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Hall’s Book and Stationary Store

Date: Between 1900 and 1940

This is a photograph of the interior of Hall’s Book and Stationery Store in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, showing a long narrow showroom with several employees at the counters.

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E.B. Guild Music Company

Date: Between 1885 and 1890

This series of photographs shows the E.B. Guild Music Company in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. Photographs represent the exterior of the building at 630 Kansas Avenue, a warehouse for pianos…

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Marcia Helen Berggren Brown

Date: 1961

This is Marcia Helen Berggren Brown’s high school graduation photograph. Marcia graduated in 1961 from Topeka High School in Topeka, Kansas

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Brookville Hotel, Brookville, Kansas

Date: 1961

This postcard displays a woodcut illustration of the Brookville Hotel when it was known as the Central Hotel in Brookville, Kansas. Central Hotel was built in 1870 shortly after the…

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Merle and Nettie Foster

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

This is a cabinet card showing Merle and Nettie Foster and a young boy posed by their house. The location of the house is unknown.

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Businesses in Garden City, Kansas

Date: 1887

This is a photograph showing the following businesses on Grant Block in downtown Garden City: A. H. Allinson Real Estate & Loans; J. D. Lathrop; Ohio Land Office; Bagby, Stubbs…

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U.S. Land Office in Garden City, Kansas

Date: 1885

This photograph shows men blocking the entrance of the C. J. Jones United States Land Office on Main Street in Garden City, Kansas. The photograph caption states that “50,000 acres…

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Houdyshell Mens Wear, Topeka, Kansas

Date: 1960

Here are color prints made from slides showing Lou and Galen “Buzz” Houdyshell in front of Houdyshell Men’s Wear, 918 S. Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas. Also shown is a window…

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Gerry Clothing Store

Date: Between 1960 and 1970

Photographs showing Gerry’s Clothing Store, a men’s wear store located on Kansas Avenue in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. Photographs represent the opening day and the ribbon cutting ceremony outside of…