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T. Quigley and G. Ellis, prisoners 8944 and 7031

Date: January 17, 1901

This photograph shows inmates Thomas Quigley, 8944, and George Ellis, 7031. Thomas Quigley was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on May 20, 1899 from Leavenworth County, Kansas. George Ellis…

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William L. Sayers in Hill City, Kansas

Date: Between 1915 and 1920

These two photographs show William L. Sayers, an attorney, in his office in Hill City, Kansas. Sayers was born around 1872 in Nebraska and moved to Hill City, Kansas, with…

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Gillette & Nicholson lumber yard, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1909 and 1911

This sepia colored photograph shows the Gillette & Nicholson lumber yard at 100 Kansas Avenue, across from the Rock Island Depot in Topeka, Kansas. Horse drawn wagons and one truck…

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C.C. Nicholson store, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1902 and 1909

These two sepia colored photographs show the exterior view of C.C. Nicholson’s wholesale and retail coal and feed store at 1009 North Kansas Avenue in Topeka, Kansas. The building in…

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Stewart House, Wamego, Kansas

Date: 1903

This sepia colored postcard shows flood damage to the Stewart House near Wamego, Kansas. The extremely heavy rains from May 30th to June 1st of 1903 caused a great deal…

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Weybrew house, Wamego, Kansas

Date: 1903

These two sepia colored postcards show flood damage to the Weybrew house near Wamego, Kansas. The extremely heavy rains from May 30th to June 1st of 1903 caused a great…

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Julian house, Wamego, Kansas

Date: 1903

This sepia colored postcard shows flood damage to the Julian house near Wamego, Kansas. The extremely heavy rains from May 30th to June 1st of 1903 caused a great deal…

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Flooding, Wamego, Kansas

Date: 1903

This sepia colored postcard shows a barn surrounded by rising flood waters near Wamego, Kansas. The extremely heavy rains from May 30th to June 1st of 1903 caused a great…

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Salesmen, Russell, Kansas

Date: 1900

These nine black and white photograph are prints from glass plate negatives that were donated in 1965 from the Russell County Historical Society in Russell, Kansas. The images show a…

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Men constructing a building

Date: Between 1910 and 1915

A postcard showing men building either a house or barn. It was postmarked in Bishop, Texas, and was sent to Mr. Charlie Lawson in McPherson, Kansas.

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Woman on a steam powered tractor

Date: Between 1915 and 1920

A photograph of a woman standing on the wheel of a steam powered tractor. The photograph was possibly taken in Illinois.

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Street scene, Wamego, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1909

These black and white post cards show two views of the same store fronts on a block on the main street in Wamego, Kansas. The business are identified from, (L…

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Stage Coach, Oswego, Kansas

Date: 1870

This black and white photograph shows the St. Louis-San Franciso Railway Company stage coach in front of the Oswego House, at the northwest corner of Merchant and Fourth Streets in…

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Commercial street, Oswego, Kansas

Date: 1875

This black and white photograph shows the west side of Commercial Street in Oswego, Kansas. The store fronts with their wooden frames were destroyed by a fire in 1884 and…