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North American Indians on horseback
Date: Between 1960 and 1969
This is a postcard showing North American Indians on horseback.
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900 block of Kansas Avenue looking north in Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1960 and 1969
This is a postcard showing the 900 block of Kansas Avenue in Topeka, Kansas.
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Monkey island at Gage Park in Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1960 and 1969
This is a postcard showing monkey island at Gage Park in Topeka, Kansas.
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Official State Atlas of Kansas
Date: 1887
Town maps taken from the Official Atlas of Kansas, published in 1887. These individual maps were cut out of the atlas and each was labeled “Everts, 1886”. Not every town…
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Chief Wiskigeamatyuk
Date: 1921
This is a photograph of Chief Wiskigeamatyuk who was a chief and holy man in the Potawatomi tribe. Geronimo, who had heard rumors of Chief Wiskigeamatyuk’s magic powers, was intrigued…
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James Wahb-no-sah
Date: 1951
A photograph taken by Ruth Landes of James Wahbnosah (Pam-Weh-Tuk) son of Potawatomi Holy man and last known Thunder Clan Chief, Chief Wiskigeamatyuk and Rosan Lasley (Keokomoquah) holding what was…
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Potawatomi Prairie Band tribal members
Date: 1950
This is a photograph showing Potawatomi Prairie Band tribal members (left to right) George Allen, Bernard Keesis, Gary Wiskigeamatyuk, Curtis Pequano and James KeGmeGa. The photograph was probably taken on…
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Gary Wiskigeamatyuk
Date: 1963
This is a photograph of Gary Wiskigeamatyuk (Nanaquiba), son of James Wahbnosah and Rhodie Shen-Shesh (Kaukemaquah) riding a horse near Mayetta, Kansas. He was a member of the Potawatomi tribe…
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Gary Wiskigeamatyuk
Date: 1967
This is a photograph of Gary Wiskigeamatyuk (Nanaquiba), son of James Wahbnosah and Rhodie Shen-Shesh (Kaukemaquah), who was a member of the Potawatomi tribe and lived on the reservation in…
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Whiz Kids baseball team from Baxter Springs, Kansas
Date: 1948
This is a photograph of the Whiz Kids, the 1948 Cardinal Junior League championship team from Baxter Springs, Kansas. People in the photograph are (left to right): Rex Heavin (utility…
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Brewery and residence, Baxter Springs, Kansas
Date: Between 1955 and 1965
Photographs of a brewery and residence located on the site of the original spring in Baxter Springs, Kansas.
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K. O. & G – K. C. S. depot Baxter Springs, Kansas
Date: 1959
A photograph of the K.O.& G. – K.C.S. depot in Baxter Springs, Kansas.
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Baxter National Bank, Baxter Springs, Kansas
Date: Between 1870 and 1900
A photograph showing the Baxter National Bank in Baxter Springs, Kansas. This bank was robbed by Jessie James in May 1876. At the time the photograph was taken, the structure…
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Civil War monument in Baxter Springs, Kansas
Date: May 31, 1886
A photograph showing a Civil War monument in Baxter Springs, Kansas. This monument is dedicated to the soldiers killed in the Battle of Baxter Springs, October 6, 1863, and other…
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Street scene in Baxter Springs, Kansas
Date: Between 1870 and 1900
A street scene in Baxter Springs, Kansas, showing the G.W. Koontz grocery store and an oxen drawn wagon.
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Street scene in Baxter Springs, Kansas
Date: Between 1870 and 1910
A street scene showing the east side of Military Avenue between 11th and 12th streets in Baxter Springs, Kansas.
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Military Street in Baxter Springs, Kansas
Date: March 1917
A postcard view of Military Street in Baxter Springs, Kansas. Downtown businesses can be seen as well as cars parked in the street, some with signs for the “Atlas Powder…
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Methodist Episcopal Church damage after cyclone, Baxter Springs, Kansas
Date: July 05, 1895
A photograph showing damage from a cyclone to the Methodist Episcopal Church in Baxter Springs, Kansas. Several people are gathered around the church or on the building rubble.
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Main Street, Bird City, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1929
This postcard shows a view of Main Street, looking from the west, in Bird City, Kansas.
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Cool and Bourne Family Picnic, Delephos, Kansas
Date: 1910
This black and white photograph shows members of the Cool and Bourne family at a picnic on Indian Lookout south of Delphos, Kansas. The individuals have been identified from left…
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Mrs. Harriet Conn’s homestead, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1890
This sepia-colored photograph shows a group of people standing on Mrs. Harriet Conn’s homestead in Thomas County, Kansas. This photograph was donated by the Woman’s Kansas Day Club.
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Granville Sheeley’s sod house, Norton County, Kansas
Date: 1887
This stereograph shows members of the Granville Sheeley family standing in front of their sod house in Norton County, Kansas. The use of sod was common on the Great Plains…
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J.M. Ray’s sod house, Almena, Kansas
Date: 1887
These two images show a group of people, possibly family members, standing in front of J.M. Ray’s sod house located about six miles northwest of Almena, Kansas. The use of…
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Sod house, Norton County, Kansas
Date: Between 1880s and 1900s
This sepia-colored postcard shows the remains of a sod house in Norton County, Kansas. The use of sod was common on the Great Plains for homes and schools due to…
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Scenes of Sherman County, Kansas
Date: 1890-1930
Multiple scenes of Sherman County, Kansas.