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Madonna of the Trail, Council Grove, Kansas

Date: 1957

This photograph shows the Madonna of the Trail monument in Council Grove, Kansas. The National Society of the American Daughters of the Revolution (N.S.D.A.R.) commissioned the monument, which was dedicated…

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Old Bell Monument, Council Grove, Kansas

Date: 1940s

This photograph shows a view of the Old Bell Monument, probably in the 1940s. The bell was brought from Leavenworth by ox-team between 1861 and 1863. The bell wasn’t properly…

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Lawrence Edward “Larry” Deger

Date: Between 1875 and 1880

Here are two images copied from 4×5 negatives showing Larry Deger (1845-1924). He came to southwest Kansas in November 1868 as a wagon boss for Lt. Col. George A. Custer.…

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Old Bell Monument, Council Grove, Kansas

Date: 1901

These photographs show two views of the Old Bell Monument in 1901. The bell was brought from Leavenworth by ox-team between 1861 and 1863. The bell wasn’t properly hung in…

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Circus parade, Council Grove, Kansas

Date: 1890s

In these photographs, a circus parade passes down Main Street, Council Grove, Kansas. A person riding an elephant, camels, clowns, and a horse-drawn steam calliope are pictured.

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Colonel James Clark Hughes

Date: 1960

This is a photograph of James Clark Hughes probably taken in Long Beach, California shortly after he retired. He was born in Topeka in 1888. The timing of his birth,…

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Neosho River bridge, Council Grove, Kansas

Date: 1913

These photographs show the “new” concrete bridge over the Neosho River in Council, Grove, Kansas. The bridge, dedicated on July 4, 1913, is located at the site of the historic…

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Sod house in Kansas

Date: Between 1890 and 1899

This is a photograph showing an unidentified family with their sod house in Kansas.