Medium: PhysicalObject
Military Buttons from 14EL428
Date: 1869-1870
These five military buttons were among many that were collected during a survey in 2017. The button on the upper left is an officer’s button. The others are all General…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Trigger Guard from Fort Zarah, 14BT301
Date: 1864-1868
These two fragments of a trigger guard refit. The trigger guard may have belonged to a Springfield Model 1842. The bow portion of the trigger guard has a cursive “N”…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Counterweight from Fort Zarah, 14BT301
Date: 1864-1868
This counterweight was excavated at Fort Zarah in 1969 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. The counterweight may have been used for a scale. The fort was a small outpost on…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Dart Points from 14WY408
Date: Unknown
These five dart points, made of Winterset chert, were collected from a multicomponent (multiple occupations) archeological site in Wyandotte County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2018. Shown…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Horseshoes from 14EL428
Date: 1869-1870
These two horseshoes were among several that were collected during a survey in 2017. The shoe on the left is a government pattern. The shoe on the right is for…
Medium: PhysicalObject
United States Army Belt Buckle Plate from Fort Zarah, 14BT301
Date: 1864-1868
This partial brass belt buckle plate was excavated at Fort Zarah in 1969 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. The fragment is the inner oval of what was a rectangular belt…
Medium: PhysicalObject
1897 Liberty Head V Nickel from 14WY408
Date: 1897
This 1897 nickel was collected from a multicomponent camp site in Wyandotte County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2018. On the obverse is Liberty wearing a coronet…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Pipe Stems from Fort Zarah, 14BT301
Date: 1864-1869
These two pipe stems were excavated at Fort Zarah in 1972 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists at the site of the original fort building. One stem is plain except for…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Clay Pipes from Fort Zarah, 14BT301
Date: 1864-1869
These two clay pipe bowls were excavated at Fort Zarah in 1972 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists at the site of the original fort building. Both bowls show some dottle,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Medicinal Bottle from Fort Zarah, 14BT301
Date: 1864-1868
This small bottle was excavated at Fort Zarah in 1969 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. The clear glass bottle is 2 1/8″ high and has a flat or patent finish.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Shield Nickel from Fort Zarah, 14BT301
Date: 1867
This shield nickel was excavated at Fort Zarah in 1969 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. The nickel was minted in 1867 and bears a shield on one side with the…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Brass Plate from Fort Zarah, 14BT301
Date: 1864-1868
This brass plate was excavated at Fort Zarah in 1969 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. The plate advertises “BEARD & BRO” of “ST. LOUIS, MO.” This may be a reference…
Medium: PhysicalObject
.58 Caliber Minie Balls from Fort Zarah, 14BT301
Date: 1855-1869
These five minie balls were excavated at Fort Zarah in 1972 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists at the site of the original fort building. The minie balls are .58 caliber,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Trade Beads from Fort Zarah, 14BT301
Date: 1864-1869
These pink trade beads were excavated at Fort Zarah in 1969 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. The small pink beads are in a wheel or rondelle style. The fort was…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Bennington Door Knobs from Fort Zarah, 14BT301
Date: 1864-1868
These two door knobs were excavated at Fort Zarah in 1969 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. The ceramic door knobs are decorated in a style known as Bennington, after the…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Axe Head from the Adair Cabin, 14MM327
Date: 1855-1912
This axe head was recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie, Kansas. Osawatomie and…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Steamer Trunk Key from the Adair Cabin Site, 14MM327
Date: 1855-1912
This steamer trunk key was recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie, Kansas. This…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Marbles from the Adair Cabin Site, 14MM327
Date: 1855-1912
These nine marbles were recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie, Kansas. The marbles,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Pipe Fragments from the Adair Cabin, 14MM327
Date: 1855-1912
These two ceramic pipe fragments were recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie, Kansas.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Pocket Watch Fragments from the Adair Cabin, 14MM327
Date: 1912-1968
These three pocket watch fragments were recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie, Kansas.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Jewelry and a Religious Medal from the Adair Cabin, 14MM327
Date: 1855-1980
These artifacts were recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie, Kansas. Shown are a…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Ohio China Company Dish from the Adair Cabin, 14MM327
Date: 1902-1912
This serving dish was found in many fragments during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
W. S. George Dish from the Adair Cabin, 14MM327
Date: 1904-1912
This stained and crazed base of a plate was recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Johnson Brothers Dish from the Adair Cabin, 14MM327
Date: 1891-1913
This reconstructed soup bowl was recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie, Kansas. The…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Dishes from the Adair Cabin Site, 14MM327
Date: 1855-1912
These dish fragments were just a few of those that were recovered during excavations at the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family,…