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Wichita Union Station, Wichita, Kansas

Date: Between 1914 and 1921

This photograph shows a general scene of the Union Station in Wichita, Kansas. The facility built in cooperation with the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway,…

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Tractorcade, Topeka, Kansas

Date: January 1979

Aerial photographs showing participants in the 1979 tractorcade as it drove through Topeka, Kansas. Kansas family farmers joined the tractorcade as it traveled to Washington D.C. to protest American farm…

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William Comstock

Date: Between 1860 and 1868

This photograph shows William Comstock, an army scout who served at Fort Wallace, Kansas. He was General Phil Sheridan and General George Armstrong Custer’s favorite scout. Because of his knowledge…

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Nelson Case

Date: 1880s of 1890s

This sepia colored portrait shows Nelson Case, (1845-1921). Case a graduate from the University of Michigan settled in the town of Oswego, Kansas, in May of 1869, to practice civil…

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John Michael (Mike) Hayden, Kansas Governor

Date: Between 1972 and 1982

A portrait of forty-first Kansas Governor John Michael (Mike) Hayden from 1987 to 1991. Born in Atwood, Kansas, Hayden entered politics after a decorated career in the military where he…

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Topeka Municipal Airport, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1940 and 1944

A photograph of the Topeka Municipal Airport hangar, Topeka, Kansas. With funds and labor from the Works Progress Administration, the airport built the hangar, three asphalted runways, and installed tile…

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Topeka Municipal Airport, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1940 and 1949

An aerial view of the Topeka Municipal Airport, Topeka, Kansas, showing the runways and buildings. With funds and labor from the Works Progress Administration, the airport constructed three asphalted runways,…

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Topeka Municipal Airport, Topeka, Kansas

Date: February 24, 1940

A photograph showing construction on a Topeka Municipal Airport hangar, Topeka, Kansas. With funds and labor from the Works Progress Administration, the airport constructed three asphalted runways, installed tile drains…

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Topeka Avenue bridge, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1936 and 1938

A series of thirteen photographs showing construction of the Topeka Avenue bridge over the Kansas River in Topeka, Kansas. It was completed under the Works Progress Administration at a cost…