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Dam on the Avery ranch near Englewood, Kansas

Date: Between 1891 and 1903

A typical scene in western Kansas, where canyons were dammed to hold water for livestock. This view was taken on the Avery ranch near Englewood, Kansas. Two horse-drawn carriages are…

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Messing Brothers Ranch

Date: 1896

A photograph of cowboys on their horses at Messing Brothers Ranch in Ashland, Kansas, in Clark County. In the foreground are bedrolls and blankets. A windmill and a herd of…

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Clarina Irene Howard Nichols

Date: Between 1845 and 1861

This photograph is a studio portrait of Clarina Irene Howard Nichols. In 1854 Nichols joined the New England Emigrant Aid Society and moved her family to a claim in southern…

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Denver City, Kansas Territory

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This is an illustration captioned “The Kansas Gold Region-View of Auraria and Denver City, Cherry Creek, near Long’s Peak.” The illustration was made by Col. D. H. Huyett, and was…

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Andrew H. Reeder

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Portrait of Andrew H. Reeder, first governor of the Kansas Territory. Reeder was commissioned as governor on June 29, 1854, and took the oath of office on July 7, 1854.…

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Frederick Douglass

Date: Around 1870

Portrait of Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895, who was an African-American leader in the abolitionist movement, a speaker, and an author.

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Benjamin Stringfellow

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Portrait of Benjamin Stringfellow, attorney and pro-slavery activist. In 1838, Stringfellow settled in Missouri, where he served in the house of representatives, and was attorney general for four years. After…

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Mary and Cyrus Kurtz Holliday

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Portrait of Mary Holliday and Cyrus Kurtz Holliday of Topeka, Kansas Territory. Cyrus came to Kansas Territory from Meadville, Pennsylvania, as an agent for the New England Emigrant Aid Company.…

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Samuel J. Reader

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Samuel J. Reader lived in Shawnee County, Kansas Territory, and participated in some free state activities. He wrote about his daily life (including descriptions of the Battles of Indianola and…