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Dwight David Eisenhower
Date: November 16, 1944
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, leaves his closed staff car behind because of the mud and boards a jeep to start a tour of the front, November 16,…
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Grinter Ferry, Wyandotte County, Kansas
Date: 1952
A 1952 drawing of the earliest ferry on the Kansas river. Established in 1831 by Moses Grinter, the Grinter Ferry operated at the Delaware Crossing where the Fort Leavenworth-Fort Gibson…
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Fremont, John
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Portrait of John Fremont
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Alfred Mossman Landon and Theo Cobb Landon
Date: June 11, 1936
This photograph shows Alfred M. Landon and his wife Theo Cobb Landon standing before several microphones during the 1936 campaign for U. S. President between Governor Landon and the incumbent…
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John C. Frémont
Date: Between 1855 and 1860
This is an engraving of John C. Frémont.
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Georgia Neese Clark Gray
Date: 1949
This is a signed studio portrait of Georgia Neese Clark Gray, 1900-1995. Gray was National Committeewoman for the Democratic Party, 1936-1964. On June 9, 1949, President Harry S. Truman appointed…
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Carry Amelia Nation
Date: Between 1900 and 1911
A studio portrait of temperance leader, Carry Amelia Nation, shown seated with book resting on her lap.
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Tornado damage, Topeka, Kansas
Date: June 9, 1966
A view of the damage done to the State Printing Plant building at 10th and Jackson Streets by a tornado that struck Topeka, Kansas, during the early evening on June…
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Tornado, Topeka, Kansas
Date: June 8, 1966
This is a view of a large tornado funnel approaching a residential neighborhood in southwestern Topeka, Kansas, at about 7:00 p.m on June 8, 1966. Also visible are homes and…
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Carry Nation, Enterprise, Kansas
Date: 1901
A view of the Enterprise, Kansas, city marshal leading Carry Nation to jail under arrest after she and her temperance followers smashed up a saloon in Enterprise.
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William Clarke Quantrill
Date: Between 1861 and 1865
This is a formal portrait of William Clarke Quantrill, 1837-1865. Early in the morning of August 21, 1863, Confederate guerilla forces led by Quantrill attacked Lawrence, Kansas, killing nearly 200…
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Edward J. Masterson
Date: Between 1872 and 1878
A formal portrait of Dodge City, Kansas, marshall Edward J. Masterson (1852-1878), older brother of William Barclay “Bat” Masterson. Marshall Ed Masterson was killed in a gunfight on April 9,…
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James Montgomery
Date: Between 1861 and 1865
This is a carte-de-visite of James Montgomery, colonel of the 3rd and 10th Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiments.
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Dwight David Eisenhower
Date: June 6, 1952
General Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking to a crowd at his homecoming celebration in Abilene, Kansas, after his retirement from active military service on May 31, 1952. Also visible are an…
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Isaac McCoy
Date: 1831
A portrait of missionary Reverend Isaac McCoy at age 47. Copied from a painting. Born the son of a Baptist preacher in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1784, McCoy spent his youth…
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James Henry Lane, United States Senator from Kansas
Date: Between 1860 and 1866
Portrait of James Henry Lane, Republican and militant supporter of a free-state constitution. He served as United States Senator from Kansas between April 4, 1861 to July 11, 1866. On…
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Black Jack Monument, Douglas County
Date: 1956
Battle of Black Jack Monument, Douglas County, Kan.
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Bennett C. Riley
Date: 1880s
This photograph shows a portrait of Bennett Riley that was probably commissioned by his family in the 1880s. Riley died June 9, 1853. The portrait has resided at the U.S.…
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William Clark
Date:
This is a portrait of General William Clark, 1770-1838, Superintendent of Indian Affairs at St. Louis, Missouri. The Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806, headed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark,…
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Flood, Manhattan, Kansas
Date: 1903
This is a view of spectators and flood waters from Third Street looking east on Poyntz Avenue in Manhattan, Kansas. The Blue River bridge is visible at the far end…
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William Allen White
Date: 1895
Portrait of William Allen White, editor of the Emporia Gazette. The photograph was taken by F. A. Loomis, 522 Commercial Street, Emproia, KS.
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Kansas Nebraska Act
Date: 1854
Page two of the Kansas Nebraska Act.
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Kansas Nebraska Act
Date: 1854
Kansas Territory was officially established in 1854 with the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Congressional debate on the act continued discussion of the question of whether or not slavery would…
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Monument to honor victims of Quantrill’s Raid, Lawrence
Date: 1895
Early in the morning of August 21, 1863, Confederate guerilla forces led by William Clarke Quantrill, 1837-1865, attacked Lawrence, Kansas, killing nearly 200 people and burning most of the town.…
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Market Street, Fort Scott
Date: 1863
This photograph shows a view of Market Street in Fort Scott, Kansas. In the background the army headquarters is visible.