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Main Street in Eskridge, Kansas

Date: 1940-1945

Photograph looking southwest along Main Street in Eskridge, Kansas. At this time, there were two banks, two cafes, a grocery store, mercantile, and drug store all on the west side…

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Judge George A. Huron

Date: 1898

Photograph of Judge George A. Huron. This photograph was taken from the 1898 Standard Atlas of Shawnee County, Kansas.

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Kratzer family, Volland, Kansas

Date: 1948

A black and white photograph of unidentified members of the Kratzer family standing next to an automobile outside the Kratzer Brothers General Store in Volland, Kansas.

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Alta Vista business leaders

Date: 1900-1910

Several portraits of the leading business men and women of Alta Vista, Kansas. They include J. E. Reagen, August Wolgast, W. C. Meseke, Otto Wolgast, Percival Hawes, T. A. Gantz,…

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Wolgast Hardware in Alta Vista, Kansas

Date: 1920-1930

Photograph of a group of area farmers displaying new tractors at Wolgast Hardware, Harness, and Implements in Alta Vista, Kansas. Some of the people in the photograph are identified as…

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Tornado damage in Alta Vista, Kansas

Date: 1912

Photograph showing a group of women gathered in front of a home which sustained damage from the 1912 tornado that struck Alta Vista, Kansas. The building was one of the…

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Smith Pharmacy in Alta Vista, Kansas

Date: April 21, 1909

Photograph showing an interior view of Dr. W. H. H. Smith’s drug store in Alta Vista, Kansas. Smith was a registered druggist, born in Illinois in 1858. He began his…

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Rock crusher at quarry, Alta Vista, Kansas

Date: Between 1890 and 1900

Two views of the rock crusher at the quarry near Alta Vista, Kansas. Railroad cars belonging to the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway can be seen near the crusher.

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Large crowd in Alta Vista, Kansas

Date: Between 1920 and 1930

Photograph showing a large crowd gathered at a rural residence in Alta Vista, Kansas. Notice the man standing in the back of the truck addressing the crowd.

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Johnson Jewelry, Alta Vista, Kansas

Date: 1910

An interior view of Johnson Jewelry in Alta Vista, Kansas. Writing on the back of the photograph reads, “Chris Johnson Jewelry store located south of Buchman’s Farm Supply. Started in…

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Co-op tour group from Alta Vista, Kansas

Date: January 30, 1958

A large group of Alta Vista farmers and ranchers stop at the Co-op offices in Kansas City while on a bus tour in 1958. Identified from left to right, first…

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Bunger Hotel, Alta Vista, Kansas

Date: Between 1908 and 1909

Photograph of nine men standing on the porch of the Bunger Hotel in Alta Vista, Kansas. Writing on the back identifies the man in the center with his arm around…

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Welcome sign in Alta Vista, Kansas

Date: 1920

This photograph was taken upon completion of this welcome sign in Alta Vista, Kansas. The sign was painted by H. Kahle. Each of the town’s merchants’ names are displayed on…