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Sailors with the ship’s guns on the USS Hopewell

Date: Between 1943 and 1946

A photograph of Harold Edward McNeive (bottom right) and shipmates with the ship’s guns on the USS Hopewell. McNeive, from Topeka, Kansas, served on the destroyer, which was involved in…

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Sailors on the USS Hopewell

Date: Between 1943 and 1946

A photograph of Harold Edward McNeive (front row fifth from right) and shipmates posed with a dog on the USS Hopewell. McNeive, from Topeka, Kansas, served most of his military…

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Volga German pioneer, Ellis, Kansas

Date: Between 1890 and 1920

This black and white photograph shows an unidentified man from Ellis, Kansas, who is dressed in the traditional dark and simple Volga German clothing. Like many Volga Germans, he was…

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Sailors on the USS Hopewell

Date: Between 1943 and 1946

A photograph of Harold Edward McNeive (on the right wearing a white sailor’s hat) and shipmates playing cards on the USS Hopewell. McNeive, from Topeka, Kansas, spent most of his…

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Volga German pioneer, Ellis, Kansas

Date: Between 1890 and 1920

This black and white photograph shows an unidentified Volga German man from Ellis, Kansas. Like many Volga Germans, he was lured to Kansas by railroad advertising campaigns that promoted productive…

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Sailors on the USS Hopewell

Date: Between 1943 and 1946

Photographs of Harold Edward McNeive and shipmates on the USS Hopewell in the South Pacific during World War II.

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Harold Edward McNeive

Date: Between 1943 and 1946

This portrait of Harold Edward McNeive was taken at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. McNeive was from Topeka, Kansas, and served on the USS Hopewell during World War II.

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Reverend Maurice Ackerman, Ellis, Kansas

Date: Between 1890 and 1920

This black and white photograph shows Reverend Maurice Ackerman a member of the Volga German community of Ellis, Kansas. Like many Volga Germans, he was lured to Kansas by railroad…

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Gottfried Schuvie, Hays, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1920

This black and white photograph shows Gottfried Schuvie. Schuvie (Schuby/Schwire) was born in Graf, Russia, on August 15, 1859 and died in Hays, Kansas on August 8, 1928. He married…

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William Henry Avery

Date: 1965

A portrait of Governor William Henry Avery seated at his desk in the Kansas Capitol. He was born August 11, 1911 near Wakefield, Kansas, and graduated from Wakefield High School…

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Henry Werth farm, Schoenchen, Kansas

Date: Between 1880 and 1900

This black and white photograph shows a view of Henry Werth’s farm in Schoenchen, Kansas. Standing before the structure are members of the Werth family dressed in their traditional Volga…

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William Henry Avery

Date: 1966

A photograph showing Governor William Henry Avery presenting an award to an unidentified woman. He was born August 11, 1911 near Wakefield, Kansas, and graduated from Wakefield High School and…

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William Henry Avery

Date: May 2005

Nine photographs of William Henry Avery riding a motorcycle driven by Doug Horner in Wakefield, Kansas. Horner gave William Avery a ride home from the post office.

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Governor and Mrs. William Henry Avery

Date: January 11, 1965

A photograph copied from a newspaper showing Governor and Mrs. William Henry Avery at his inauguration in Topeka, Kansas. He was born August 11, 1911 near Wakefield, Kansas. He graduated…

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Classroom, Jefferson, Kansas

Date: Between 1890s and 1910s

This black and white photograph shows three boys in an unidentified classroom in Jefferson County, Kansas. In the background, the daily lessons have been written on a chalkboard.

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William Henry Avery

Date: 1966

A photograph of Governor William Henry Avery with two young boys in wheelchairs. This photograph of Avery was probably campaigning for a second term as governor. He was born August…

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William Henry Avery

Date: 1966

A photograph of Governor William Henry Avery talking to a girl showing either a cow or steer at the Kansas State Fair. Avery was probably campaigning for a second term…

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Cedar Crest, Topeka, Kansas

Date: October 1965

An aerial view of the Kansas governor’s mansion, Cedar Crest, Topeka, Kansas. The view was taken from the north side of Cedar Crest looking southwest.

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William Henry Avery and family

Date: 1966

A photograph of Governor William Henry Avery and his family on the snow covered lawn in front of the Governor’s mansion, Cedar Crest. The photograph was used on the Governor’s…