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Watson Mill Company, Wichita, Kansas

Date: 1908

This black and white photograph shows the Watson Mill Company in Wichita, Kansas. There is signage that reads “1000 Barrels Daily” on the outside of the facility.

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Star Lumber Company in Elkhart, Kansas

Date: 1914

Here are two cyanotypes of the Star Lumber Company in Elkhart, Kansas. The men in one of the photographs are identified as Lee Larrabee, left, Clyde Washburn, center, and Ralph…

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Neveling elevator, Wichita, Kansas

Date: 1908

This black and white photograph shows boxcars from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, the Chicago, Rock Island & Texas Railway Company, and the St. Louis, San Francisco…

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Kansas Milling Company, Wichita, Kansas

Date: 1910

This photograph shows the Kansas Milling Company in Wichita, Kansas, along with several boxcars parked in front of the company’s loading dock. In the upper left-hand corner of the photograph…

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Train wreck in Liberal, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1905

These two photographs show a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad train wreck near Kansas Avenue in Liberal, Kansas. One train was on the main track when the engineer and…

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Workmen with teams of horses

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

This is a photograph showing workmen with teams of horses either building a road or canal, possibly in Seward County, Kansas

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Fairview Farm in Seward County, Kansas

Date: Between 1910 and 1915

This is a photograph of the Fairview Farm owned by W. Granam located in Seward County, Kansas. Visible in the photograph are automobiles, three teams of mules, and wagons. Also…

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Band in Liberal, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

This is a photograph of a band in Liberal, Kansas. The band might be the Seward County Band.

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Workmen with teams of horses

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

This is a photograph showing workmen with teams of horses and harvest equipment, possibly in Seward County, Kansas.

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Ira D. Blanchard

Date: Between 1854 and 1860

This is a photograph of Reverend Ira D. Blanchard, who founded the Delaware Baptist Mission near Edwardsville, Kansas. He is credited with building the first residence in Wyandotte County, Kansas.

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Aerial spray plane

Date: Between 1940 and 1950

This black and white photograph shows a field being sprayed for noxious weeds by an aerial spray plane using 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. The spray, commonly called 2,4-D, is a pesticide/herbicide used…

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Hannibal, Missouri

Date: June 1874

This is an illustration showing trains and steamboats at Hannibal, Missouri. The illustration appears in The Great South-West, June 1874. It is credited to both Paul Frenzeny and Jules Tavernier.