Medium: StillImage
Date: April 12, 1911
These four black and white photographs show the aftermath of a destructive tornado in Lawrence, Kansas. In the first photograph people are standing in front of what remains of the…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Between 1885 and 1889
A stereograph showing a bison (buffalo) slaughtered by hunters for his hide.
Medium: StillImage
Date: August 07, 1969
This black and white photograph shows Jesse Campos nailing together boards for a booth outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church for the annual Fiesta Mexicana in Topeka, Kansas. The…
Medium: StillImage
Date: June 29, 1968
This black and white photograph shows seventeen year old Anna Maria Tetuan making final adjustment to her coronation costume, with the assistance of Mrs. Felipe Rangel, before being crowned the…
Medium: StillImage
Date: July 07, 1967
This black and white photograph shows seventeen year old Gloria Obregon, the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Simon Obregon, being showered with cascarone, an egg shell filled with confetti, at…
Medium: StillImage
Date: July 06, 1973
This black and white photograph shows the Reverend Raymond Gaitan surveying storm damage at the annual Fiesta Mexicana site in Topeka, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Date: September 11, 1975
This black and white photograph shows Karla Lopex, left, Augustine Valdivia and members of the Bailles Mestizos, a Mexican dance group, preparing a float for the annual Fiesta Mexicana parade…
Medium: StillImage
Date: July 18, 1973
This black and white photograph shows Pablo Guiterrez, left, and Yldefonso Pedilla sitting on the steps of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church during the annual Fiesta Mexicana in Topeka,…
Medium: StillImage
Date: July 25, 1975
This black and white photograph shows twenty year old Joe Rocha painting a two part mural depicting the heritage of the Mexican American communities. It is located in the basement…
Medium: StillImage
Date: September 14, 1975
This black and white photograph shows a Mexican parade in downtown Topeka, Kansas. The individuals have been identified from left to right as follows: Leslie Ortiz, Benito Ortiz, Father Ramon…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Between 1870 and 1875
A photograph of Marcus Junius Parrott, who came to Kansas Territory in 1855 and settled in Leavenworth. He became active in the Free-State Party and was elected as a delegate…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Between 1917 and 1918
A photograph of Claude E. Schroder who was born August 23, 1900 in St. John, Kansas. He was 17 when he enlisted in the U. S. Army and served in…
Medium: StillImage
Date: September 15, 1975
This black and white photograph shows eighteen year old Abner Gonzales adjusting his costume, as twelve year old Eric Negrete holds a mirror, before going on stage with the Los…
Medium: StillImage
Date: April 1939
A panoramic photo of the Station Hospital personnel, Fort Riley, Kansas. Col. M. C. Stayer was the Commanding Officer and Maj. D. C. Snyder was the Detachment Commander.
Medium: StillImage
Date: May 1936
A panoramic photo of the personnel of the Medical Corps Detachment, Fort Riley, Kansas. The hospital building is in the background.
Medium: StillImage
Date: June 29, 1977
This black and white photograph shows Simona Valdivia preparing hot tamales in the kitchen of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church for the annual Fiesta Mexicana in Topeka, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Date: July 18, 1968
This black and white photograph shows the Ladies from Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church preparing tacos, enchiladas, and tostadas for the annual Fiesta Mexicana in Topeka, Kansas. The ladies…
Medium: StillImage
Date: July 14, 1973
This black and white photograph shows six year old Joe Ramirez, Jr., and five year old Mark Ramirez, the sons of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Ramirez, awaiting the start of…
Medium: StillImage
Date: September 15, 1974
This black and white photograph shows Anna Martinez waiting for the start of the Mexican Independence Day Parade in downtown Topeka, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1975
This black and white photograph shows a group of Mexican American dancers performing a traditional folk dance during the Fiesta Mexicana in Topeka, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1974
This black and white photograph shows a couple performing a Mexican folk dance in Topeka, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Date: Between 1870 and 1890
This sepia colored photograph shows the campus of Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. The school is located on 160 acres of land, donated by Kansas abolitionist John Ritchie, in the…
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1902
This photograph shows a Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company coal chute in Topeka, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Date: October 11, 1903
A photograph showing an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway passenger train departing from Topeka, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Date: Between 1880s and 1890s
This postcard shows the Jillson Hotel in Osawatomie, Kansas. The two-story structure is where newspaper editor Horace Greeley organized, on May 18, 1859, the Republican Party in Kansas.
