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William Lutz

Date: Between 1898 and 1900

This is a photograph of William Lutz dressed in a Spanish-American war uniform in front of the feed stables in Trego County, Kansas. He served in the 21st Regiment, Company…

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Joseph Erbert family, Ellis, Kansas

Date: Between 1890 and 1909

This is a photograph of the Joseph Erbert Family from Ellis, Kansas. The family have been identified from left to right: Sophie, Joseph, Theresa-Weber Erbert and baby Leo. The Erberts…

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Family, Elllis, Kansas

Date: Between 1890 and 1899

This photograph represents a family gathered in front of their home in Ellis, Kansas.

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Joseph and Josepha Fuchs Erbert

Date: 1896

This photograph represents Joseph and Josepha Fuchs Erbert from Ellis County, Kansas. The couple emigrated from the Bucowina, Crown province of the Austrian Empire. In the background religious items are…

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Diploma for Brewster Higley

Date: 1849

This diploma was issued to Brewster Higley by the Indiana Medical College. Brewster Higley homesteaded in Smith County, Kansas in 1871. In 1873, he wrote a poem titled “My Western…

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Fraker House in Wichita, Kansas

Date: circa 1876

This photograph shows the home of J.C. Fraker of Wichita, Kansas. He built the house in 1874 at 306 East Central Avenue. It was later purchased by Samuel Houck, owner…

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Wichita and Sedgwick County Relief Train

Date: 1884

This photograph shows the Wichita and Sedgwick County relief train to the Ohio Valley flood sufferers, dated March 17, 1884. In total there were thirty-one cars containing 12,400 bushels of…

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1904 Wichita, Kansas flood

Date: 1904

Pictured here is the Manhattan Hotel, located on the Northwest corner of Douglas and Topeka at 328 East Douglas Avenue during the 1904 flood in Wichita, Kansas. Funded by the…

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Reitz buggy in Wichita, Kansas

Date: [date unknown]

Pictured is F.J. Reitz and a woman in a buggy. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

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Western Planing Mill Co. of Wichita, Kansas

Date: 1892-1898

This photograph shows the Western Planing Mill Co of Wichita, Kansas. Several men are pictured standing in front of the building. The business was located on the northeast corner of…

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Ed Beldin in Wichita, Kansas

Date: 1889

Pictured here is Ed Beldin at the Rich photography studio in Wichita, Kansas. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.