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Threshing crew, Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

An unidentified threshing crew is seen working in a field with a steam tractor in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. A water wagon is seen bringing water to fill the steam tractor.

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John Louis Schepp farm, Alma, Kansas

Date: 1895-1925

Six photographs of the Schepp farm located seven miles southwest of Alma, Kansas. The house, saw mill, barn, and cattle pins can be seen in the photographs. John Louis Schepp…

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Schwanke house near Alma, Kansas

Date: 1975-1985

Three photographs of the house once owned by John Schwanke located in Farmer township south of Alma, Kansas. In the late 1970s, the Gregg family restored the house and later…

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Threshing crew, Wilmington, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1920

Photograph of a crew of fourteen men identified as Joe Sowers’ threshing crew working in a field at Wilmington, in south Wabaunsee County, Kansas.

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Hiner homestead, Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Date: Between 1975 and 1985

This photograph shows a deserted stone house with a frame addition identified as the Hiner family homestead built in the 1870s in Wabaunsee County, Kansas.

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Ed Krapp homstead, Alma, Kansas

Date: Between 1975 and 1985

Photograph showing the homestead of Ed Krapp in Alma, Kansas. The attached caption reads, “This was the original home of Ed Krapp, brother-in-law to Peter and Joseph Thoes. Ed was…

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Ed and Alfred Schwanke

Date: Between 1935 and 1940

Two photographs of Ed and Alfred Schwanke of Wabaunsee County, Kansas. In the first photograph, the pair are seen planting a field as one man sits on a planter being…

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Ernest Thoes residence, Alma, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1930

Photograph of the Thoes family on the porch of their home located southeast of Alma, Kansas. Identified left to right are: Ernest Thoes, Olga Morris, Lena Thoes, Hulda Thoes, and…

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Baler crew, Alma, Kansas

Date: Between 1910 and 1915

A photograph of a team of men identified as a baler crew with a large horse-drawn piece of equipment. Identified from left to right are John Haller, Herman Steimel, Herman…

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Jack McBryer shearing sheep

Date: 1930-1940

Two photographs of Jack McBryer of Wabaunsee County, Kansas, shearing a sheep and receiving top honors at the Kansas State Fair.

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A. J. Skeen family in Eskridge, Kansas

Date: 1889

This is a studio portrait of Andrew Jackson Skeen and his family in Eskridge, Kansas. Skeen was the foreman of the Tanner Ranch at Eskridge. Other members of the family…

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Motorcyclists in Eskridge, Kansas

Date: 1908-1915

Photograph showing a group of motorcycle riders from Eskridge, Kansas, posing with their Indian and Harley-Davidson motorcycles. They are identified as, left to right, George Waugh, his son Ralph, Jay…

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Main Street in Eskridge, Kansas

Date: 1905-1910

Two photographs showing Main Street in Eskridge, Kansas. The first photograph looks north on Main Street from the middle of the south 200 block. The second photograph shows the west…