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Reuter’s shoe repair

Date: Between 1955 and 1960

An advertisement for Reuter’s Shoe Repair located at 835 1/2 Kansas Ave and 2916 Armco Drive, Holliday Square in Topeka, Kansas.

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Hidatsa Indian women cultivating crops

Date: Between 1850 and 1870

This illustration shows women from the Hidatsa tribe cultivating maize and squashes with a bone hoe. It was copied from “American Indian” by Clark Wissler.

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Theodosius Botkin

Date: 1916

A portrait of Theodosius Botkin taken in Topeka, Kansas when he served in the legislature. He came to Kansas in 1865 and settled in Linn County. He taught school and…

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Theodosius Botkin

Date: 1895

This portrait of Theodosius Botkin was possibly taken in Hutchinson, Kansas. He came to Kansas in 1865 and settled in Linn County. He taught school and was later principal at…

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Theodosius Botkin

Date: 1897

This portrait of Theodosius Botkin was taken in Topeka, Kansas, when he served in the legislature. He came to Kansas in 1865 and settled in Linn County. He taught school…

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St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, Runnymede, Kansas

Date: Between 1880 and 1890

This photograph shows St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Runnymede, Kansas. It was a small wood-frame structure with minimal Gothic Revival detailing. The cornerstone was laid on November 28, 1889 and…

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Thurlow Lieurance and Chief Veu Tura

Date: 1910-1920

This is a photograph showing Thurlow Lieurance with Chief Veu Tura, Sun Priest of the Taos Pueblo Indians. Lieurance was an American composer who was greatly influenced by Native American…

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Lewis L. Dyche

Date: 1895

This photograph shows Professor Lewis L. Dyche dressed in a fur outfit that he wore during the Peary party rescue mission. In this photograph, Dyche demonstrates how he harpooned a…

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Kansas Pacific Railway depot, Victoria, Kansas

Date: 1880

This photograph shows the Kansas Pacific Railway depot at Victoria, Kansas. The structure was originally built by the railroad company as a hotel to accommodate the settlers until they could…

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William Marion Jardine

Date: March 06, 1925

A photograph of William Marion Jardine (fourth from the right) taking the oath of office for United States Secretary of Agriculture. He served in this office during the presidency of…

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Steven A. Hawley

Date: April 29, 1990

A photograph of Steven A. Hawley (far left) with astronauts (left to right) Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Kathryn D. Sullivan, Loren J. Shriver, and Bruce McCandless, II, posed near the…

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John Wilbur Ripley

Date: Between 1985 and 1989

A photograph of John Wilbur Ripley, a successful Topeka businessman and author, standing with a collage of Shawnee County Historical Society Bulletin covers. He was the editor of the Bulletin…

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Johnson County Courthouse, Olathe, Kansas

Date: Between 1891 and 1919

This postcard shows a view of the Johnson County courthouse in Olathe, Kansas. The two-story brick structure, designed in 1891 by architect George Washburn, served the residents of Johnson County…

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Johnson County Courthouse, Olathe, Kansas

Date: Between 1907 and 1908

These two postcards show a partial view of the community band stand and a full view of the Johnson County courthouse in Olathe, Kansas. The two-story courthouse, designed in 1891…

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Benjamin Smith Hibbs

Date: Between 1940 and 1945

A photograph of Benjamin Smith Hibbs who grew up in Pretty Prairie, Kansas. He graduated from K. U. in 1923. The following year Hibbs was hired as a teacher at…

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Courthouse, Olathe, Kansas

Date: Between 1891 and 1901

This black and white postcard shows a view of the Johnson County courthouse in Olathe, Kansas. The two-story brick structure, designed in 1891 by architect George Washburn, served the residents…