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Business district in Harveyville, Kansas
Date: 1895-1900
This is a view of the business district taken from atop the grain elevator in Harveyville, Kansas.
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Joe McClure General Merchandise store in Harveyville, Kansas
Date: 1903
Photograph of the general store owned by Joe McClure in Harveyville, Kansas. Just behind McClure’s store was a livery stable.
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Grand Army of the Republic meeting in Harveyville, Kansas
Date: 1900-1915
Two photographs showing members of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) in Harveyville, Kansas. Members are identified as Mr. Sharp, Moses P. Earley, Edd Symes, Billey Meyers, R. D.…
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Harris family of Harveyville, Kansas
Date: 1880-1945
Several photographs showing the Harris family and their house in Harveyville, Kansas. Samuel Murrell Harris was the son of Isaiah Morris Harris and Nancy Jane Murrell Harris. Samuel’s first wife…
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Brown Service Station in Harveyville, Kansas
Date: October 30, 1955
Three black and white photographs of Brown Service Station in Harveyville, Kansas. The station was owned by G. Ross Brown and his wife, Helen Marie (Marsh) Brown. The station was…
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Rufus King
Date: 1898
A studio photograph of Rufus King who was born in Rock Creek Township in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. The photograph was taken in Manila, Philippines, where King served during the Spanish-American…
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John Dorgan in Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Date: Between 1885 and 1895
Photograph of John Dorgan Sr. who came to America from Cork, Ireland in 1854. He homesteaded in Rock Creek Township, Wabaunsee County, in 1871.
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Mrs. Joe Clampit and her daughter
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
This is a studio portrait of Mrs. Joe Clampit and her daughter, Grace. Mrs. Clampit was the daughter of James Ash, an early Rock Creek township pioneer in Wabaunsee County,…
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Zurbuchen family in Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Date: 1905-1910
Photograph of Gottlieb Zurbuchen (1837-1917), an immigrant from Switzerland who settled in Rock Creek Township in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. Seen with him in this photograph are his granddaughters, Anna, Lydia…
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Sacred Heart School in Newbury, Kansas
Date: 1895-1900
Photograph of a group of students standing in front of the Sacred Heart School in Newbury, Kansas. The students are unidentified. They stand in front of the first Catholic Church…
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Construction of Sacred Heart School in Newbury, Kansas
Date: 1906
Photograph of men constructing the Sacred Heart School in Newbury, Kansas. Stone cutters and layers are seen here using a block and tackle system to hoist the cut limestone rocks.…
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Catholic Church in Newbury, Kansas
Date: 1900-1910
Photograph of the Catholic Church in Newbury, Kansas. The church was built in 1884 and burned in 1921.
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Catholic Parsonage in Newbury, Kansas
Date: 1890-1900
Photograph of a large crowd gathered in front of the Catholic Parsonage at Newbury, Kansas.
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Philharmonic band in Newbury, Kansas
Date: 1883
Photograph showing members of the philharmonic band from Newbury, Kansas, standing outside an unidentified building. The band was organized on October 1, 1883 by Father Hundhausen. Members are identified as…
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Young ladies of Des Moines neighborhood in Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Date: 1913
Photograph of a group of women from the Des Moines neighborhood in rural Rock Creek Township, Wabaunsee County, Kansas, appearing to be enjoying an afternoon party. Identified on an attached…
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Farmhouse in Fairfield, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1920
This is a view of an unidentified farmhouse and shed located in the ghost town of Fairfield, Kansas.
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Three women in Chalk, Kansas
Date: Between 1895 and 1905
This is a studio portrait of Mrs. Sophronia Frank, her sister Mabel Channell, and an unidentified friend.
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Mary Curtis Hocker
Date: 1905-1915
Two photographs of Mary Curtis Hocker and her family. Mary and her husband, William, homesteaded in the Rock Creek area of Wabaunsee County, Kansas, in 1879. William died of pneumonia…
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Coyote hunters, Volland, Kansas
Date: Between 1940 and 1950
A black and white photograph of Leo Burton and George Eldridge posing with coyote hides displayed across an automobile in Volland, Kansas.
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Knights of Phythias chapter in Chalk, Kansas
Date: 1890-1900
Photograph of members of the local chapter of the Knights of Phythias in Chalk, Kansas. Some of the members are identified as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reynolds, George Pardee, John…
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John Crisp in Chalk, Kansas
Date: 1890-1900
A black and white studio portrait of John Crisp, a blacksmith, wearing his leather apron. Crisp lived in the town of Chalk, located in southwest Wabaunsee County, Kansas.
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Chalk band in Chalk, Kansas
Date: 1900-1910
Studio portrait showing members of the Chalk band from Chalk, Kansas. Some of the members have been identified as Mr. Hull, George Pardee, John Dorgan, William Dorgan, John Russell, and…
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General Lewis Walt at the opening of the General Walt Boy Scout Trail
Date: 1974
Photograph of General Lewis William Walt speaking to a group of Boy Scouts and adults at the opening of the General’s Boy Scout Trail across Wabaunsee County, Kansas. Lew Walt…
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Sebring house in Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Date: 1884-1885
Photograph of the Sebring house located south of Halifax in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. Members of the family include Myron Sebring, his wife, Louisa Sebring, their children, Ina Sebring Young, Eva…
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Steam tractor, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
Photograph of three unidentified men posing with a steam tractor in a field in Wabaunsee County, Kansas.