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Industrial School for Girls, Beloit, Kansas

Date: 1908

This postcard shows the Industrial School for Girls in Beloit, Kansas. The school was built in 1888 by the Women’s Christian Temerpance Society and was taken over by the State…

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Industrial School for Girls, Beloit, Kansas

Date: Between 1888 and 1895

This is a photograph of the Kansas Industrial School for Girls in Beloit, Kansas. This school was started in 1888 by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union but then was later…

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Josephine Louise Barry

Date: Between 1939 and 1974

These three photographs show Josephine Louise Barry (1910-1974) at various times in her life. The first image shows Louise wearing a WAVES uniform during her service in World War II.…

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Rowena Hotel in Lecompton, Kansas

Date: Between 1863 and 1865

A photograph of the Rowena Hotel in Lecompton, Kansas, copied from the Journal of American History, volume 3, page 633. The Rowena Hotel building later became Lane University.

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Lane University in Lecompton, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1950

Five views of Lane University in states of disuse. This school was founded in 1865 by Reverend Solomon Weaver, the first president, and was named after U.S. Senator James H.…

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View of Constitution Hall in Lecompton, Kansas

Date: 1949

A photograph of Constitution Hall in Lecompton, Kansas. In January 1857 the second territorial legislative assembly met on the upper floor of this building. Although still firmly proslavery, this group…

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View of Constitution Hall in Lecompton, Kansas

Date: 1953

A photograph of Constitution Hall in Lecompton, Kansas. In January 1857 the second territorial legislative assembly met on the upper floor of this building. Although still firmly proslavery, this group…

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Constitution Hall in Lecompton, Kansas

Date: 1955

Two photographs of Constitution Hall in Lecompton, Kansas. In January 1857 the second territorial legislative assembly met on the upper floor of this building. The Kansas Legislature approved the state…

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Constitution Hall, Lecompton, Kansas

Date: 1939

A photograph of Constitution Hall in Lecompton, Kansas. In January 1857, the second territorial legislative assembly met on the upper floor of this building. The Kansas Legislature approved the state…