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Trial of Captain John Brown
Date: 1859
The trial of Captian John Brown in Charlestown, Virginia.
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John Brown
Date: 1859
Sketch of John Brown’s sentencing by Judge Richard Parker.
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Harpers Ferry Insurrection, Ossawattamie Brown
Date: 1859
A drawing of Harpers Ferry Insurrection, Ossawattamie Brown on his way from court to his prison after hearing the death sentence, copied from Harper’s Weekly, November 12, 1859. Illustration by…
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Cowboys at a chuck wagon
Date: Between 1880 and 1900
This sepia colored photograph shows a group of cowboys eating at a chuck wagon.
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Cowboys on round up
Date: Between 1880 and 1900
This sepia colored photograph shows a group of cowboys on round up at Chiquita Creek which is possibly in Texas or Oklahoma.
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The trial of John Brown
Date: 1859
The trial of John Brown, at Charlestown, Virginia, for treason and murder, copied from Harper’s Weekly.
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The arraignment of John Brown
Date: 1859
A sketch of the arraignment of John Brown and followers, copied from Harper’s Weekly.
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Free-State prisoners near Lecompton, Kansas Territory
Date: 1856
The Kansas controversy over slavery rocked the nation when Pro-slavery forces arrested several Free-State leaders. This illustration shows the Free-State prisoners George W. Brown, John Brown, Jr., Jedge Smith, Charles…
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Flint Hills region
Date: Between 1950 and 1969
View of the Flint Hills region in Kansas.
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Rescue of Jacob Branson, 1855
Date: 1855
Jacob Branson and other Free-State men became angry when the Pro-slavery authorities took no action when Charles W. Dow was killed by Franklin N. Coleman, a Pro-slavery man, in late…
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Buffalo herd
Date: Between 1880 and 1899
This sepia colored photograph shows a buffalo herd in Ford County, Kansas.
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Buffalo herd
Date: Between 1950 and 1970
This sepia colored photograph shows a buffalo herd at the Canton Preserve in McPherson County, Kansas.
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Buffalo herd
Date: Between 1950 and 1970
This sepia colored photograph shows a herd of buffalo in a unidentified location in Kansas.
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Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Barstow, California
Date: Between 1956 and 1971
A night-time view of the Hi-Level El Capitan passenger train at the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Barstow, California.
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Hi-Level El Capitan passenger train
Date: 1960
This photograph shows the Hi-Level El Capitan, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, passenger train departing from the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal in Los Angeles, California.
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Carrie Alma Hackett Patterson Hall
Date: Between 1910 and 1929
Portrait of Kansas dressmaker and quilter Carrie Alma Hackett Patterson Hall, 1866-1955, co-author with Rose Good Kretsinger of 1935’s “The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in America.” Working from 1920…
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Dome construction, Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1889
View of construction of the Kansas State Capitol building’s dome in Topeka, Kansas. Also visible is an American flag, a small brick building on the Capitol grounds, wooden fences, utility…
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Sixth grade class, Grant Elementary School, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1920
A portrait of sixth grade students standing with their teacher on the steps of Grant Elementary School in Topeka, Kansas.
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Kansas State Insane Asylum
Date: 1880
A building and grounds map of the Kansas State Insane Asylum in Topeka, Kansas. Created by the Haskell & Wood, Architects firm of Topeka, the map is copied from the…
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Blue Mound School, Jefferson County
Date: Between 1900 and 1929
These three boys with lunch pails are walking from the Blue Mound School building near Valley Falls in Jefferson County, Kansas. Also visible in the background are a shed and…
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Kansas State Hospital employees
Date: Between 1890 and 1919
A group portrait of nine employees of the Kansas State Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.
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Illegal alcohol, Lawrence, Kansas
Date: April 05, 1927
These three photographs shows members from the Lawrence Police Department, in front of police headquarters in Lawrence, Kansas, with 200 quarts of illegal alcohol that has been confiscated. Also visible…
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Illegal alcohol, Lawrence, Kansas
Date: April 05, 1927
This photograph shows members from the Lawrence Police Department, in front of police headquarters in Lawrence, Kanas, with 200 quarts of illegal alcohol that has been confiscated. Also visible are…
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Funeral, Kansas State Hospital
Date: Between 1890 and 1919
A view of men standing near a coffin and an open grave during a funeral service conducted at the Kansas State Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.
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State Insane Asylum band
Date: Between 1890 and 1919
An informal portrait of members of the State Insane Asylum Band of Topeka, Kansas.