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James White Frierson Hughes

Date: 1905

This is a photograph of James White Frierson Hughes. Hughes was born January 12, 1860 in Columbia, Tennessee to A. M. and Mattie Hughes. In 1881, he came to Topeka…

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Sergeant James Clark Hughes

Date: 1905

This is a photograph of Sergeant James Clark Hughes, bugler for the Kansas National Guard. He was born in Topeka in 1888. The timing of his birth, the influence of…

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Topeka Hawks baseball team

Date: 1956

The Topeka Hawks minor league baseball team is shown in this photograph from 1956. The Hawks were affiliated with the Milwaukee Brewers, and finished fourth in the Class A Western…

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Twelve piano recital at Russell, Kansas

Date: August 02 - 03, 1950

Here is a photograph, newspaper articles, and a program for a twelve piano recital held at Russell High School in Russell, Kansas. The group was taught by Mrs. Lowell Hogue…

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KKK & other Topeka, Kansas Activities

Date: Between 1920 and 1949

1) Photo of a group of KKK men in robes and hoods at an unidentified train depot, n.d.; 2) Photo of KKK men in formation of three “Ks” with a…

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Guy B. Pawling

Date: 1918

This is a photograph of Guy B. Pawling, the son of Frank F. Pawling and Eva L. Pawling, who was born November 9, 1890 on a farm in Bourbon County,…

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Hyer Boot Company, Olathe, Kansas

Date: 1934

Here are two photographs showing various patterns used by the Hyer Boot Company to manufacture boots. The Hyer Boot Company was located in Olathe, Kansas.

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Scott County State Park

Date: August 1952

This is a photograph showing Scott County State Park with the Herbert and Eliza Steele homestead in the foreground.

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Herbert and Eliza Steele

Date: Between 1925 and 1928

This is a photograph of Herbert and Eliza Steele with M. L. Beeson at their home in Scott County, Kansas. The Steele’s arrived in Scott County in 1888. Herbert established…