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John W. Geary
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John White Geary (b. December 30, 1819, d. February 8, 1873) served as the third Governor of Kansas Territory from September 9, 1856 to March 12, 1857. Geary was a…
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Joseph Gardner
Date: Between 1860 and 1869
Joseph Gardner was a free state supporter and a member of the group that rescued Dr. John Doy in July, 1859. Dr. Doy had been convicted in Missouri of abducting…
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John C. Frémont
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In 1856, John C. Frémont was the first presidential candidate for the newly formed Republican party, which endorsed an antislavery platform. Frémont served in the U.S. Topographical Corps and participated…
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Charles A. Foster
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Charles A. Foster was a delegate to the Leavenworth Constitutional Convention. He came to Kansas Territory from Massachusetts.
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Thomas Ewing, Jr.
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This carte-de-visite shows Thomas Ewing, Jr., (1829-1896). A native of Ohio he migrated to the Kansas Territory in 1856 to practice law in Leavenworth, Kansas. As a supporter of the…
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James S. Emery
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James Stanley Emery had a law practice in Lawrence, Kansas Territory. He was associated with the New England Emigrant Aid Company and worked as a journalist for the “New York…
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Shalor W. Eldridge and family
Date: November, 1854
This portrait of Shalor W. Eldridge, his wife, and their four daughters was taken November, 1854 in Westfield, Massachusetts. Eldridge was involved with the New England Emigrant Aid Company and…
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Mary Ramirez Valdivia on her wedding day
Date: September 13, 1958
This is a photograph of Mary Ramirez Valdivia pinning a corsage on her mother, Mary Ramirez, on her wedding day at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka, Kansas.
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Wedding of Mary Ramirez and Angel Valdivia at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka, Kansas
Date: September 13, 1958
This is a photograph showing Mary Ramirez walking down the church aisle on her wedding day with her father Aristeo Ramirez and in the background her mother Mary Ramirez. Angel…
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Angel and Mary Ramirez Valdivia at their wedding meal held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka, Kansas
Date: September 13, 1958
This is a photograph showing Angel and Mary Ramirez Valdivia’s wedding meal at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka, Kansas. People in the photograph are (left to right)…
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Wedding of Mary Ramirez and Angel Valdivia at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka, Kansas
Date: September 13, 1958
This is a photograph showing the bride, maid of honor, and bridesmaids at Mary Ramirez’s wedding to Angel Valdivia. People in the photograph are: Barbara Hernandez; Patty Hernandez; Victoria Ramirez,…
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Wedding of Mary Ramirez and Angel Valdivia at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka, Kansas
Date: September 13, 1958
This is a photograph showing the bridegroom and groomsmen (left to right) Ygnacio Ramirez; Raymond Valdivia; Angel Valdivia; Edmond Carmona, padrino; and ring bearer Michael. Angel Valdivia and May Ramirez…
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Wedding of Mary Ramirez and Angel Valdivia at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka, Kansas
Date: September 13, 1958
This photograph shows (left to right) Father Roman, Angel Valdivia, Mary Ramirez Valdivia and Father Morris Krutkramer posed with a wedding cake at Our Lady of Guadualupe Church in Topeka,…
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Wedding of Mary Ramirez and Angel Valdivia
Date: September 13, 1958
This is a photograph showing Mary Ramirez and Angel Valdivia’s wedding at Our Lady of Guadualupe Catholic Church in Topeka, Kansas.
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Mary Ramirez getting ready for her wedding in Topeka, Kansas
Date: September 13, 1958
This is a photograph showing Iris Toledo styling Mary Ramirez’s hair on her wedding day. Mary was unable to schedule an appointment at Crosby’s hair salon because she was Mexican…
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Rito Valdivia family
Date: 1960
This is a photograph of the Rito Valdivia family, people seated are (left to right): Mary Anna Valdivia, Angel Valdivia, Rito Valdivia, Jr., Rito Valdivia, Sr., Raymond Valdivia, Herlinda Valdivia;…
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First communion group with Father Gaitan at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1974
This is a photograph showing a first communion group with Father Gaitan, the first Mexican priest at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka, Kansas.
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Christina Valdivia being confimed at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1978
This is a photograph of Christina Valdivia being confirmed by Bishop Strecker, John Sepulveda, and Father Gaitan, the first Mexican priest at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka,…
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Father Jose at the Campos’ home in Topeka, Kansas
Date: June 1981
This is a photograph of Father Jose, an Augustinian priest, at Jesse Campos’ home, in Topeka, Kansas.
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Augustinian priest at the Campos’ home in Topeka, Kansas
Date: June 1981
This is a photograph showing an Augustinian priest at Jesse Campos’ home in Topeka, Kansas.
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Father George Mationi walking around the Mexican Fiesta grounds in Topeka, Kansas
Date: July 1981
This is a photograph showing Father George Mationi walking around the Mexican Fiesta grounds at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka, Kansas.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe School graduation meal in Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1976
This is a photograph of Our Lady of Guadalupe School graduation meal. People in the photograph are (left to right) Sister Cecile, an unidentified member of the Diaz family, Mr.…
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Augustine Valdivia
Date: July 1974
This is a photograph of Augustine Valdivia holding a portrait of Rito Valdivia on a Mexican Fiesta stage in Topeka, Kansas.
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Ramirez family in Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1925 and 1930
This is a photograph of the Ramirez family posed in front of their house at 103 N. Lime in Topeka, Kansas. People in the photograph are (left to right) Fred…
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Savera Marmolejo, Juana Granado and Catalina Marmolejo
Date: April 11, 1948
This is a photograph of Savera Marmolejo, Juana Granado and Catalina Marmolejo.