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Grand Army of the Republic, Gardner, Kansas

Date: 1910

This sepia colored photograph shows members from the Grand Army of the Republic, O.B. Gardner Post of Gardner, Kansas. The members have been identified, front row: Chamberlin, Dr. Armstrong, White,…

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Riverside Camp near Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1925 and 1929

Here are six photographs showing Riverside Camp once located near Topeka, Kansas. In this group of photographs, there are views of the cabins, people fishing, and the Kansas River.

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Boswell Junior High School, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1925 and 1929

This is a photograph showing the northeast corner of Boswell Junior High School in Topeka, Kansas. The school was located on Boswell Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets. In 1926,…

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Corn cribs, Norton County, Kansas

Date: Between 1890 and 1899

This sepia-colored photograph shows corn cribs filled with corn raised by George Washington Chase on his farm located northwest of Norton, Kansas. The writing on the photograph states that 200…

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Fred Coulson, Cheyenne County, Kansas

Date: November 02, 1920

This sepia colored photograph shows Fred Coulson sitting on the corner stone marking the northwest corner of Kansas. The stone is located in the breaks along the Arikaree River in…

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Main Street, St. Francis, Kansas

Date: April 16, 1916

This sepia colored postcard shows a street scene, looking from the north, of storefronts and automobiles parked along Main Street in St. Francis, Kansas.

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Teresa Cuevas

Date: Between 1980 and 1989

Here are several photographs of violinist Teresa Cuevas. She was born on April 20, 1920, in Topeka, Kansas. She formed the first all-female mariachi band in the United States, named…

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Baseball team in Hoyt, Kansas

Date: 1922

This photograph shows the Hoyt baseball team in Hoyt, Kansas. Players are identified through inscriptions on the image itself, and also from a note glued to the back of the…

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Red Sox youth baseball team in Topeka, Kansas

Date: 1961

The Northwest Red Sox team of the Shawnee County Amateur Baseball Association’s Pony League is shown in this photograph. Team members came from the Rossville, Silver Lake, and Seaman school…

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Topeka Decker Oilers semi-pro baseball team

Date: July 14, 1959

Members of the Topeka Decker Oilers semi-pro baseball team are shown in this photograph from 1959. Individuals standing in the back include (l to r): Ed Wilson, Skeet Brown, Harland…

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Topeka Decker Oilers semi-pro baseball team

Date: July 18, 1956

Members of the Topeka Decker Oilers semi-pro baseball team are shown in this photo from 1956. Individuals standing in the top row include (l to r): pitcher Junior Coffman; pitcher…

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Topeka Decker Oilers semi-pro baseball team

Date: July 19, 1953

Members of the Topeka Decker Oilers semi-pro baseball team are shown in this photo from 1953. During the late 1940s and 1950s, the team was a perennial contender for the…

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Topeka Decker Oilers semi-pro baseball team

Date: July 30, 1952

This photograph from 1952 shows members of the Topeka Decker Oilers during the trophy presentation ceremony following the team’s second-place finish in the state semi-pro baseball tournament in Wichita. The…

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Topeka Decker Oilers semi-pro baseball team

Date: 1951

Members of the Topeka Decker Oilers semi-pro baseball team are shown in this photo from 1951. The team reached the state semi-pro tournament final, but lost the July 28 championship…

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Topeka Decker Oilers semi-pro baseball team

Date: July 28, 1950

This photograph from 1950 shows members of the Topeka Decker Oilers during the trophy presentation ceremony following the team’s second-place finish in the state semi-pro baseball tournament in Wichita. The…

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Topeka Decker Oilers semi-pro baseball team

Date: July 29, 1948

The Topeka Decker Oilers are pictured here after winning the championship baseball game at the state semi-pro baseball tournament in Wichita on July 29, 1948. The Decker Oilers defeated the…

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Red Sox youth baseball team in Topeka, Kansas

Date: 1960

This Red Sox youth baseball team won the 1960 Pony League championship in the Shawnee County Amateur Baseball Association. The team lost its first game, then remained undefeated the rest…