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Governor John Anderson Jr. in Governors’ Office

Date: January 1, 1961-December 31, 1965

This is a photograph of Governor John Anderson Jr., the thirty-sixth governor of Kansas, surrounded by a group of people holding a U. S. centennial flag in the Governors’ Office…

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John Anderson, Jr.

Date: January 1, 1953-December 31, 1963

This formal portrait shows John Anderson, Jr., a lawyer and politician from Olathe, Kansas. He begins his political career in 1946 when he is elected as a Republican for county…

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Santa Fe engine M.190

Date: 1932 or 1933

A view of Santa Fe engine M.190, a Santa Fe motor car powered with a distillate engine and used as an experimental locomotive in the development of the diesel electric…

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Governor William “Bill” Preston Graves

Date: Between 1995 and 2003

A portrait of William “Bill” Preston Graves who was first served in public office as Secretary of State of Kansas from 1987 to 1995. In 1994, he was elected the…

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Map of the city of Wichita, Kansas

Date: 1877

This plat map depicts town development in Wichita’s first, second, third and fourth wards. Advertisements of local business cover a portion of the map as well.

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Map of Wichita, Kansas

Date: 1887

This map of Wichita, Kansas, shows the development of the east and west side of the city as well as the different Wichita wards.

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John Michael (Mike) Hayden, Kansas Governor

Date: Between 1987 and 1991

A formal portrait of forty-first Kansas Governor Mike Hayden from 1987 to 1991, taken in the governor’s office at the statehouse in Topeka, Kansas. Born in Atwood, Kansas, Hayden entered…

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Governor Kathleen Sebelius

Date: Between 2000 and 2006

Kansas Governor Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives and served from 1987 to 1994. In 1994 she successfully ran for state insurance commissioner and became…

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Robert Blackwell Docking

Date: Between 1967 and 1975

This black and white photograph shows Robert Blackwell Docking, (1925-1983). A World War II veteran and banker from Arkansas City, Kansas, Docking was elected the thirty-eighth Governor of Kansas, (1966-1975).…

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Governor Payne Harry Ratner

Date: Between 1929 and 1939

This portrait represents Payne Harry Ratner. Ratner was the first resident of Labette County to be elected as County Attorney, holding office from 1923 to 1927. After serving as County…

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Governor Robert Frederick Bennett

Date: Between 1975 and 1979

This black and white photograph shows Robert Frederick Bennett, (1927-2000). He was first elected to public office, in 1955, as a council member for the City of Prairie Village and…

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William Henry Avery

Date: Between 1957 and 1967

A portrait of William Henry Avery who was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives from 1951 to 1955, and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1955 to…

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Pittsburg Zinc Company, Pittsburg, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1919

A view of the Pittsburg Zinc Company’s smelter operation in Pittsburg, Kansas. Pittsburg became an early zinc smelting center because of its proximity to the large coal fields and rich…

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Zinc smelting operation, Iola, Kansas

Date: Between 1896 and 1916

Zinc smelting established Iola, Kansas as an industrial town, when manufactures located to the area because of the abundance of natural gas needed to fuel the operations.

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Zinc smelting operation, Iola, Kansas

Date: Between 1896 and 1916

Zinc smelting established Iola, Kansas as an industrial town when manufacturers located to the area because of the abundance of natural gas needed to fuel the operations.

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Zinc Furnace in Iola, Kansas

Date: Between 1896 and 1916

Zinc smelting established Iola, Kansas as an industrial town when manufacturers located to the area because of the abundance of natural gas needed to fuel the operations.

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Rafael and Carmen Lopez

Date: July, 1954

An informal portrait of Rafael Lopez and his daughter Carmen in Wichita, Kansas. Carmen is shown holding a small dog. An immigrant to the United States from Mexico, Lopez served…

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Zinc smelting operation, Iola, Kansas

Date: Between 1896 and 1916

Zinc smelting established Iola, Kansas as an industrial town when manufacturers located to the area because of the abundance of natural gas needed to fuel the operations.

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Carmen Lopez

Date: Between 1954 and 1956

This is an informal portrait of Carmen Lopez playing the accordian. Carmen attended All Saints School in Wichita, Kansas. She is the daughter of Concepcion and Rafael Rocha Lopez, who…

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Concepcion, Carmen, and Rafael Lopez

Date: Between 1963 and 1965

A formal portrait of Concepcion (Connie), Carmen, and Rafael Rocha Lopez of Wichita, Kansas. Mr. Lopez served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War, and he…

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Carmen Lopez

Date: February, 1955

This is a school picture of Carmen Lopez, who attended All Saints School in Wichita, Kansas. She is the daughter of Concepcion and Rafael Rocha Lopez, who immigrated to the…

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Romper room

Date: Between 1970 and 1975

Children and teacher on the television program Romper Room.

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Mexican American basketball tournament coronation ball

Date: Between 1962 and 1965

Carmen Lopez crowned queen of the Mexican American Basketball Tournament. The coronation ball was held at the Broadview Hotel, Wichita, Kansas. Basketball teams from Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Colorado participated…

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Rafael and Concepcion Lopez

Date: Between 1950 and 1955

Portrait of Rafael and Concepcion (Connie) Lopez, who immigrated to the United States from Mexico. Mr. Lopez served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War, and…