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Colby Milling Company elevator, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1899
The elevator and buildings of the Colby Milling Company, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
The Parrott Brothers move a house, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
In this photograph, the Parrott Brothers use a team of horses and and steam tractor to move a house in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Group portrait of the Women’s Society Leisure Hour Club, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1899
This is a formal studio portrait of the Women’s Society Leisure Hour Club of Colby, Thomas County, Kansas. None of the women are identified.
Medium: StillImage
Fire truck, Colby, Kansas fire department, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1930
In this photograph, a man poses behind the wheel of a fire truck in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
The mayor and city council of Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, 1900
Date: 1900
This is a formal studio portrait of the mayor and city council of Colby, Thomas County, Kansas in April 1900. The gentlemen are not identified.
Medium: StillImage
Two panoramic views of Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1908
These are two panoramic photographs of Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
An early airplane sits in a field in Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
A crowd of men and boys gather around an airplane sitting in a field in Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Avenue Hotel, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1909
A group of well-dressed men pose on the porch of the Avenue [Avanue] Hotel in Brewster, Kansas. A.E. Marshall was the proprietor of the hotel.
Medium: StillImage
Unidentified man relaxing at the railroad depot, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1899
A novelty photograph, taken through a “keyhole,” of an unidentified railroad employee relaxing by the stove in the railroad depot, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Motorcycle used to deliver the mail from the Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas post office
Date: Between 1925 and 1935
In this photograph, a mail carrier poses with the motorcycle he uses to deliver the mail to rural homes served by the Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas post office.
Medium: StillImage
Students pose in front of their school bus, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1923 and 1924
This photograph shows a group of students posing with their school bus outside the Brewster school building, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Group of students in front of a school building, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1912
This photograph shows a large group of students of various ages posing in front of their school building in Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
20th Kansas Infantry at Fort MacArthur, Caloocan, Philippines
Date: 1899
A photograph of the 20th Kansas Infantry in Fort MacArthur, Caloocan, Philippines during the Spanish American War. This photograph is from the Metcalf album collection.
Medium: StillImage
20th Kansas Regiment and 2nd Division headquarters, Caloocan, Philippines
Date: 1899
A photograph of the 20th Kansas Regiment and the 2nd Division headquarters in Caloocan, Philippines during the Spanish American War. This photograph came from the Metcalf album collection.
Medium: StillImage
20th Kansas Regiment outpost during the Spanish American War
Date: 1899
A photograph of a 20th Kansas Regiment outpost during the Spanish American War. This photograph is from the Metcalf album collection.
Medium: StillImage
20th Kansas Regiment Artillery Battery during the Spanish American War
Date: 1899
A photograph of the 20th Kansas Regiment Artillery Battery firing from an old Spanish Block House during the Spanish American War. This photograph is from the Metcalf album collection.
Medium: StillImage
20th Kansas Artillery in Caloocan, Philippines
Date: 1899
This is a photograph of the 20th Kansas Artillery emplacement near the Old Cemetery at Caloocan, Philippines. The photograph is from the Metcalf album collection.
Medium: StillImage
“Busted!” – A Deserted Railroad Town In Kansas
Date: 1874
This is an illustration titled “Busted! A Deserted Railroad Town in Kansas” published in Harper’s Weekly, v. 18 (February 28, 1874), p. 192.
Medium: StillImage
Neodesha Bottle and Glass Company, Wilson County, Kansas
Date: Between 1904 and 1960
This is a distant view of the Neodesha Bottle and Glass Company in Wilson County, Kansas. The factory began in 1904.
Medium: StillImage
Factory workers, Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas
Date: Between 1950 and 1966
These photographs show workers operating machinery in an unidentified factory in Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas. The machinery includes presses, grinders and welders.
Medium: StillImage
Land Milling Company, Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1920
These two photographs show the front of the Land Milling Company located west of Neodesha in Wilson County, Kansas. It was incorporated on August 15, 1903.
Medium: StillImage
Fundy’s Mill and the Congregational Church, Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1909
This photograph shows Fundy’s Mill and, beside it, the Congregational Church in Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas. The windmill burned down in 1909.
Medium: StillImage
DeMoss Mill on the Fall River in Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas
Date: 1890-1900
These are two photographs of the DeMoss Mill on the Fall River in Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas. Number 1 was taken across the river from the mill and number 2…
Medium: StillImage
Industrial School for Boys, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1887 and 1920
This is a colored illustration of the Kansas State Reform School in Topeka, Kansas. It was removed from the Kansas State Atlas (1887).
Medium: StillImage
Old mill in Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1900
This is a photograph of an old mill on a river in Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas. A woman and small child are picnicking on the bank below the dam.