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Water works plant, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1882 and 1890

This sepia colored stereograph shows the water works plant in Topeka, Kansas. The city of Topeka was founded, in 1857, along the banks of the Kansas River in present day…

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Water works plant, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1891 and 1919

This black and white photograph, from a cracked glass plate negative, shows two box cars in front of the water works plant in Topeka, Kansas. A gentleman and two women…

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Street scene, Hoxie, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1930

This is a photograph of Hoxie, Kansas, and its businesses. Patron information suggests the center building is the grade school and the building on the right is the Presbyterian Church.

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Hoxie, Kansas

Date: Between 1910 and 1925

This is a photograph of a Hoxie residence and Hoxie businesses.

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Tornado destruction in Hoxie, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

This photograph shows the destruction of a farm structure after a tornado, maybe in 1908. Some people are surveying the damage. The photograph says ‘After Cyclone, Photo by Fay’

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Snow, Hoxie, Kansas

Date: Between 1950 and 1960

This photograph shows the aftermath of a snow storm in Hoxie, Kansas.

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Grain elevator in Hoxie, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1935

This photograph is of the Hoxie, Kansas, grain elevator where truckloads of wheat are waiting to be unloaded and sold. Rail cars are visible in the background.

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Group members of a fraternal order, Hoxie, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1915

This photograph is of unidentified fraternal groups posing in Hoxie, Kansas. They are in front of the Chas. H. Beers general store “The Busiest Store in the County” building. There…

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Children, Sheridan County, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1955

These are three photographs of children in Sheridan County, Kansas. The first one is a toddler in a white overdress with a large white lace collar sitting on rocking chair…

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Children in Sheridan County, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1935

These are four photographs of unidentified children. Three are taken with the children posed on a front porch rail and, in the fourth, the child is holding a toy gun.

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Rosefield school in Sheridan County, Kansas

Date: Between 1885 and 1900

This photograph shows students inside the classroom at Rosefield School between 1885 and 1900. The women are wearing puffed sleeved dresses. Some of the younger children are shown in suits…

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Sod school in Sheridan County, Kansas

Date: Between 1890 and 1910

This photograph is of the last and only sod school in Sheridan County and possibly in Kansas. Note the sod walls, thatched roof, and wood framed windows.

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City water filtration plant, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1920s and 1930s

This black and white photograph shows the city water filtration plant in Topeka, Kansas. The city of Topeka was founded in 1857 along the banks of the Kansas River in…

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Water works plant, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1891 and 1919

This colored postcard shows the water works plant in Topeka, Kansas. Several individuals can be seen standing on the balcony and in front of the building.

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Kansas Avenue Bridge, Topeka, Kansas

Date: 1879

This stereograph shows the Kansas Avenue Bridge in Topeka, Kansas. The sign above the bridge reads “No person allowed to ride or drive over the bridge faster than a walk…

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Kansas Avenue Bridge, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1870s and 1880s

This black and white photograph shows the Kansas Avenue Bridge in Topeka, Kansas. The iron structure was later replaced in 1898 by the Melan Bridge.