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U. S. Land Office in Lecompton, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1932
Three photographs of the U. S. Land Office in Lecompton, Kansas. The building eventually burned on February 28, 1932.
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Group at Lane University, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: Between 1885 and 1915
This photograph shows a group of people at Lane University in Lecompton, Kansas. This school was founded in 1865 by Reverend Solomon Weaver, the first president, and was named after…
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Class group at Lane University, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1884
A group photograph of students at Lane University in Lecompton, Kansas. President Erwin is on the back row (tall man with long beard), Major Hafe and wife on porch, Eli…
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Class group at Lane University, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1902
This photograph shows a class from Lane University in Lecompton, Kansas. The man in the top row, center, is John W. Burkett. The woman sitting on the far right is…
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Class group at Lane University, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1901
This photograph shows a class from Lane University in Lecompton, Kansas. The woman standing is Bertha Blinn Burkett and the first person on the left sitting is John Wesley Burkett.…
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Class group at Lane University, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: Between 1892 and 1893
This photograph shows a class from Lane University in Lecompton, Kansas. The school was founded in 1865 by Reverend Solomon Weaver, the first president, and was named after U.S. Senator…
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Students and teachers, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1925
Two group photographs showing students and teachers at two unknown Lecompton, Kansas schools. One child, Harry, is noted on the large school group photograph.
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Mount Aeolia, home of Territorial Governor Frederick P. Stanton, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: Between 1870 and 1900
A photograph of Mount Aeolia, the home of Territorial Governor Frederick P. Stanton, near Lecompton, Kansas. The house would later be owned by Governor Harry Woodring.
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Mount Aeolia, home of Territorial Governor Frederick P. Stanton, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: Between 1930 and 1948
A photograph of Mount Aeolia, the home of Territorial Governor Frederick P. Stanton, near Lecompton, Kansas. The house would later be owned by Governor Harry Woodring.
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Mount Aeolia, home of Territorial Governor Frederick P. Stanton, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1939
Two views of Mount Aeolia, the home of Territorial Governor Frederick P. Stanton, near Lecompton, Kansas. The house would later be owned by Governor Harry Woodring.
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Colonel Nace home, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1930
A photograph of Colonel William Nace’s house in Lecompton, Kansas.
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Henry J. Adams house, formerly home of Sheriff Jones, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1920
A photograph of the Henry J. Adams house, formerly the home of Sheriff Samuel Jones. On May 21, 1856, Sheriff Jones, accompanied by a group of proslavery men acting as…
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Governor Geary’s residence, Lecompton, Territorial Kansas
Date: June 06, 1857
An illustration from Harper’s Weekly titled “The Governor’s Mansion, Lecompton, Kansas Territory.” The mansion was a six-room log cabin that was built for Governor John W. Geary.
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Dundore house in Lecompton, Kansas
Date: Between 1875 and 1905
A photograph of the Dundore house in Lecompton, Kansas. Four people can be seen on the front porch.
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Possible first governor’s house in Lecompton, Kansas
Date: Between 1865 and 1895
This house is reportedly the first governor’s house in Lecompton, Kansas.
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ATSF locomotive #3457 train derailment, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1941
Two views of the derailment of ATSF locomotive #3457, train #27, in Lecompton, Kansas. The Kansas River can be seen in the background.
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Possible Lecompton Sun printing press and office, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1905
A photograph of what could be the Lecompton Sun office and printing press with Linotype, in Lecompton, Kansas.
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Judges in the 23rd judicial district
Date: Between 1900 and 1907
This is a photograph of judges in the old 14th judicial district and later the 23rd judicial district of Russell County, Kansas. The judges are J. H. Prescott, S. O.…
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Illustration of U. S. troops guarding Free State prisoners, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: October 04, 1856
An illustration showing U. S. troops as they appeared in camp guarding Free State prisoners near Lecompton, Kansas.
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Flood at the Lecompton bridge, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: June 1951
A photograph showing flood waters at the Lecompton bridge in Lecompton, Kansas.
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Road drag used in road construction, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
A photograph of a horse-drawn road drag used for road construction in Lecompton, Kansas.
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Stone crushers in Lecompton, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1889
A photograph of possibly the Sherman Rock Crusher Company in Lecompton, Kansas. The Kansas River can be seen on the left side of the photograph.
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Daniel Moses Fisk
Date: March 1910
This is a photograph of Dr. Daniel M. Fisk, pastor at the First Congregational Church in Topeka, Kansas, and professor of sociology at Washburn College.
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Northern view of Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1861
An illustration showing a northern view of Lecompton, Kansas, copied from the publication Our Whole Country. This illustration was created by Barber and Howe.
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S. T. Stevenson House, Belleville, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
This is a photograph of the S. T. Stevenson house, 2012 N Street, Belleville, facing east. In the background is the Methodist Church.