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The Silver Buffalo Boy Scout award

Date: May 17, 1944

This photograph shows William C. Menninger receiving the “Silver Buffalo” from Walter Head at the National Council Meeting of the Boy Scouts in New York.

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Kansas City Stockyards, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: Between 1920 and 1929

This black and white photograph shows a portion of the cattle yards at the Kansas City Stockyards in Kansas City, Missouri. The facility, established in 1871 along the Kansas River…

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Kansas City Stockyards, Kansas City Missouri

Date: Between 1920 and 1929

This black and white photograph looking from the northwest shows a portion of the cattle pens at the Kansas City Stockyards in Kansas City, Missouri. The facility, established in 1871…

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Shipping for the eastern markets

Date: May 02, 1874

This engraving, copied from Harper’s Weekly magazine, shows cattle being loaded into boxcars for the eastern livestock markets. The illustration is credited to both Paul Frenzeny and Jules Tavernier.

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Halting place on the Ninnescah River

Date: May 02, 1874

This engraving, copied from Harper’s Weekly magazine, shows a group of cowboys with their horses gathered in front of the John Dunscomb and Ward McKee Company stores. The illustration is…

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Wichita, Kansas

Date: May 02, 1874

This engraving copied from Harper’s Weekly magazine is looking north on main street where it crosses Douglas Avenue in Wichita, Kansas. The illustration is credited to both Paul Frenzeny and…

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On the Trail

Date: May 02, 1874

This engraving copied from Harper’s Weekly magazine shows cowboys herding cattle along a unidentified trail.

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Governor Lorenzo Dow Lewelling’s inauguration

Date: February 10, 1893

A photograph showing the inaugural ceremony for Governor Lorenzo Lewelling held in the Kansas House of Representatives. Although labeled as taking place on February 10, 1893, it is possible that…

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Charles Basore’s museum, Bentley, Kansas

Date: 1966

Three color photos of Charles Basore’s museum two miles south of Bentley. One view is the exterior of the building and the other two are interior views showing various displays.

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Mill in Bentley, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1929

Photograph of the Alex Armour Grain Elevator, Bentley, Kansas. Two unidentified men are standing nearby.

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Bentley Bank

Date: 1909

Photograph of the Bentley Bank under construction, with the construction workers posing for the picture.

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Famine in Kansas

Date: February 23, 1861

An illustration copied from the New York Illustrated News showing people and a covered wagon pulled by oxen struggling through the snow in search of provisions. Kansas experienced a long…