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Winter General Army Hospital, Topeka, Kansas

Date: January 11, 1946

These three black and white photographs show the Winter General Army Hospital, an aerial view, and the Presentation Ceremony when it was dedicated as a Veterans Administration hospital. Dr. Karl…

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Castle Rock, Kansas, on the Smoky Hill

Date: 1867

This is a photograph of Castle Rock located near the Smoky Hill River in Gove County, Kansas. Castle Rock was a landmark on the Butterfield Overland Dispatch route. The chalk…

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First Presbyterian Church in Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1965 and 1970

A postcard showing the First Presbyterian Church located at 817 Harrison Street in Topeka, Kansas. The church was organized on December 19, 1859 and this building was erected in 1884.

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Governor Robert B. Docking

Date: Between 1967 and 1969

This color photograph was given to people visiting the governor’s office. It shows Governor Robert B. Docking and the Kansas Capitol. Docking, a Democrat from Arkansas City, Kansas, served as…

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Topeka State Hospital and the Boys’ Industrial School

Date: Between 1950 and 1959

Several other institutions in Topeka were allied with the Menninger Clinic who provided counseling and psychiatric resident physicians for staffing the Topeka State Hospital and Boys’ Industrial School during the…

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Air Dome Theater, Ellsworth, Kansas

Date: 1915

This black and white photograph shows three men and a boy in front of the Air Dome Theater in Ellsworth, Kansas. One man has a foghorn. Signs of the side…

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Herbert Clark Hoover, Strong City, Kansas

Date: August 20, 1928

This sepia colored photograph shows Herbert Clark Hoover, Republican candidate for Presidency, with members of the Kansas Republican party campaigning in Strong City, Kansas. The campaign trip took Hoover from…

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Central Hotel, Sharon Springs, Kansas

Date: Between 1880s and 1890s

This black and white photograph shows the Central Hotel in Sharon Springs, Kansas. The two-story wooden structure was also known as the Martin Hotel.

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Post Office, Sharon Springs, Kansas

Date: Between 1880s and 1890s

This black and white photograph shows a young boy and a gentleman standing in front of the post office in Sharon Springs, Kansas.

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Sasnak Hotel, Sharon Springs, Kansas

Date: Between 1880s and 1890s

This sepia colored postcard shows the Sasnak Hotel in Sharon Springs, Kansas. To the left is Dr. Carter’s office and to the far right is the Fred Wildman building. Sasnak…

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Postcards from various state hospitals

Date: Unknown

Twenty-four colored postcards showing state hospitals from various states, including California, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin.

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Liberty Hall, Lawrence, Kansas

Date: Between 1870 and 1879

This stereograph shows the first Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas. The two-story brick structure, built by Samuel Edwin Poole, was located on the northeast corner of Seventh and Massachusetts Streets…

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Osawatomie State Hospital

Date: 1866-1966

Four photographs relating to the Osawatomie State Hospital in Osawatomie, Kansas. The first image shows the building listed as the first “Insane Asylum” in Kansas, known as “The Lodge,” in…