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Main Street in Eskridge, Kansas
Date: 1940-1945
Photograph looking southwest along Main Street in Eskridge, Kansas. At this time, there were two banks, two cafes, a grocery store, mercantile, and drug store all on the west side…
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Wabaunsee County Teachers Normal Institute in Eskridge, Kansas
Date: 1900
Photograph of a convention of teachers at the Wabaunsee County Teachers Normal Institute held at the Eskridge City School in Eskridge, Kansas. Ida Anderson is circled in the photograph.
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Stockyards in Eskridge, Kansas
Date: 1885-1890
Black and white photograph of six men, four on horseback, seen in the cattle pens at the stockyards in Eskridge, Kansas.
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Eskridge Public School in Eskridge, Kansas
Date: 1890-1900
Four photographs showing groups of students and teachers in front of the public school in Eskridge, Kansas.
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Judge George A. Huron
Date: 1898
Photograph of Judge George A. Huron. This photograph was taken from the 1898 Standard Atlas of Shawnee County, Kansas.
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Eskridge High School football team, Eskridge, Kansas
Date: 1938
Photograph of members of the Eskridge High School football team. The photograph was taken in front of the east doors of the high school building in Eskridge, Kansas.
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Eskridge High School football team, Eskridge, Kansas
Date: 1916
Photograph of members of the Eskridge High School football team. The man holding the football is identified as William ‘Bill’ Mossman.
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe cattle train, Eskridge, Kansas
Date: 1913
This photograph shows an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company cattle train outside of Eskridge, Kansas.
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Construction of bridge over Kansas River in Maple Hill, Kansas
Date: 1890-1900
Black and white photograph of workers constructing the steel bridge over the Kansas River, north of Maple Hill, Kansas. Notice the wooden supports under the center section under construction and…
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Bridge over the flooded Kaw River in Wamego, Kansas
Date: 1902-1903
Three views of the flooded Kansas River at the Highway 99 bridge going into Wamego, Kansas.
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Kratzer store, Volland, Kansas
Date: 1909
Photograph of a group of men, including the Kratzer brothers, gathered in front of the old Kratzer store at Volland, Kansas.
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Kratzer family, Volland, Kansas
Date: 1948
A black and white photograph of unidentified members of the Kratzer family standing next to an automobile outside the Kratzer Brothers General Store in Volland, Kansas.
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Alta Vista business leaders
Date: 1900-1910
Several portraits of the leading business men and women of Alta Vista, Kansas. They include J. E. Reagen, August Wolgast, W. C. Meseke, Otto Wolgast, Percival Hawes, T. A. Gantz,…
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Wolgast Hardware in Alta Vista, Kansas
Date: 1920-1930
Photograph of a group of area farmers displaying new tractors at Wolgast Hardware, Harness, and Implements in Alta Vista, Kansas. Some of the people in the photograph are identified as…
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Tornado damage in Alta Vista, Kansas
Date: 1912
Photograph showing a group of women gathered in front of a home which sustained damage from the 1912 tornado that struck Alta Vista, Kansas. The building was one of the…
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1905 tornado in Alta Vista, Kansas
Date: May 13, 1905
Photographs of a tornado passing over Alta Vista, Kansas, on May 13, 1905.
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Livery and Feed Store, Alta Vista, Kansas
Date: 1911
Photograph of the Star Livery Stable, located in Alta Vista, Kansas. The barn was operated by Steven Nelson and his son, Clarence Nelson. It was torn down in the early…
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Smith Pharmacy in Alta Vista, Kansas
Date: April 21, 1909
Photograph showing an interior view of Dr. W. H. H. Smith’s drug store in Alta Vista, Kansas. Smith was a registered druggist, born in Illinois in 1858. He began his…
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Rock crusher at quarry, Alta Vista, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1900
Two views of the rock crusher at the quarry near Alta Vista, Kansas. Railroad cars belonging to the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway can be seen near the crusher.
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Large crowd in Alta Vista, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1930
Photograph showing a large crowd gathered at a rural residence in Alta Vista, Kansas. Notice the man standing in the back of the truck addressing the crowd.
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4th of July parade in Alta Vista, Kansas
Date: 1905
Photograph of the parade held on July 4, 1905 in Alta Vista, Kansas. William F. Kahle is seen hauling a large log behind the Royal Neighbors and Modern Woodmen of…
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Johnson Jewelry, Alta Vista, Kansas
Date: 1910
An interior view of Johnson Jewelry in Alta Vista, Kansas. Writing on the back of the photograph reads, “Chris Johnson Jewelry store located south of Buchman’s Farm Supply. Started in…
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Co-op tour group from Alta Vista, Kansas
Date: January 30, 1958
A large group of Alta Vista farmers and ranchers stop at the Co-op offices in Kansas City while on a bus tour in 1958. Identified from left to right, first…
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Bunger Hotel, Alta Vista, Kansas
Date: Between 1908 and 1909
Photograph of nine men standing on the porch of the Bunger Hotel in Alta Vista, Kansas. Writing on the back identifies the man in the center with his arm around…
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Welcome sign in Alta Vista, Kansas
Date: 1920
This photograph was taken upon completion of this welcome sign in Alta Vista, Kansas. The sign was painted by H. Kahle. Each of the town’s merchants’ names are displayed on…