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Dighton Lumber Company, Dighton, Lane County, Kansas
Date: 1924
An exterior view of the Dighton Lumber Company building in Dighton, Lane County, Kansas. The photo was taken by “Kirch” in 1924, according to a notation on the photo.
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Amy general store, Dighton, Lane County, Kansas
Date: 1929
An interior view of the Amy general store in Dighton, Lane County, Kansas. Bins of produce are visible in the front of the store next to a barrel of Sunshine…
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Family reunion near Benedict, Wilson County, Kansas
Date: 1880-1900
This group photograph shows around forty unidentified people at a family reunion near Benedict, Wilson County, Kansas.
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Hunting scene near Benedict, Wilson County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1930
This photograph, taken near Benedict, Wilson County, Kansas, shows two hunters seated on the ground holding their shotguns, with a string of dead game hanging between them.
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Dinner party guests, Wilson County, Kansas
Date: 1906-1907
This photograph, taken in Wilson County, Kansas, shows six well-dressed women who were attending a dinner party given by Mrs. Morse upon her return from Denver.
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Wooden oil derrick beside a dam on the Fall River in Wilson County, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1910
This photograph shows a dam on the Fall River in Wilson County, Kansas, with a wooden oil derrick standing on the bank nearby.
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Harper’s Spring near Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas
Date: 1965
This photograph shows W. T. Solaman standing under a limestone overhang by Harper’s Spring, near Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas. The spring is on the Guilford Farm, which was owned by…
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Harvest crew, Wilson County, Kansas
Date: 1880-1889
Harvest crew sitting around a cook shack in Wilson County, Kansas
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Threshing rig and crew, Wilson County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1930
This is a scene of Clark Offenbacker’s threshing rig and crew in Wilson County, Kansas, showing the farm hands feeding a horse-drawn thresher.
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Map of the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway and principal connections
Date: December, 1903
This is a map of the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway and principal connections. It shows the proposed route for a sixteen-hundred-mile railway to be constructed from Kansas City…
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Independence, Kansas
Date: September 04, 1965
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Independence, Kansas. The one-story “prairie style” station features a hipped roof with a semi-hexagonal operator’s bay and…
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Members of the original Order of DeMolay in Kansas City, Missouri
Date: 1919
This is a photograph showing members of the original Order of DeMolay, an organization connected to the Masonic Lodge. It was open for membership to young men between the ages…
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Independence, Kansas
Date: June 18, 1955
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Independence, Kansas. The one-story “prairie style” station features a hipped roof with a semi-hexagonal operator’s bay and…
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Harvesting turnips
Date: March 10, 1945
This photograph shows a group of people harvesting turnips at an unidentified location.
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First space monkey, Independence, Kansas
Date: Between 1959 and 1960
This photograph shows a woman and child reading a sign stating, “Birthplace of Miss Able: First Space Monkey.” Miss Able, a rhesus monkey, was born December 1957, on Monkey Island…
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Red Cross Gray Lady Class
Date: Between 1940 and 1945
This is a photograph showing the first Red Cross Gray Lady class, possibly taken at Fort Riley, Kansas. Women in this Gray Lady Class were from Fort Riley, Junction City…
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First National Bank building, Dighton, Lane County, Kansas
Date: Between 1930 and 1940
The First National Bank building at the corner of Long Street in Dighton, Lane County, Kansas.
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First National Bank building, Dighton, Lane County, Kansas
Date: December 17, 1924
The First National Bank building on the corner of Long Street in Dighton, Lane County, Kansas. The photo was taken by “Kirch.” The third story has been removed.
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First National Bank building, Dighton, Lane County, Kansas
Date: 1900
The First National Bank building in Dighton, Kansas after the third story was added. The original part of the building was built in 1888.
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First National Bank building, Dighton, Lane County, Kansas
Date: 1899
The First National Bank building in Dighton, Kansas before the third story was added. The men standing in front of the building are identified, left to right: unidentified; Dennis Doris;…
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Exchange State Bank building, Dighton, Lane County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
The Exchange State Bank building, Dighton, Lane County, Kansas. Signs on the building advertise wallpaper and paint, the Industrial Club, and the Auto Garage and Livery.
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Dighton Methodist Church, Dighton, Lane County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1912
The Methodist Church in Dighton, Lane County, Kansas. This building burned October 9, 1912.
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Dighton Baptist Church, Lane County, Kansas
Date: 1910
The Dighton Baptist Church, Dighton, Lane County, Kansas.
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Horse show, Dighton, Lane County, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1915
A group of men show their prize horses on a street in Dighton, Lane County, Kansas.
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Parade floats, “50th Anniversary of Lane County,” Dighton, Lane County, Kansas
Date: 1936
Two entries in the parade celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Lane County in Dighton, Kansas. One float, on the back of a truck, advertises Jake’s Saloon. On the other float,…