Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1865-1882
This toy wheel was recovered from Fort Wallace in Wallace County in the vicinity of the Officer’s Quarters. As this toy testifies, some officers and enlisted men brought not only…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1865-1882
This lead shot (ammunition) was recovered from Fort Wallace in Wallace County near the magazine, an area used for ammunition storage. The lead shot is an appropriate size to have…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1865-1882
This pipe stem and bowl fragment was recovered from Fort Wallace in Wallace County at the Enlisted Men’s Barracks. Pipes like this one were mass produced using molds. Fort Wallace…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1865-1882
These buttons were recovered from Fort Wallace in Wallace County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2005. They are of a size likely to have been used on…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1941
This jewelry was recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. Shown are a stick pin, a pin clasp,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1865-1882
These Spenser cartridges were recovered from Fort Wallace in Wallace County at the Enlisted Men’s Barracks. All are unfired, but each cartridge has been sliced open, suggesting the powder may…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1865-1882
This hole-in-top can fragment was recovered from Fort Wallace in Wallace County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2005. The tin can was filled through a large hole…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1865-1882
This brass insignia was recovered from Fort Wallace in Wallace County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2005. Insignia are badge-like distinguishing marks of military rank or office.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1867-1900
This cartridge casing is a “.38 Short Colt” and was recovered from Grinter Place State Historic Site in Wyandotte County. This was an early metallic pistol cartridge often used in…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1872-1897
This saucer fragment was recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. The saucer was manufactured by the Goodwin…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1941
This crock fragment is made of stoneware and was used for storing food. It was recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1941
These dish fragments were recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. Each has a partial maker’s mark on…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1900
These buttons were recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. The buttons get their name from their resemblance…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1891-1941
These dishes were recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. Each has a maker’s mark on its base…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1900
These pipe fragments were recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. The two pipes on the left are…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1869
These percussion caps were recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. These caps were used for powder ignition…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1941
These toys were recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. Shown here are two marbles and an iron…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1941
These cloth fragments were recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. Shown is a fragment of a black…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1931-1941
These bottles were recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. Both bottles were closed with a cork or…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1941
This mixing bowl rim sherd was recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. The bowl fragment has both…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1930
These harness straps and hardware were recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. Though the leather has stiffened,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1930
This adjustable suspender clip was recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. Suspenders were used to hold up…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1941
These beads were recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. Some are likely trade beads that were widely…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1857-1869
These lead minie balls were recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. The larger minie ball is a…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1941
These fragments of a Sunday’s comic strips were recovered from the 1991 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Hollenberg Pony Express Station in Washington County. Other newspaper fragments…
