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Carey Hotel Bar, Wichita, Kansas

Date: December 27, 1900

A photograph showing the Carey Hotel Bar in Wichita, Kansas after Carry Nation threw rocks to break the mirror during a temperance protest.

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Carry Nation in Enterprise, Kansas

Date: January 23, 1901

A photograph showing a city marshal with temperance leader Carry Amelia Nation and her followers in Enterprise, Kansas. Nation is at the center of the photograph, facing left towards the…

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Standard Chautauqua trucks

Date: Between 1915 and 1925

View of fifteen Standard Chautauqua trucks, each containing an unidentified load, parked in a staggered row at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kansas.

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Dr. Brewster Higley

Date: 1880s

This is black and white photograph shows Dr. Brewster Higley, author of the song, “Home on the Range”. It was officially recognized as the state song of Kansas on June…

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James Naismith

Date: Between 1920 and 1930

James Naismith invented the game of basketball. In 1891, while working as a physical education teacher at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, Naismith was asked to develop…

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Robert Joseph Dole

Date: Between 1990 and 1996

A portrait of Robert Joseph Dole, Kansas State House of Representatives, 1951-1953, United States Congressman, 1963-1969, and United States Senator, 1969-1996.

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Hale Ritchie home, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

A view of Hale Ritchie’s children on the porch of their home. The John Ritchie home is visible in the background. The homes were located in the 1100 block of…

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Ritchie Lime Kiln, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1910 and 1920

A view of the ruins of the Ritchie Lime Kiln of Topeka, Kansas, which was located in the Ritchie Addition on the east side of the 10th Street railroad tracks.…

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John Brown supporters

Date: 1880-1889

This formal studio portrait of eight John Brown supporters was taken some years after Brown’s execution for treason for his part in the raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia. On October…

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Elias Putman West

Date: 1887

This photograph shows Judge Elias Putman West, (1820-1892), founder of the Kansas City Academy of Science.

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Frederick Funston

Date: Around 1914

A portrait of Frederick Funston, 1865-1917, at the time of his command of U.S. forces at Vera Cruz, Mexico.

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Frederick Funston

Date: Between 1892 and 1894

This photograph shows Frederick Funston, 1865-1917, dressed in fur clothing during his scientific exploration in Alaska for the United States Department of Agriculture.

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Frederick Funston

Date: Between 1890 and 1900

An informal portrait of Frederick Funston, 1865-1917, with a bedroll, metal cup, and rifle.

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Frederick Funston

Date: 1883

This studio portrait shows Frederick Funston, 1865-1917, as an 18 year old student. He grew up in Iola, Kansas and became a prominent military leader in the United State Army.…

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Frederick Funston

Date: 1883

This studio portrait shows Frederick Funston, 1865-1917. He grew up in Iola, Kansas and became a prominent military leader in the United State Army. He enrolled and attended the University…

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First house built in Lawrence, Kansas

Date: between 1855 and 1858

The first house built in Lawrence, a log cabin, belonging to Clark Stearns (also known as Charles Stearns). It was located at 620 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas.