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Sarah Ann Simon

Date: Between 1920 and 1930

This is a photograph of Sarah Ann Simon (1846-1935) sittting on a bed in a residence reading a Popular Mechanics magazine. She was married to Frank C. Simon of Alma,…

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Gottlieb and Theresa Zwanziger

Date: Between 1880 and 1890

These are two joined studio portraits of Gottlieb Zwanziger and his wife, Theresa. Zwanziger was the founder of the Alma Town Company and was also the surveyor who mapped the…

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Hilda Mary Morrison

Date: 1901

This is a studio portrait of Hilda Mary Morrison as an infant. She was born on December 24, 1900 in Paxico, Kansas. She later married Carl Bloomfield.

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Clarence Meyer

Date: 1900-1917

Two studio photographs of Corporal Clarence L. Meyer. He was born in Alma, Kansas on October 7, 1898. On July 28, 1917, he enlisted in Company L, 2nd Infantry of…

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Heinrich Meier family

Date: 1908

Photograph of the Heinrich “Henry” Meier family taken in front of a residence in Alma, Kansas. Henry’s wife, Hannah, is seated on his right. Their children are identified as Carrie,…

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Myrtle Mielke in Model T Ford

Date: Between 1910 and 1920

This is a photograph of two women in a very old Ford Model T, possibly a 1908 or 1909 model. The woman at the wheel is identified as Myrtle Mielke,…

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Lee McComb

Date: 1895-1905

Five photographs of Sergeant Lee McComb, a native of Alma, Kansas, who fought in the Spanish-American War and the Phillippine-American War.

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May Day celebration in Alma, Kansas

Date: Between 1890 and 1895

Studio photograph of fourteen girls posing for a May Day celebration in Alma, Kansas. Some of the girls are identified as Tillie Wetzel, Lucille Fields, Bess Wetzel, Rosie Noller, Pearl…

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Magdalena Kuenzli

Date: Between 1890 and 1900

This is a photograph of Magdalena Moser Kuenzli, wife of Christian Kuenzli, of Wabaunsee County, Kansas.

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Louise Anderson

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

A studio portrait of Louise Nehring Anderson (1880-1963) of Alma, Kansas. She was the daughter of Gotthelf and Sarah Nehring.

Medium: StillImage

Amelia and Louis Paetke

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

This is a studio portrait of Amelia and Louis “Louie” Paetke from Alma, Kansas.

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John L. Schepp and his mother

Date: Between 1885 and 1890

This is a studio portrait of John L. Schepp and his mother. Schepp was a prominent rancher in Washington Township, Wabaunsee County, Kansas.

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Sylvester and Sarah Hiner

Date: Between 1890 and 1900

This is a studio portrait of Sarah and Sylvester Hiner. Hiner operated a blacksmith shop in Alma, Kansas.

Medium: StillImage

Helen Watts

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

Three photographs of a young girl, Helen Watts, in Alma, Kansas.

Medium: StillImage

Leala Haller

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

This is a cabinet card studio portrait of an infant, identified as Leala Haller, sitting in a tall arm chair. The photograph was taken in Alma, Kansas.

Medium: StillImage

Louise Gongoll

Date: May 4, 1887

This is a studio portrait of Louise Gongoll. She was the maternal grandmother of Herman J. Palenske of Alma, Kansas.

Medium: StillImage

Jean Watts and Ethel Hess, Alma, Kansas

Date: Between 1910 and 1920

This photograph shows two young women identified as Jean Watts, right, and Ethel Hess of Alma, Kansas. The women are finely dressed and are carrying strapped bundles of books.

Medium: StillImage

Fred Palenske

Date: Between 1910 and 1920

This is a photograph of Fred Palenske with a team of draft horses from the mill owned by his father in Alma, Kansas.