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Midland College basketball photographs

Date: Between 1910 and 1940

A series of photographs of the Midland College basketball team. The players are unidentified, but are pictured at the old gym at the Maur Hill Mount Academy campus in Atchison,…

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Henry Falk Farm

Date: 1890 - 1920

A series of glass plate negatives found on the farm of Henry Falk, just north of Atchison, Kansas. The photographs presumably show the Falk family and their farmland. Digitization funded…

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Atchison Flood of 1949

Date: 1949

A series of photographs showing scenes of the flood in Atchison, Kansas, in 1949. The photographs show people working on repairing the town, flood damage to homes, and the ice…

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Atchison Senior League

Date: 1965

A group photograph of the members of the Atchison Senior league at Bellevue Country Club; members listed: Adelaide Howe, Ethel Edminson, Ann Diegel, Helen Muchnic, Amy Cahill, Helen Ostertag, Isabell…

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Ingalls High School

Date: 1915

A postcard of Ingalls High School in Atchison, Kansas, which is now the Atchison Middle School. The photograph is taken from 5th Street looking northwest. Digitization funded by the National…

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Mrs. Fred Draper

Date: 1945

A cabinet photograph of Mrs. Fred Draper receiving an Air Medal for her son, Sergeant Ed Draper, who at the time was a prisoner of war. The award was presented…

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Ingalls High School

Date: 1939

A picture of the Ingalls High School building in Atchison, Kansas, which is now the Atchison Middle School. The photograph is taken from 5th Street looking slightly northwest. Digitization funded…

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Harouff Funeral Home

Date: 1932

A series of photographs of the Harouff Funeral Home in Atchison, Kansas. The photographs show funeral home staff and the home’s many hearses. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications…

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Byram Hotel

Date: 1890-1910

A postcard showing the Byram hotel in Atchison, Kansas. The photograph can be dated to the late 1890s to early 1910s based on brick roads. The back of the photograph…

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St. Benedict’s Abbey

Date: 1929

A photograph of St. Benedict’s Abbey that shows the old entrance of the Benedictine Monastery that is now walled off and enclosed by the Benedictine Abbey church. This photograph shows…

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Winthrop, Missouri

Date: May 10, 1918

A photograph of East Atchison, or the town of Winthrop, Missouri. The photograph is taken from North Terrace in Atchison, Kansas, and shows the bank protection for East Atchison. Digitization…

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Noll’s Popular Drug Store

Date: 1912

A collection of photographs of Noll’s Popular Drug Store, or Noll’s Pharmacy. This series of photographs show the stores window displays, products sold, and workers. Digitization funded by the National…

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Chester Mize

Date: 1968

Two postcards showing Chester Mize of Atchison, Kansas. Chester Louis Mize, born December 25, 1917, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas. Mize was…

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Benedictine College

Date: 1910-1920

This postcard shows a colorized aerial photograph of the Benedictine College Campus in Atchison, Kansas. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical…

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Benedictine Abbey

Date: Between 1900 and 1940

A postcard showing the back side of the Benedictine Abbey in Atchison, Kansas. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory…

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Edmund R. McHugh

Date: 1949

A cabinet photo of the last Missouri Pacific worker in the Atchison Mo-Pac depot, Edmund R. McHugh. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas…

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Union Station, Atchison, Kansas

Date: 1909

A postcard of the second Union Station Depot in Atchison, Kansas. The picture used for reference for the postcard was taken from the southwest looking northeast. Digitization funded by the…

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Jackson Park

Date: 1900-1940

An empty postcard of the Jackson Park entrance in Atchison, Kansas. Digitization funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

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Machine Gun

Date: 1918-1921

A picture of a German World War I machine gun. Following World War I the Atchison County Museum held a public display of World War I firearms with battle re-enactments.…

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Corn Carnival parade

Date: 1900-1910

A photograph of a horse drawn float for the Atchison Corn Carnival. The photograph is taken from the south side of the Old Central High School. Atchison Middle School sits…

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Elk Club, Atchison, Kansas

Date: 1913

A photograph of a group placing the Elk head sculpture on the Elk’s Club building. John Compton, the Atchison fire chief, is pictured giving a hand to the effort. Digitization…

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James Compton, Sr.

Date: 1890-1920

A photograph James Compton, Sr. and Florence Compton Wertz taken at a carnival in Atchison, Kansas. The photograph was most likely taken at a Corn Carnival between 1890-1920. Digitization funded…

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Home of Dr. Linley

Date: 1910-1920

A photograph of the residence of Dr. Linley of Atchison, Kansas. The photograph was taken from the southwest corner of 6th street and Parallel street. The house was razed around…

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Alida Gilliland

Date: 1880 to 1900

A portrait photograph of Alida Gilliland, also known as Mother Speer. The date of the photograph is unknown but was most likely taken around the turn of the 19th to…