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John (Jackie) Cobb Landon

Date: Between 1935 and 1939

This photograph shows John (Jackie) Cobb Landon, son of Kansas Governor Alfred Mossman Landon and Theo Cobb, riding a horse in Estes Park, Colorado.

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John (Jackie) Cobb Landon

Date: October 7, 1936

This photograph shows John (Jackie) Cobb Landon, son of Kansas Governor Alfred Mossman Landon, riding a toy car with a dog.

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Peggy Ann Landon

Date: Around 1937

An informal portrait of Peggy Ann Landon playing a piano. She was the daughter of Alfred Mossman Landon, 1887-1987, who served as the governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937.

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John Brown

Date: Between 1850 and 1859

John Brown an abolitionist who used violence to end slavery lead several antislavery attacks during the territorial period of Kansas. On May 24,1856, he and his followers brutally killed five…

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John Brown

Date: Between 1856 and 1857

John Brown an abolitionist who used violence to end slavery, lead several antislavery attacks during the territorial period of Kansas. On May 24, 1856, he and his followers brutally killed…

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General Alexander Hays

Date: Between 1861 and 1864

Portrait of General Alexander Hays in uniform. In December 1866 Fort Fletcher was renamed Fort Hays in honor of General Alexander Hays, who was killed during the Civil War.

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Last moments of John Brown

Date: 1884

“Last Moments of John Brown” by Thomas Hovenden. A photograph of a painting that was painted nearly twenty years after Brown’s death at the request of art collector Robbins Batrell.…

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Mary Brown and daughters

Date: Between 1850 and 1860

A portrait of Mary Brown, (wife of John Brown), and daughters ( left to right): Anne and Sarah Brown.

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Topeka police officers

Date: Between 1890 and 1900

This sepia colored photograph shows a collage of police officers in Topeka, Kansas.

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Lincoln Grade School

Date: Between 1880 and 1890

Exterior view of Lincoln Grade School, 5th & Madison St, in Topeka, Kansas.

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Madison School

Date: Between 1880 and 1890

Exterior view of Madison School, Topeka, Kansas. A child is visible standing in the doorway.

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Apex Theater, Topeka, Kansas

Date: June 10, 1933

These African American adults and children are assembled outside of the Apex Theater at 122 E. 4th Street in Topeka, Kansas, for the Kiddie Klub Show they put on. Also…

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Quincy School

Date: Between 1870 and 1880

This photograph shows an exterior view of Quincy School in North Topeka, Kansas.

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Novelty Vaudeville Theater, Topeka, Kansas

Date: 1926

A view of the Novelty Vaudeville Theater located at 120 East 8th Street in Topeka, Kansas. Also visible are neighboring buildings and businesses, a flagpole and flag, a utility pole…

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Fox-Grand Theater, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1933 and 1935

A view of the Fox-Grand Theater at 613 Jackson Street in Topeka, Kansas with signs and banners announcing the 1933 movie “King Kong” as its feature attraction.

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David Ware

Date: Between 1861 and 1885

A portrait of David Ware who was born in Missouri as a slave, but later fled to Kansas. During the Civil War, he served in the First Kansas Colored Infantry.…