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Bridge and dam on Kansas River, Lawrence, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1905
A view of the Kansas River bridge and dam at Lawrence, Kansas.
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Mound City, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1905
A photograph of Mound City, Kansas, taken from a hill above the town.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company’s steam locomotive #240
Date: Between 1891 and 1899
This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company’s locomotive #240. The engine was built by Schenectady in 1887 and was scrapped in Topeka on…
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Press drill
Date: 1901
A photograph showing one of the first press drills used by farmers to plant seeds. It was made at a factory in Clay Center, Nebraska.
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One-Room School House, Sedgwick, County, Kansas
Date: Between 1870s and 1890s
This black and white photograph shows a group of students standing before a one-room school house, in an unknown location, in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
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Albin K. Longren
Date: Between 1910 and 1915
A portrait of Albin K. Longren, who in 1911, constructed and flew his first pusher-type biplane, dubbed the Topeka I. That flight earned him the distinction of being the first…
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Ambulance, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
This black and white photograph shows an ambulance belonging to the Penwell Funeral Home at 511 Quincy Street in Topeka, Kansas. In the background, a nurse can be seen standing.
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Fire engine, Marysville, Kansas
Date: August 18, 1930
This black and white photograph shows a group of men and children gathered around a fire engine in Marysville, Kansas. In the background, a fire hydrant is spraying water into…
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City prison, Topeka, Kansas
Date: June 05, 1914
This black and white photograph shows four police officers on horse back and a horse-drawn paddy wagon in front of the city prison at the northwest corner of 5th &…
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Henry W. Steel, 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Date: Between 1861 and 1870
This photograph, a carte-de-viste, is of Henry W. Steel of the 5th Kansas Cavalry. The name on the photograph is indistinct and could be Steeler or Steeles.
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G. M. Blackheart, 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Date: Between 1860 and 1870
This photograph, a carte-de-viste, is of G.M. Blackheart, a soldier in the Fifth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War.
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Jacob Orcutt, 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Date: Between 1860 and 1870
This photograph, a carte-de-viste, is of Jacob Orcutt, a soldier in the Fifth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, Company A, during the Civil War.
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Fifth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry soldier
Date: Between 1860 and 1870
This photograph is of an unidentified person of the Fifth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War. This photo is in the same series as those of Jacob Orcutt, Nelson…
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Samuel B. Wade, 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Date: Between 1860 and 1870
This is a photograph, a carte-de-viste, of Samuel B. Wade, Fifth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War.
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H. M. Ketchin, 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Date: Between 1860 and 1870
This photograph shows First Sergeant H. M. Ketchin of the 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War.
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Joseph McCarty, 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Date: Between A.D. 1860 and 1870
This is a photograph, a carte-de-viste, of 2nd Lieutenant Joseph McCarty of the Fifth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, Company A, during the Civil War.
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Stephen F. Jenings, 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Date: Between 1860 and 1870
This photograph, a carte-de-visite, is of 1st Lieutenant Stephen J. Jenings of the Fifth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, Company A, during the Civil War.
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Captain William F. Creitz, 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Date: Between 1860 and 1870
This photograph is of Captain William F. Creitz of the Fifth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, Company A, during the Civil War. He was from Holton, Kansas.
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Second Kansas Cavalry Reunion
Date: 1911
This photograph is of members of the Co. H. 2nd Kansas Cavalry: First Lieutenant D. E. Ballard; Corporal R. E. Thorn; Second Lieutenant J. K. Rankin; and Orderly Sergt. [Sargt.]…
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Second Kansas Cavalry veterans
Date: 1912
This photograph is of veterans of the Second Kansas Cavalry, taken in 1912. Seated left to right: Edwin C. Manning, Samuel J. Crawford, Horace L. Moore (Morse?). Standing are David…
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Solomon Humbargar and family
Date: Between 1905 and 1915
A collection of photographs showing Solomon Humbargar and his family. He came to Kansas in 1857, first settling on the Solomon River in northeast Saline County. He was a farmer,…
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Fire engine, Iola, Kansas
Date: 1925
This black and white photograph shows a fire engine parked on the streets of Iola, Kansas. In the background, water is being sprayed into the air as a group of…
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Eureka Lake Resort, Manhattan, Kansas
Date: 1903
A photograph of Eureka Lake Resort, built by C. P. Dewey in 1899 on an elbow lake of the Kansas River near Manhattan, Kansas. The flood of 1903 destroyed the…
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Kansas Turnpike
Date: Between 1960 and 1969
A black and white photograph of a car driving through the Flint Hills area on the Kansas Turnpike.
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Kansas Centennial sign on the Kansas Turnpike
Date: Between 1959 and 1969
This black and white photograph shows two highway signs located along the Kansas Turnpike. The signs read “No Stopping on Pavement” and “Kansas Centennial 1961.”