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Firemen, Solomon, Kansas

Date: 1914

This sepia colored photograph shows members of the volunteer fire department from Solomon, Kansas. The men have been identified by row. Front: Jack McKleskie, Frank Henderson, Bill Higgins, Jerry Sullivan,…

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Playground slide, Parker Amusement Company

Date: 1905

This black and white photograph shows children surrounding the spiral slide at the Golden Gate City Park, in San Francisco, California. The C.W. Parker Amusement Company from Leavenworth, Kansas, built…

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Robert and Ann Gottesman

Date: May 1, 1950

These two photographs show Robert and Ann Gottesman, son and daughter of Julia Menninger Gottesman, Dr. Karl Menninger’s daughter. Ann is playing with a toy sewing machine and Robert is…

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Feeding Chickens

Date: 1908

This black and white photograph shows a young girl feeding chickens. In the background an advertisement for Quakers Oats is visible.

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Children’s picnic

Date: Between 1920 and 1939

This black and white photograph shows a group of children sharing a picnic meal.

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Children and wagon

Date: Between 1900 and 1919

This black and white photograph shows two children wearing winter clothing while seated in a wagon that resembles a sled.

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Boy on tricycle

Date: Between 1900 and 1919

This black and white photograph shows a young boy seated on a tricycle.

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Girl with dolls

Date: Between 1900 and 1919

This black and white photograph shows a young girl dressed in formal clothing with her dolls in a garden setting. One doll is in a doll buggy and the little…

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Girl with doll

Date: Between 1900 and 1919

This sepia colored photograph shows a young girl with golden locks of hair admiring her doll.

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Girl and doll

Date: Between 1900 and 1919

This black and white photograph shows a young girl with a big bow in her hair, informally posing with a doll and doll carriage. There is also a parasol over…

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Tom Thumb wedding

Date: Between 1920 and 1929

These two black and white photographs show children dressed in formal clothing for a wedding. This form of role playing was referred to as a Tom Thumb wedding. It was…

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Girl serving tea

Date: Between 1920 and 1929

This black and white photograph shows a girl serving tea while wearing a hat and coat.

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White House, Wallace, Kansas

Date: Between 1880s and 1890s

These two black and white photographs show a group of people standing in front of and back of the Grovers Hotel, also, know as the “White House”, in Wallace, Kansas.…

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Ne Plus Ultra, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1926 and 1946

This black and white photograph shows members of the Ne Plus Ultra club in Topeka, Kansas. The organization, founded in 1899, promoted art and literature among its members.

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David Paul home, Weskan, Kansas

Date: 1923

This black and white photograph shows a group of people standing beside an automobile as cattle roam nearby. In the background the homestead of Mr. and Mrs. David Paul is…