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“Little Mexico”, Topeka, Kansas
Date: September 01, 1917
This newspaper illustration from the Topeka Journal shows a family gathered around their boxcar home in “Little Mexico” near the East Sixth Street viaduct in Topeka, Kansas.
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U. S. Thirty-Fifth Division tree, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between September 28, 1920 and September 29, 1920
This sepia colored photograph shows an elm tree being planted near the Lincoln statue on the Kansas Capitol grounds. The tree is to honor the soldiers who served with the…
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Capitol (interior), Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1960 and 1969
This black and white photograph shows the ornate doorway and mahogany double doors in the Kansas Senate in Topeka, Kansas.
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Interior view of the House of Representatives in the Kansas capitol
Date: Between 1960 and 1960
This black and white photograph shows the House of Representatives at the statehouse in Topeka, Kansas. The chamber was built in 1879 as part of the west wing of the…
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Capitol (interior), Topeka, Kansas
Date: February 15, 1931
This black and white photograph, copied from The Kansas City Star newspaper, shows the Senate Chambers while it is in session. Built in 1886 as part of the east wing…
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Capitol (interior), Topeka, Kansas
Date: February 15, 1931
This black and white photograph, copied from The Kansas City Star newspaper, shows the House of Representatives in session. The chamber was built in 1879 as part of the west…
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Laborers at Capitol, Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1886
This black and white photograph shows a group of men who helped build the north wing of the Capitol in Topeka, Kansas. The men cut and shaped the limestone used…
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Capitol, Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1886
This black and white photograph shows the chambers of the Kansas Senate in Topeka, Kansas. Built in 1866 as part of the east wing of the capitol, the room features…
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Capitol (interior), Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1885 and 1895
This sepia colored photograph shows a group of gentlemen, possibly senators, relaxing in chairs inside the chambers of the Kansas Senate in Topeka. Built in 1866 as part of the…
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Capitol (interior), Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1885
This sepia colored photograph shows the chambers of the Kansas Senate in Topeka. Built in 1866 as part of the east wing of the Capitol, the room features cherry wooden…
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Washburn campus, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1919
This sepia colored image shows a view of the Washburn Campus in Topeka, Kansas. The campus is located on 160 acres of land, donated by abolitionist John Ritchie, in the…
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Washburn University campus, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1919
This sepia colored image shows a west view of the Washburn campus in Topeka, Kansas. In the background Crane Hall Observatory is visible. The campus is located on 160 acres…
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Washburn University campus, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
This black and white postcard shows a view of the Washburn campus and library in Topeka, Kansas. The campus is located on 160 acres of land, donated by abolitionist John…
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Washburn University campus, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
This black and white picture postcard shows a view of the Washburn Campus in Topeka, Kansas. The campus is located on 160 acres of land, donated by abolitionist John Ritchie,…
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Washburn University campus, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
This postcard shows buildings on the Washburn Campus in Topeka, Kansas. From left to right the structures have been identified as follows: Crane Observatory, Boswell Library and MacVicar Chapel. The…
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Washburn University campus, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
This color postcard shows a view of the Washburn campus in Topeka, Kansas. The campus is located on 160 acres of land, donated by abolitionist John Ritchie, in the central…
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Railroad snow plow stuck in a drift
Date: 1912
This photograph shows workers digging out a railroad snow plow stuck in a drift. The photograph was taken in either Pratt or Barber County. Another view is available on Kansas…
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Railroad snow plow stuck in a drift
Date: 1912
This photograph shows a railroad snow plow stuck in a drift during the 1912 blizzard. The photograph was taken in either Pratt or Barber County. Another view is available on…
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Capitol, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
This black and white photograph shows the capitol in Topeka, Kansas. It is located on twenty acres of land, once owned by Cyrus K. Holliday. Work on the structure began…
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Turkey Track Ranch, Protection, Kansas
Date: Between 1880s and 1890s
This black and white photograph shows a group of musicians with their instruments from the Turkey Track Ranch near Protection, Kansas.
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway wreck, Emporia, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1899
This photograph shows the wreckage of an ATSF steam locomotive near Emporia, Kansas.
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Topic Cafe, Emporia, Kansas
Date: Between 1940 and 1945
This black and white photograph show employees celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Topic Café at 506 Commercial Street in Emporia, Kansas. The gentlemen have been indentified from left to…
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Topic Cafe, Emporia, Kansas
Date: 1943
This black and white photograph shows a scrap metal drive during World War II in front of the Topic Café at 506 Commercial Street in Emporia, Kansas. The gentleman have…
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Women’s band, Udall, Kansas
Date: 1910
This black and white photograph shows the women’s band from Udall, Kansas. The members have been identified from left to right: Mr. Kelsey; band leader, Blanch Rutter Allen, Flora Miller…
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Women’s band, Udall, Kansas
Date: 1910
This black and white photograph shows the women’s band from Udall, Kansas. The members have been identified as the following: FRONT ROW: Lucille Greenland; snare drum, Marie Beebe; clarinet, Elinor…