Medium: PhysicalObject
The Doorway
Date: 1924
A black ink on paperon long fiber board woodcut of a scene of a door with a path leading to it by Herschel Logan. One of the Prairie Printmakers, Logan…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Geese
Date: 1927
A black ink on long fiber board paper woodcut of four geese with water in the foreground, by Herschel Logan. One of the Prairie Printmakers, Logan executed this work in…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Meditation
Date: 1927
A black ink on rice paper woodcut of a scene of a nude woman seated in front of a vase, by Herschel Logan. Logan, one of the Prairie Printmakers, executed…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Meadow Land
Date: 1934
A black ink on rag paper woodcut of a hayrack in the middle of an open field, by Herschel Logan. One of the Prairie Printmakers, Logan executed this work in…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Rainy Day
Date: 1924
A black ink on paper woodcut of a man sitting inside a barn door working while it rains outside, by Herschel Logan. Logan, one of the Prairie Printmakers, , executed…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Snow
Date: 1930
A black ink on long fiber board paper woodcut of snow falling on a country house, by Herschel Logan. Logan, one of the Prairie Printmakers, executed this work in 1930.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Stone Bridge
Date: 1923
A black ink on kid finish Bristol paper woodcut of a stone bridge spanning a narrow, marshy creek, by Herschel Logan. It was used on the invitation to the Mid-Western…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Valley Home
Date: 1934
A black ink on rag paper woodcut of a frame house at the foot of a hill, by Herschel Logan. Logan, one of the Prairie Printmakers, executed this work in…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Autograph dog
Date: 1960
Stuffed dog made of heavy white cotton fabric. The dog has a dachshund-like shape, with short legs, a long body, and droopy ears. Facial features are painted in black. The…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Wizard of Oz View-Master reels
Date: between 1970 and 1981
Three Talking View-Master reels of “The Wizard of Oz” in the original box with small story booklet. View-Masters began in 1939 as a home-entertainment medium intended for adults. GAF (General…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Quantrell’s Raiders comic book
Date: 1952
This comic book features “Quantrell’s Raiders” from the movie “Red Mountain.” It has a glossy yellow cover and twenty-five newsprint pages with color illustrations. The comic book is a fictional…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Track meet medal
Date: 1936
Vesta D. Cossaart Kvasnicka won this medal for placing first in the one-mile relay at the 1936 Washington county, Kansas track meet. Kvansnicka was raised in Republic county, Kansas but…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Football helmet
Date: between 1995 and 2001
Black plastic football helmet with orange facemask used by players at Waverly High School in Waverly, Kansas. The bulldog is the Waverly High School mascot. The school played 11-man football…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Autographed baseball
Date: 1951
The donor purchased this baseball as a child to have autographed at a Topeka Owls game, possibly in 1951. The Owls won the Western Association pennant in 1951, the same…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Wyatt Earp puzzle
Date: 1958
This cardboard puzzle depicts actor Hugh O’Brian as his character Wyatt Earp in the television series “The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.” The show ran from 1955 to 1961.
Medium: PhysicalObject
Game of Kansas history cards
Date: 1894
Each of these 84 paper playing cards from 1894 consist of a category title, important names or events, and a brief history. The categories are: Kansas Pioneer Women, Pioneer Kansas…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Streethearts doll
Date: between 1991 and 1995
This plush doll made of synthetic materials was created by Streethearts, Inc. of Wichita, Kansas between 1991 and 1995. For each “homeless” doll they sold, the organization donated $5 to…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Movin Groovin Crissy doll
Date: 1971
This plastic doll has “real” hair that can be “grown” from a short bob to long. Her arms, legs, waist, and head move. It was made by the Ideal Toy…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Kansas Centennial doll
Date: 1961
Kansas Centennial doll with eyes that open and close. She wears a green felt hat, a fringed tan leather tunic, brown felt pants, and leather moccasins. Dark brown leather lacing…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Roy Rogers coloring book
Date: 1954
Children’s coloring book with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans featured on the front cover. Coloring book contains numerous pages featuring images of Roy and Dale conducting farm work. It was…
Medium: PhysicalObject
World War II playing cards
Date: between 1941 and 1945
This deck depicts Uncle Sam (King), Lady Liberty (Queen), and Army and Navy soldiers (Jack). Pictured on one of the joker cards are caricatures of Hitler and Mussolini.
Medium: PhysicalObject
Baseball card game
Date: 1910
This game contains cards with various playing situations, games pieces to act as base runners, a score sheet and instruction sheet. The game was made by Aydelott’s Baseball Cards Company.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
34-star American flag playing cards
Date: between 1861 and 1863
This deck of thirty-five glossed paper cards depicts two 34 star American flags on the back. The reverse contains the suits with no numbers in the corners. Kansas is the…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Squadron Scramble card game
Date: between 1942 and 1945
Rummy-style card game featuring American, British, German, and Japanese World War II military planes. It was produced by the Whitman Publishing Company in 1942. The donor, Carol Graham, recalled playing…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Dick Tracy two-way wrist radio
Date: between 1946 and 1964
This set includes instructions, two black plastic powerpacks with buttons for transmission, and a plastic wrist radio with a synthetic strap and speaker. It was made between 1946 and 1970…