Medium: PhysicalObject
Charles Blood Smith
Date: 1908
Oil portrait of Charles Blood Smith by artist Jerome S. Uhl. The subject was a prominent Topeka lawyer who started a firm with William H. Rossington in 1876. The artist…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Alexander Soule Johnson
Date: 1906
Oil portrait of Alexander Soule Johnson by artist Jerome S. Uhl. The subject was the son of Rev. Thomas Johnson who operated the Shawnee Methodist Mission in Johnson County, Kansas.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
William Henry Rossington
Date: 1909
Oil portrait of William Henry Rossington by artist Jerome S. Uhl. The subject was editor of the Commonwealth and Leavenworth Commercial newspapers. He also served in the State Legislature and…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Golf bag and clubs
Date: between 1950 and 2002
Golf bag with two zippered compartments, used to hold a set of clubs owned by Tillie Becker (1912-2002) of Topeka. Becker won the Kansas State Women’s Golf Championship four times,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Bobbin lace making set
Date: between 1890 and 1920
Bobbin lace pillow, bobbins, and pattern. Bolster style pillow is tubular and stuffed with sawdust. A modern cloth cover has been added over the original ticking. A cardboard lace pattern,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Wichita
Date: 1956
Bi-fold paper brochure for the 1955 movie, Wichita. Printed in German. Black-and-white photographs from movie throughout, including a bust-length photo of actress Vera Miles on the back. Joel McCrea stars…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Wichita
Date: 1955
Lobby card for the 1955 movie, Wichita. The image on the card depicts a crowd scene. Joel McCrea stars as Wyatt Earp, who becomes a marshal and cleans up the…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Wichita
Date: 1955
Lobby card for the 1955 movie, Wichita. The image on the card depicts a picnic scene featuring the male and female leads. Joel McCrea stars as Wyatt Earp, who becomes…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Wichita
Date: 1961
Yellow, red and white paper half-sheet poster for the 1955 movie, Wichita. The poster is from a re-release of the film in 1961. Joel McCrea stars as Wyatt Earp, who…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Lone Pine
Date: 1934
Black and white intaglio print on paper, depicting a single pine tree in a rocky terrain. The artist was Coy Avon Seward (1884-1939), born in Chase, Kansas, and trained at…
Medium: PhysicalObject
License plate
Date: 1980
Rectangular aluminum license plate issued for trucks in Kansas. Includes wheat graphics. This plate was used on a 1955 Ford grain truck owned by the Geffert Family of Allen County.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
The Prairie Castle
Date: between 1916 and 1952
Woodblock print on white paper, depicting a towering rock formation. This print is the work of Birger Sandzen (1871-1954), a Swedish immigrant who came to Lindsborg, Kansas in 1894 to…
Medium: PhysicalObject
A Glimpse of the Smoky Hills
Date: 1927
Black lithographed scene on tan kid finish Bristol paper. Depicts the Smoky Hills of Kansas through an arch formed by trees. The artist was Coy Avon Seward (1884-1939), born in…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Kansas Agricultural & Mechanical Association award
Date: 1870
Round silver medal in a brown celluloid presentation case. The medal was awarded to David T. Skelton of Leavenworth by the Kansas Agricultural & Mechanical Association of Leavenworth. It was…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Sunshine Creek
Date: 1935
Woodblock print on white paper, depicting trees and bluffs near a creek. This print is the work of Birger Sandzen (1871-1954), a Swedish immigrant who came to Lindsborg, Kansas in…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Japanese flag
Date: 1944
White silk inscribed Japanese flag. These flags were given to Japanese soldiers during World War II. Carried for good luck, the flags were adorned with patriotic phrases by family and…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Model 1860 Colt revolver
Date: between 1860 and 1868
Rusted metal remains of a Model 1860 Colt revolver. Found at the site of the Battle of Beecher’s Island on the Arickaree Fork of the Republican River, just west of…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Model 1860 Colt revolver
Date: between 1860 and 1868
Rusted metal remains of a Model 1860 Colt revolver. Found at the site of the Battle of Beecher’s Island on the Arickaree Fork of the Republican River, just west of…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Jug
Date: 1986
Small ceramic jug that was probably created as a souvenir by the McCormick Distillery of Weston, Missouri. Paper label advertises “BOTTOMS UP! / 200 Proof Water / from / Cheyenne…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Entertainment system
Date: 1949
Short, compact walnut cabinet containing a television, radio, and record player. This console was purchased in 1949 by Frank and Minnie Rosser of Delia, Kansas. They purchased the system in…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Political vehicle tag
Date: 1928
Yellow and black vehicle tag promoting the 1928 presidential campaign of Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis. The tag was a souvenir of the Republican National Convention held in Kansas City,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
William Allen White’s panama hat
Date: between 1920 and 1929
Panama hat worn by William Allen White of Emporia, Kansas. White was a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, newspaper editor, and politician. He was known to often wear Panama hats, popular headwear…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Dr Haines’ Golden Treatment
Date: between 1890 and 1900
Yellow cardboard package labeled “Dr. Haines Golden Treatment for the Liquor Habit.” James Wilkins Haines was a Quaker minister, homeopathic physician, and alleged practitioner of quack medicine. Operating in Cincinnati,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Samuel Reader lanternslide, Chinese Fireworks
Date: 1866
Wood and glass lanternslide with handmade wooden case. Slide is two circular glass panes fitted into walnut frame. The panes are painted in black and purple geometric designs. Opposite end…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Samuel Reader lanternslide
Date: between 1866 and 1913
Handmade kaleidoscopic lanternslide in wooden frame. Hand painted glass panes are painted in multi-colored geometric designs and can be manipulated by turning the opposite crank handle if outfitted with a…