate soldiers at the Battle of the Big Blue River on October 22, 1864, the day before the defeat of Price at Westport. The…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1890 and 1920
Pen and ink and pencil sketch of a seated man with a cane by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937). Waterman first gained recognition as a political cartoonist and illustrator in the…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1890 and 1906
Newspaper clipping of an illustration by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937). One man is sitting up in a coffin and gesturing with his hands and is talking two a second man.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1898
Newspaper clipping of a political cartoon by Myron A. Waterman. Edward “Fog Horn” Funston stands in a field surrounded by farm animals announcing his candidacy for governor. The cartoon appeared…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1890 and 1920
Pen and ink with pencil by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937) of a man in a top hat with a pipe and a cane. Waterman first gained recognition as a political…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1890 and 1920
pen and ink drawing by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937) of a classical bust. Waterman first gained recognition as a political cartoonist and illustrator in the early 1890s while working as…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1890 and 1920
Pen and ink drawing by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937) of a bearded man. Waterman first gained recognition as a political cartoonist and illustrator in the early 1890s while working as…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1890 and 1920
Drawing by Myron A. Waterman (1855-1937). Portrait of a man with a mustache. Waterman first gained recognition as a political cartoonist and illustrator in the early 1890s while working as…
