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Building a road in Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1915 and 1930
A team of mules pulls a grader being used to build a dirt road in Thomas County, Kansas.
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Thomas County courthouse construction, Colby, Kansas
Date: Between 1904 and 1906
A group of men pose at the site of the construction of the new Thomas County courthouse, Colby, Kansas, which was completed in 1906.
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Sand pit, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1930
This photograph shows a couple standing near the sand pit of sand excavating business in Thomas County, Kansas.
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Group of elderly men, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1902
A group of elderly men, labeled “old timers,” pose along a boardwalk in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.
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Koffee Klatch, a Frauenverein group in Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1916
Koffee Klatch, a Frauenverein (German-American women’s group) in Thomas County, Kansas. The women are not identified.
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Thomas County courthouse
Date: Between 1907 and 1910
Three views of the new Thomas County courthouse, Colby, Kansas, built in 1906.
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Thomas County courthouse in Colby, Kansas
Date: 1907
The new Thomas County courthouse in Colby, Kansas shortly after construction.
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Old and new county courthouses in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1906 and 1920
Views of the old Thomas County courthouse, built in 1886, and the new courthouse, built in 1906, Colby, Kansas.
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Robert B. Snell, Thomas County, Kansas county treasurer
Date: 1920
Robert B. Snell, Thomas County, Kansas county treasurer seated in his office in Colby, Kansas.
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Thomas County, Kansas officials
Date: Between 1885 and 1890
A group portrait of early Thomas County, Kansas officials: [Archibald] L. Taylor, County Attorney; C.H. James, Clerk of the District Court; D.H. Passell, Probate Judge; Matthey Freemole, County Surveyor; Charles…
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Governor’s proclamation on organization of Thomas County, Kansas
Date: October 8, 1885
These two pages are copies of the sealed but unsigned proclamation on the organization of Thomas County, Kansas by Governor Martin. Because the county had 1916 inhabitants, of whom 777…
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High School, Scott City, Kansas
Date: Between 1940s and 1950s
This postcard shows a view of the High School building in Scott City, Kansas. The building is still used for educational purposes.
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Cane seed, Scott City, Kansas
Date: 1906
This photograph shows a gathering of horse-drawn wagons loaded with cane seed at the elevator in Scott City, Kansas. In the background boxcars and the ATSF depot are visible.
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Dust storm, Scott City, Kansas
Date: 1935
This photograph shows the skies over the city of Scott City, Kansas darkened by a dust storm.
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Buttons from a Child’s Treasure Trove, 14EW310
Date: 1930-1959
Shown are five of the 83 artifacts stored in a jar that was recovered during the Kansas Archeology Training Program excavation in 1996 at Fort Harker in Kanopolis, Kansas. The…
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Scott County Courthouse, Scott County, Kansas
Date: Between 1885 and 1895
This postcard shows a man with his horse and several dogs in front of the two-story, wood-frame county courthouse in Scott City, Kansas.
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Foster Lumber Company, Scott City, Kansas
Date: 1906
This photograph shows a view of the Foster Lumber Company and other businesses in Scott City, Kansas.
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Scott County State Park
Date: Between 1940 and 1949
These images show various scenes of the Scott County State Park. Established in 1928 after the Herbert Steele family donated the land to the Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission.…
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Kansas legislators, Scott City, Kansas
Date: December 18, 1912
These two photographs show a group of Kansas Legislators, from the western part of the state, gathered in Scott City, Kansas to discuss irrigation concerns. Some of those present include…
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Moses Milton and Mary Beck’s family in Holton, Kansas
Date: Between 1885 and 1890
This is a photograph showing Moses Milton and Mary Beck’s family in their house in Holton, Kansas. Moses Milton Beck was born in Wayne County, Indiana, November 22, 1838 and…
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Moses Milton Beck
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
This is a photograph of Moses Milton Beck who was born in Wayne County, Indiana, November 22, 1838 and died at Holton, Kansas, February 4, 1930. He held the rank…
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Boarding House, Dodge City, Kansas
Date: 1872
This stereograph shows a number of boxcars serving as a boarding house for railroad workers near Dodge City, Kansas.
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Boarding House, Dodge City, Kansas
Date: September 1872
This stereograph shows a boarding house, possibly for railroad workers, at the end of the tracks west of Dodge City, Kansas.
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Union Pacific Railroad Company depot, Ogden, (Ogdensburg),Kansas
Date: Between 1950s and 1960s
This photograph shows the Union Pacific Railroad Company depot in Ogden, Kansas. The name on the building reads Ogdensburg instead of Odgen.
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Union Pacific Railroad Company depot, Randolph, Kansas
Date: May 11, 1958
This photograph shows the Union Pacific Railroad Company depot in Randolph, Kansas. The wooden structure was located along the Kansas Division, Manhattan Branch milepost 167.6