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Colby school bus with students, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
In this photograph, a group of students pose with the Colby school bus, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.
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Exterior view of the Colby Public School building, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1900
This is a photograph of a large group of students posing in front of the Colby public school building, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas. The building was built in 1887.
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Interior view of an elementary school classroom with students seated at desks, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
This photograph is an interior view of a very large elementary school classroom with students seated at desks, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.
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The first graduates from Colby High School, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1900
This is a photograph of the first graduates of Colby High School, Thomas County, Kansas. The two young men are not identified.
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J.W. Terrall stands outside his sod house, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1890
In this photograph, J.W. Terral stands outside his sod house, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.
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Henry M. Thiel residence, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
This is a photograph of the Henry M. Thiel residence in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.
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Union Pacific Railroad Company depot, Colby, Kansas
Date: Between 1950 and 1969
This photograph shows the Union Pacific Railroad depot in Colby, Kansas. The one-story wooden structure still stands and has been moved along I-70 Frontage Road in Thomas County, Kansas.
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A man poses with a horse outside the Pratt Brothers livery stable, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1899
In this photograph, a well-dressed man shows off a good horse outside the Pratt Brothers livery stable, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.
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O.K. livery stable, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1900
This photograph is an exterior view of the O.K. livery stable in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas. Services provided included feed and horse sales and stabling. A large array of wagons…
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Interior view of McBride’s Barber Shop, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1919
In this photograph, a group of men pose inside McBride’s Barber Shop, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas. None of the men in the photograph are identified.
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Exterior view of Frank Lewis’ blacksmith shop, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1910
This is a photograph of the exterior of Frank Lewis’ blacksmith shop, featuring general plow work, carriage, and wagon work, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.
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Exterior view of the J.I.C. Livery Stable, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1904
In this photograph, two men pose with horses outside the J.I.C. Livery Stable in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas. The livery stable also sold horses and feed.
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Two interior views of Darb Epard’s barber shop, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1916
These photographs present two interior views of Darb Epard’s barber shop in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas showing a large group of men giving and receiving haircuts.
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Truck No. 1 of Bill’s Truck Line, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1920
In this photograph, two unidentified men pose with truck No. 1 of Bill’s Truck Line, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.
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Bruno Lawrence, prisoner, 5909
Date: March 19, 1917
This photographs shows inmate Bruno Lawrence, prisoner 5909. He was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on March 17, 1917 from Dickinson County, Kansas for murder.
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Chief Wiskigeamatyuk
Date: 1918
This is a photograph showing Chief Wiskigeamatyuk, a member of the Potawatomi tribe and the grandson of Prairie Chief Senachwine. The photograph was taken in the Michigan Mountains. The Potawatomie…
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Chief Wiskigeamatyuk, Edith Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt, Agnes Martin and Chief Simon Kahquados
Date: Between 1901 and 1909
This is a photograph showing Chief Wiskigeamatyuk, a member of Potawatomi tribe; Edith Roosevelt; Ethel Roosevelt; Agnes Martin; and Chief Simon Kahquados, member of the Potawatomi tribe. The photograph was…
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George Morton Walker
Date: Between 1862 and 1865
This is a photograph of Second Lieutenant George Morton Walker who served in Company C, 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. He was from Emporia, Kansas and enlisted as a private…
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Medicine Man Chief Wiskigeamatyuk
Date: June 1896
This is a cyanotype showing the second day of the Potawatomie Dream Dance ceremony. The final containment and capture of leader Potawatomie medicine man Chief Wiskigeamatyuk. He is standing center/right…
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Sod house used as the first office of the Thomas County Cat newspaper, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1885
The sod house used as the first office of the Thomas County Cat newspaper, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.
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Interior view of the Nick Schroeder furniture store, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1919
This photograph presents an interior view of the Nick Schroeder furniture store, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, showing some of the merchandise for sale.
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Interior views of the Nick Schroeder furniture store, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1919
These two photographs present two views of the interior of the Nick Schroeder furniture store in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.
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Interior view of the offices of the Glenn Oil Company, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1924
In this photograph, employees pose in the offices of the Glenn Oil Company, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas. The men in the photograph are not identified.
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Interior view of the Foster Lumber Company offices, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1919
In this photograph, three unidentified men pose in the offices of the Foster Lumber Company in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.
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Interior view of the Dimmitt and Larson general merchandise store, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
In this photograph, employees pose with the stock at the Dimmitt and Larson general merchandise store in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.