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Exaggerated photograph
Date: 1888
This exaggerated photograph shows a gentleman, possibly A.B. Arment, posing with a giant ear of corn and an oversized watermelon. Arment operated a furniture store at 1007 South Main Street,…
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Only a fair sample of what Kansas can do — when she tries
Date: 1899
This photomontage or exaggerated photograph copied from “Facts About Kansas” by the Missouri Pacific Railway shows J.H. Smith, editor and owner of the Downs Times in Down, Kansas, carrying a…
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Myron Waterman and a group of people in Kansas City, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1905
A photograph of Myron Waterman (standing at the front of the line in one photo and leaning against the wall in the other) with a group of people possibly members…
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Public school in Parsons, Kansas
Date: 1878
A photograph showing students standing outside of the grammar school in Parsons, Kansas. The public school building housed both the high school and grammar school.
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Public school in Parsons, Kansas
Date: 1878
A photograph showing students standing outside of the high school in Parsons, Kansas. The public school housed both the high school and grammar school.
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High school building in Parsons, Kansas
Date: Between 1905 and 1910
Two photographs of the high school building in Parsons, Kansas. The photographs were possibly used to publish postcards.
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High school building in Parsons, Kansas
Date: Between 1905 and 1910
A postcard showing the high school building in Parsons, Kansas.
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Men drafted into World War I at Rock Island Depot, Alma, Kansas
Date: Between 1914-1917
This photograph shows Wabaunsee County young men, drafted into World War I, gathered at the Rock Island Depot at Alma for transport to induction facilities. The depot was located at…
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Alma, Kansas
Date: 1955
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, located on the east edge of Alma, Kansas. The one-story building was constructed in 1880 as the depot…
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Golden State Limited, first extra-fare train, steams through Alma at 60 miles per hour. Postcard from 1908.
Date: 1908
The Golden State Limited was a partnership venture between the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and the Southern Pacific Railroad. It provided express passenger service from Los Angeles to…
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Blossom House Cafe, 200 block of Missouri, Alma, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1920
The Blossom House Café, the two-story building on the right, was located on the west side of Missouri Street in the 200 block and owned by William Dieball. These three…
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Four new Wallis tractors and equipment in Alma, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1925
Area farmers proudly display four new Wallis tractors and equipment after their arrival in Alma via rail. This is in the mid-1920s and a new building, the Colonial Theater (the…
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New Farmers Union Store, Alma, Ks, opened in early 1909.
Date: 1909
Construction began on the Farmers Union Store (a grocery store) in October 1908 by the Feiden Brothers. It replaced the old Meyer store at 225 Missouri Street. The new store…
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Postcard view of 200 block of Missouri Street, Alma, Kansas
Date: 1906
This postcard view (to Ethel from Viola dated November 26, 1906) shows the 200 block of Missouri Street, Alma, Kansas. At the far left is the Horne building, now Palenske…
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Front of Hickory Jones’s tobacco store, 224 Missouri Street, Alma, Kansas
Date: 1900
These men are posed in front of Hickory Jones’s tobacco shop at 224 Missouri Street in Alma, Kansas. This building was constructed in 1897. The men are identified as Cricket…
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Funeral procession of William Schroeder, Alma, Ks
Date: 1892
This is a photo of the funeral procession for William Schroeder as it was leaving his home on East Fourth Street in Alma. Herman Richter was a the funeral director…
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John Hasenbank driving a team of oxen on Missouri Street, Alma, 1910
Date: 1910
This photograph shows John Hasenbank driving a team of oxen down Missouri Street, Alma, Kansas, in this 1910. Dick Thoes, W. C. Hasenbank, and several other men stand in the…
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A carload of cucumbers
Date: Between 1905 and 1915
This is a fictitious or exaggerated postcard showing a Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad car loaded with gigantic cucumbers.
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Harvest equipment on J. S. Whiteside’s farm near Spearville, Kansas
Date: 1916
An advertising postcard from The Aultman & Taylor Machinery Company in Mansfield, Ohio showing Aultman-Taylor gas tractors on J. S. Whiteside’s farm near Spearville, Kansas.
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Simon service station in Oskaloosa, Kansas
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
A advertising postcard for Simon Service located in Oskaloosa, Kansas.
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Gage Park swimming pool in Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1930
This postcard shows the swimming pool at Gage Park in Topeka, Kansas. At the time this postcard was published, this was one of the largest of all concrete pools in…
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School building in Stockton, Kansas
Date: Between 1905 and 1910
This is a postcard showing the grade school in Stockton, Kansas, which was erected in 1907 at the site of the former Globe School. The two-story brick building contained three…
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Gary and Tami Woods, Lebanon, Kansas
Date: June 1998
These photographs are part the Kansas State Historical Society’s online exhibit, “Wheat People: Celebrating Kansas Harvest.” This exhibit focuses on the people who have built Kansas’s agricultural reputation. In June…
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Methodist Episcopal Church and parsonage in Stockton, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1915
This is a postcard showing the Methodist Episcopal Church, located at 204 North Elm, and parsonage in Stockton, Kansas. The church was built between 1911 and 1912.
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White Custom Cutters, Colby, Kansas
Date: June 1998
These photographs are part of the Kansas State Historical Society’s online exhibit, “Wheat People: Celebrating Kansas Harvest.” This exhibit focuses on the people who have built Kansas’ agricultural reputation. In…