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Booker T. Washington Club

Date: 1952 - 1979

These photographs show the state meeting of the Booker T. Washington Club in Parsons in June of 1952 and a second meeting in an unidentified location in the 1970s.

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Running Bull

Date: Between 1880 and 1889

This is a carte-de-visite showing Running Bull, possibly a member of the Sioux tribe.

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Sitting Bull

Date: Between 1885 and 1889

This is cabinet card showing an artist’s depiction of Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man. Sitting Bull led his people as a tribal chief during years of resistance…

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Kaw Agency in Indian Territory

Date: 1879

This is a photograph showing Mahlon Stubbs (right) and Rachel Stubbs (middle) with employees at the Kaw Agency in Indian Territory including Silas Moon and Lydia Thompson. Mahlon Stubbs was…

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Alta Vista Cornet Band in Council Grove, Kansas

Date: September 29, 1899

A photograph of the Alta Vista Cornet Band in Council Grove, Kansas. People in the photograph are: standing (left to right) Martin Biglin, Gus Webber, George Turney, Bret Hull, Will…

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Alta Vista Cornet Band from Alta Vista, Kansas

Date: May 15, 1898

A photograph of the Alta Vista Cornet Band from Alta Vista, Kansas. People in the photograph are: lower row (left to right) Andrew Turney, Charles Chitty, Pearl Thomas, Martin Biglin,…

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Goldsby’s Golden Giants, Topeka, Kansas

Date: 1887

This image is a newspaper reproduction of a cabinet card originally made by George Downing and copied by F. G. Willard. It features players on Topeka’s second minor league team,…

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Alonzo B. Webster funeral, Dodge City, Kansas

Date: April 15, 1887

These three black and white photographs show scenes from Alonzo B. Webster’s funeral in Dodge City, Kansas. The former mayor of Dodge City (1881-1883) died on April 12, 1887, at…

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Topeka State Hospital in Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1996 and 1997

A photograph of the Center building at the Topeka State Hospital, a publicly funded institution for the care and treatment of the mentally ill in Topeka, Kansas. It was located…

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Model T Ford, Stanton County, Kansas

Date: 1918

This black and white photograph shows George L. Henry, Dora Le Henry, and Mrs. J.B. Spires sitting inside a Model T Ford. The group are on their way to shop…

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Panoramic view of Camp Funston

Date: Between 1917 and 1919

This is a panoramic photograph showing Camp Funston. It was located on Fort Riley, near Junction City, Kansas. The camp was named for Brigadier General Frederick Funston. Camp Funston was…

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Knox family in Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1930 and 1939

This is a photograph of Knox family in Topeka, Kansas. People in the photograph are: back row (left to right) Harry Humes, Brade Ball, George Knox, Margaret Ball, India Holman,…

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Cattle auction, Dodge City, Kansas

Date: Between 1945 and 1955

This photograph shows cattle moving through a livestock arena in Dodge City, Kansas, as potential buyers look on. Above the arena signs are visible for various businesses in the area.

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Livestock sale barn, Dodge City, Kansas

Date: Between 1945 and 1955

This photograph shows an aerial view of a livestock sale barn and its cattle pens in Dodge City, Kansas. In the foreground several automobiles are visible in the parking lot.