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Thomas County, Kansas family outside their sod house.

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Thomas County, Kansas family outside their sod house.

Date: Between 1890 and 1900

This is a photograph of a Thomas County family posing proudly outside their sod house. The people in the photograph, who are not identified, are all dressed in their best…

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Crowds of people at a celebration for the Wheat Train, Thomas County, Kansas

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Crowds of people at a celebration for the Wheat Train, Thomas County, Kansas

Date: Between 1945 and 1949

A crowd of people gather to celebrate the dedication of the Wheat Train in Thomas County, Kansas. The train was carrying donated wheat “to our friends in Europe from your…

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Canton, Kansas

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Canton, Kansas

Date: Between 1950s and 1960s

This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Canton, Kansas. The structure still stands and has been moved east of Salina, Kansas.

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Conway, Kansas

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Conway, Kansas

Date: Between 1950s and 1960s

This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Conway, Kansas.

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Conway, Kansas

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Conway, Kansas

Date: Between 1890 and 1909

This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Conway, Kansas. The one-story wooden structure features batten siding and an overhanging, gabled roof.

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Wreck of a Rock Island train, Thomas County, Kansas

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Wreck of a Rock Island train, Thomas County, Kansas

Date: 1913

This is a photograph of the wreck of a train on the Rock Island Railroad line near Colby in Thomas County, Kansas on May 2, 1913.

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Missouri Pacific Railroad depot, Fremont, Kansas

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Missouri Pacific Railroad depot, Fremont, Kansas

Date: Between 1890 and 1919

This photograph shows the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company depot in Fremont, Kansas.

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Inter-urban railway between Colby, Thomas County, and Oakley, Logan County, Kansas

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Inter-urban railway between Colby, Thomas County, and Oakley, Logan County, Kansas

Date: 1909

This is an illustrated postcard of the inter-urban railway between Colby and Oakley, Kansas. The train car itself has been embossed in gold foil on a color-printed background.

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Train wreck on the Rock Island west of Levant, Thomas County, Kansas

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Train wreck on the Rock Island west of Levant, Thomas County, Kansas

Date: 1956

This is a photograph of a train wreck on the Rock Island Railroad tracks west of Levant, Thomas County, Kansas on September 28, 1956.

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Galva, Kansas

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Galva, Kansas

Date: 1970

This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Galva, Kansas on a snowy day. The wooden structure no longer stands.

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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad depot, Inman, Kansas

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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad depot, Inman, Kansas

Date: 1971

This photograph shows the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad depot in Inman, Kansas. The wooden structure still stands and is part of the Inman Historical Society’s complex in Inman.

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A ceremony in the middle of a field in Thomas County, Kansas

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A ceremony in the middle of a field in Thomas County, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1915

A group of well-dressed men, women and a child pose with their automobiles in the middle of a field in Thomas County, Kansas as some of the men shovel dirt.…

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Plowing a field for wheat, Thomas County, Kansas

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Plowing a field for wheat, Thomas County, Kansas

Date: 1909

These are two photographs of a group of men, using horses and a steam tractor, preparing to plow a field in Thomas County, Kansas in order to plant wheat. The…

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A group of men pose with a tractor in a field in Thomas County, Kansas

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A group of men pose with a tractor in a field in Thomas County, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1929

A group of men, one holding a baby, pose with a tractor in a field in Thomas County, Kansas.

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Plowing a field in Thomas County, Kansas

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Plowing a field in Thomas County, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1929

This is a photograph of a man using a tractor to plow a field in Thomas County, Kansas.

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Tractor pulling a 6-disc gang plow, Thomas County, Kansas

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Tractor pulling a 6-disc gang plow, Thomas County, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1929

This is a photograph of a man using a tractor to pull a 6-disc gang plow in a field in Thomas County, Kansas.

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Harvest crew enjoying lunch, Thomas County, Kansas

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Harvest crew enjoying lunch, Thomas County, Kansas

Date: 1919

This is a photograph of a harvest crew in Thomas County, Kansas who have stopped to enjoy a lunch break. Most of the people in this photo appear to be…

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Windom

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Windom

Date: 1972

This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Windom, Kansas.

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R.B. Elliott's harvest crew near Levant, Thomas County, Kansas

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R.B. Elliott’s harvest crew near Levant, Thomas County, Kansas

Date: 1898

This is a photograph of the R.B. Elliott harvest crew posing with their equipment and their chuck wagon in a field near Levant in Thomas County, Kansas.

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A harvest labor crew camp, Thomas County, Kansas

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A harvest labor crew camp, Thomas County, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1929

A group of people, including a woman and children, pose at a harvest labor camp in Thomas County, Kansas. Included in the photo are wheeled residential cabins and harvest equipment.

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Drilling a water well on the Frank Cersovsky farm, Thomas County, Kansas

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Drilling a water well on the Frank Cersovsky farm, Thomas County, Kansas

Date: 1928

Claire Gray drilling a water well on the Frank Cersovsky farm in Thomas County, Kansas.

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Charles Waters' crew threshing oats, Thomas County, Kansas

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Charles Waters’ crew threshing oats, Thomas County, Kansas

Date: 1951

Charles Waters’ crew threshing oats, Thomas County, Kansas.

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E.P. Towslee and Sons wheat harvest crew, Thomas County, Kansas

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E.P. Towslee and Sons wheat harvest crew, Thomas County, Kansas

Date: 1908

This is a photograph of E.P. Towslee and Sons’ wheat harvest crew posing with their equipment in a field in Thomas County, Kansas.

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Arch Parrott's wheat harvest crew, Thomas County, Kansas

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Arch Parrott’s wheat harvest crew, Thomas County, Kansas

Date: 1926

Arch Parrott’s wheat harvest crew pose with their equipment in a field in Thomas County, Kansas.

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Cowboy's Home, Sun City, Kansas

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Cowboy’s Home, Sun City, Kansas

Date: Between 1900s and 1920s

These two photographs show the remains of a stone building known as “The Cowboy’s Home” near Sun City, Kansas.

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