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Oil well near Guilford, Wilson County, Kansas

Date: Between 1890 and 1920

These two photographs show Charles Isenberg’s oil well, which operated near Guilford in Wilson County, Kansas, and his drilling rig. A group of workers are standing beside the well.

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Oberlin, Kansas

Date: 1886

This is a plat of the town of Oberlin, Kansas, published by L. H. Everts. Additions, street names, and some residents are noted, along with Sappa Creek, and the Burlington…