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Munjor, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 19019
These two photographs show views of Munjor, Kansas. The community located in the Wheatland Township of Ellis County, Kansas was founded in 1876 by Volga German immigrants.
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Jess Willard
Date: Between 1910 and 1920
This photograph shows Jess Willard standing with a group of men. Willard, a native of Pottawatomie County, Kansas, became the world heavyweight boxing champion on April 5, 1915, when he…
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Jess Willard
Date: Between 1915 and 1919
This photograph shows Jess Willard before a boxing match. Willard, a native of Pottawatomie County, Kansas, became the world heavyweight boxing champion on April 5, 1915, when he defeated defending…
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Lloyd Richard Woellhof
Date: Between 1943 and 1944
This photograph shows Lloyd Richard Woellhof with his mother Laura Mildred Woellhof in front of Clay County Community High School in Clay Center, Kansas. He served in the United States…
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Lloyd Richard Woellhof
Date: Bulk 1940-1943
These two photographs show Lloyd Richard Woellhof from Clay Center, Kansas. The first photograph shows Dick, as he was commonly called, in his football uniform. He played as a guard…
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Rodeo, Phillipsburg, Kansas
Date: August 1931
This panoramic shows rodeo participants for the Phillipsburg Third Annual Rodeo in Phillipsburg, Kansas. The rodeo started in 1929 and is held every August in Phillipsburg. It is considered “Kansas’…
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Rodeo, Phillipsburg, Kansas
Date: August 01, 1986
This photograph shows Dennis Humphrey riding a bull at the Phillipsburg Rodeo in Phillipsburg, Kansas. The rodeo started in 1929 and is held every August in Phillipsburg. It is considered…
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Rodeo, Phillipsburg, Kansas
Date: 1931
This photograph shows chariot races at the Phillipsburg Rodeo in Phillpsburg, Kansas. A variety of races from umbrella races, wild horse races and chariot races were held during the early…
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Rodeo, Phillipsburg, Kansas
Date: Between 1930 and 1940
This photograph shows a cowboy attempting to rope a calf at the Phillipsburg Rodeo in Phillipsburg, Kansas. The rodeo started in 1929 and is considered “Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo” held every…
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Munjor, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1909
This photograph shows a distant view of Munjor, Kansas. The community located in the Wheatland Township of Ellis County, Kansas, was founded in 1876 by Volga German immigrants.
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Henrich Leiker’s horse barn, Munjor, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
This photograph shows a group of men in front of Henrich Leiker’s horse barn in Munjor, Kansas. The individuals have been identified from left to right as follows: Jacob Leiker,…
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Martin and Veronica (Pfannenstiel) Leiker
Date: June 06, 1916
This photograph shows Martin and Veronica (Pfannenstiel) Leiker from Ellis County, Kansas on their wedding day. The couple are dressed in traditional Volga wedding attire while posed in front of…
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John William McDanield photograph
Date: between 1850 and 1870
This photograph represents John William McDanield, founder of Tiblow, Kansas which became Bonner Springs, Kansas. McDanield brought the first passenger train for the Kansas Pacific Railroad from Wyandotte City to…
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Women musicians, Liberal, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1929
This is a postcard showing women musicians in Liberal, Kansas. Emma Jaquins is front row, far left.
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Interior of the Liberal News office, Liberal, Kansas
Date: December 1912
This photograph shows the interior of the Liberal News office in Liberal, Kansas. Pictured are Miss Sinclair, Emma Jaquins, Earl Freeler (center), and Henry Fleck (back of case.) Emma Jaquins’…
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Emma R. Jaquins, Liberal, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1929
A photograph of Emma R. Jaquins of Liberal, Kansas. Emma Jaquins’ family resided in New York and Pennsylvania before coming to Liberal, Kansas in 1903. Emma’s father died when she…
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Irene Mays and Ethel Douglas, Prisoners 2198 and 2199.
Date: 1924
This photograph of female prisoners, Irene Mays and Ethel Douglas, is from the Kansas State Industrial Farm for Women. Both Irene Mays and Ethel Douglas were incarcerated for violations of…
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Bessie Martin and Evelyn Porter, Prisoners 2196 and 2208
Date: 1924
This photograph of female prisoners, Bessie Martin and Eveyln Porter, is from the Kansas State Industrial Farm for Women. Both Bessie Martin and Evelyn Porter were incarcerated for violations of…
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company’s Fred Harvey House, Newton, Kansas
Date: 1934
This set of photographs show the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company’s dining room inside the Fred Harvey and Arcade Hotel in Newton, Kansas.
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad depot, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1896 and 1900
These two images and an illustration show the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad depot in Topeka, Kansas. The building at First and Kansas Avenue no longer stands.
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Union Pacific Railroad Company depot, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Bulk 1957-1969
This photographs shows the Union Pacific Railroad Company depot in Topeka, Kansas. The brick and terra cotta structure was built between 1925 and 1927. Designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood, it…
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Union Pacific Railroad Company depot, Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1927
This photograph shows the Union Pacific Railroad Company depot in Topeka, Kansas. The brick and terra cotta structure was built between 1925 and 1927. Designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood, it…
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Union Pacific Railroad Company depot, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1927 and 1937
This postcard shows a view of the Union Pacific Railroad Company depot in Topeka, Kansas. The brick and terra cotta structure was built between 1925 and 1927. Designed by Gilbert…
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Union Pacific Railroad Company depot, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1927 and 1929
This set of photographs show the Union Pacific Railroad Company depot in Topeka, Kansas. The brick and terra cotta structure was built between 1925 and 1927. Designed by Gilbert Stanley…
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Union Pacific Railroad Company freight depot, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Bulk 1926-1959
These photographs show the Union Pacific Railroad Company’s freight depot in Topeka, Kansas. The brick and terra cotta structure was completed on April 15, 1926. Designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood,…