Medium: StillImage
Date: 1915
A photograph showing flood water that had twice submerged the waterworks in Lawrence, Kansas. The photograph accompanied a letter from George West Maffet, Lawrence, Kansas, to Governor Arthur Capper. The…
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1886?
A photograph showing children wading in flood waters at 4th and Buckeye near the King residence, Abilene, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1904
A photograph showing people standing on a bridge over the Cottonwood River during a flood, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1870s
A carte-de viste portrait of Agnes Lake Hickok, (1826-1907), circus owner and performer. She is best remembered as the wife of James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok.
Medium: StillImage
Date: February 1964
A photograph showing the second Shawnee County courthouse, located on the northwest corner of Fifth and Van Buren streets. It was built in 1896 and razed in 1965.
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1913
A photograph showing a woman photographer in her studio, Clay Center, Kansas. Visible in the photograph is a camera, backdrop, and windows for lighting. It is possible this is Kalin’s…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Between 1937 and 1957
A exterior view of the Santa Fe Super Chief “Drumhead” with a tribal member of the Navajo Nation standing nearby. The logo of the “Drumhead” often adorned the ends of…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Between 1937 and 1957
An exterior view of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company’s Super Chief passenger train, possibly outside of Chicago, Illinois. The Super Chief was built by the Budd Company…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Between 1870 and 1872
This is a portrait of William Hairgrove and three of his sons, left to right: William Hairgrove, Columbus (“Lum”), William Joseph, and Asa. William and his son Asa were wounded…
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1954
A view of a cameramen and eight guests, who are shown seated off-stage, during a broadcast from the WIBW-TV studio in Topeka, Kansas. Also visible are a television camera, Kliegl…
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1950s
A view of cameramen, crew, and guests during a broadcast from the WIBW-TV studio in Topeka, Kansas. Also visible are television cameras, microphones, Kliegl Bros. carbon arc lamps, a weather…
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1903
A photograph of a Fort Scott High School graduating class.
Medium: StillImage
Date: Between 1937 and 1957
This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company’s Super Chief at a unidentified location. The Super Chief built by the Budd company in late…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Between 1937 and 1957
A interior view of the ACOMA lounge with its southwest art, the curved couches, coffee tables, writing desk, and light fixtures. The ACOMA was the first full sized “streamlined” lounge…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Between 1937 and 1957
View of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway employees at the curved bar of the ACOMA lounge. In the background southwest art is visible and at the bottom portion of…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Between 1937 and 1957
A interior view of the ACOMA lounge with its thunderbird symbol, the curved couches, coffe tables, writing desk, light fixtures,and art-deco metal work. The ACOMA was the first full sized…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Between 1870 and 1880
This stereograph shows a view of Pawnee Rock with several people standing along the top and bottom of the historic landmark. The site is located in the southwest corner of…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Between 1900 and 1905
This is a photograph of the First National Bank, Dighton, Kansas. W. H. Lee, editor of the Herald, is seated second from the right and Kate McKenna is the woman…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Between 1870 and 1880
This stereograph shows a view of Pawnee Rock with several people standing along the top and bottom of the historic landmark. The site is located in the southwest corner of…
Medium: StillImage
Date: February 28, 1948
This black and white photograph shows a view of the El Quartelejo Monument in Scott City, Kansas. This site located north of Scott City, Kansas and along Ladder Creek inside…
Medium: StillImage
Date: Around 1910
This photograph shows the Goodland flying machine, a forerunner of the helicopter, designed and patented by William Purvis and Charles Wilson of Goodland, Kansas. Purvis and Wilson built the ship…
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1873
This is a stereographic photo of the Bender house in Labette County, Kansas. The “Bloody Benders” as the family would later be known, killed at least eleven people and buried…
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1873
This is a stereographic photo of the excavated grave of a victim of the Bender murders. The grave was found under a trap door at the Bender house, Labette County,…
Medium: StillImage
Date: 1873
This is a stereographic photo of two men sitting by the excavated grave of Bender murder victim Dr. York, Labette County, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Date: May 9, 1873
A photograph showing a large group of men looking at the graves of those murdered by the Bender family, Labette County, Kansas.
