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Thelma Claussen, Santa Fe Courier Nurse

Date: Between 1945 and 1955

These two black and white photographs show Santa Fe courier nurse Thema Claussen. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company assigned registered nurses, known as couriers, to their passenger…

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Helen Coolidge, Santa Fe courier nurse

Date: Between 1945 and 1955

This black and white photograph shows Santa Fe courier nurse Helen Coolidge. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company assigned registered nurses, known as couriers, to their passenger trains…

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Pomona Tile Company, Arkansas City, Kansas

Date: Between 1950s and 1950s

These two black and white photographs show the Pomona Tile Company in Arkansas City, Kansas. The company, a branch of the Pomona Tile Manufacturing Company of Pomona, California, was one…

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Sheridan County, Kansas, farm scene

Date: Between 1890 and 1920

This photograph is of an unidentified farm yard in Sheridan County, Kansas. Visible are two sod buildings, two boys with dog in the foreground, two women with a toddler near…

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Residences in Sheridan County, Kansas

Date: Between 1880 and 1900

These are two images of residences in Sheridan County, Kansas. The first photograph is of a sod house with a frame barn, stone fence, and a stone one-level house. Work…

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Homesteads in Sheridan County, Kansas

Date: Between 1880 and 1900

These are photographs of two unidentified farmsteads in Sheridan County. In the first photo, there is a frame barn with a fence. The house is built partly of sod. People…

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City Hall, Arkansas City, Kansas

Date: 1913

This black and white photograph shows a group of men and a few woman gathered in front of city hall with the first fire engine truck in Arkansas City, Kansas.

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Train wreck in Sheridan County, Kansas

Date: Between 1925 and 1939

These two photographs show a train wreck west of Hoxie, Kansas, during a heavy snow storm, possibly in 1931. Visible are railroad ties, shovels along the track and a crane…

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Railroad bridge in Sheridan County, Kansas

Date: 1890s

These two photographs show two views of a railroad bridge, possibly the Union Pacific, in Sheridan County. Three men are standing along the edge of bridge. In the second photo,…