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Game of billiards, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Date: Between 1870s and 1890s

This black and white photograph shows a group of soldiers gathered around a billiards table as a game is being played at the Fort Leavenworth barracks in Leavenworth, Kansas.

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Dutch windmill in Lawrence, Kansas

Date: Between 1890 and 1899

This is a cyanotype showing the old Dutch windmill, which stood on West Ninth Street in Lawrence, Kansas. Construction on the windmill started July 1, 1863 by Andrew Palm and…

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Erasmus Bennett home, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1950s and 1960s

This black and white photograph shows the Bennett home at the corner of Eighth and Buchanan Streets in Topeka, Kansas. Designed by architect Seymour Davis, the home was built between…

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“Modern Soddy,” Barton County, Kansas

Date: Between 1880s and 1890s

This black and white photograph shows three men informally posing in front of a sod house in Barton County, Kansas. The use of sod to build homes and sometimes schools…

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Parrott’s millinery store, Colby, Kansas

Date: 1908

This postcard shows the interior of Parrott’s millinery store in Colby, Kansas. In the foreground, decorative hats in various sizes and shapes can be seen on display as a gentleman…

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Members of the 7th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry

Date: Between 1861 and 1865

Photographs of members of several different companies of the 7th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. The men include Capt. Francis M. Malone, Capt. William Jenkins, Lt. Frederick W. Emery, Lt. Russell W.…

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Chief White Cloud

Date: Between 1930 and 1939

This is a postcard showing James White Cloud “The gro-wo-nung” born May 15, 1840, on the Iowa Indian Mission east of Highland, Kansas. He served in the Union Army as…

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Members of the 12th Kansas Infantry

Date: Between 1862 and 1865

Photographs of members of the 12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry, including John W. Welles, William Spraggs, Lt. Charles G. Lovejoy, and Newton Henshaw.

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James H. Berkshire

Date: Between 1862 and 1865

A photograph of Lieutenant James H. Berkshire of the 12th Kansas Infantry, Company I.

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Members of the 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry

Date: Between 1861 and 1865

These are photographs of the members of the 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. Soldiers from several companies are in the images. Those identified include Harvey A. Miller, John T. Wasson, Joseph…