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Maria Dotts Wilson

Date: Between 1870s and 1880s

This black and white photograph shows a painting of Maria Dotts Wilson, (1832-1908). Born on January 21, 1832, to Thomas Benton Dotts and Delilah Kendall Dotts, in Stark County, Ohio.…

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Kansas Legislature, 1874

Date: 1874

This sepia colored legislative panel shows members of the Kansas Senate and the House of Representatives.

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First Methodist Church, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1860 and 1867

This cabinet card shows the First Methodist Church in Topeka, Kansas. Construction on the brick structure began on October 16, 1860 when the cornerstone was laid at 5th and Quincy…

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William Christie Carswell

Date: Between 1912 and 1918

A portrait of William Christie Carswell, who was the manager of the Western Union office in Topeka, Kansas. He worked in the Hutchinson, Kansas, office before it was destroyed by…

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Vear Porter Wilson

Date: Between 1880 and 1890

These black and white photographs show Vear Porter Wilson (1828-1899), newspaper editor, publisher and politician. Born on April 1,1828, to John Wilson and Elizabeth Porter Wilson in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.…

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Topeka Pure Milk Company in Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1907 and 1910

A photograph of the Topeka Pure Milk Company located at 400-404 Jackson in Topeka, Kansas. Percy Reed, foreman of the company, is standing in the doorway wearing a hat and…

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Walter Augustus Huxman

Date: Between 1937 and 1939

This black and white photograph shows Walter Augustus Huxman, (1887-1972). Elected on November 3, 1936, as the twenty-seventh governor of Kansas, he served one term from 1937 to 1939. Failing…

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Walter Augustus Huxman

Date: 1938

This photograph shows Walter A. Huxman with a group of women from the Kansas Democratic Party. He established his career as a public official by serving as Reno County’s assistant…

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Walter Augustus Huxman

Date: March 09, 1938

This black and white photograph shows governors gathered for a celebration in Amarillo, Texas. In the middle is Jas V. Allred of Texas with Erest W. Marland of Oklahom and…

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Walter Augustus Huxman

Date: January 1937

This black and white photograph shows Governor Walter Huxman during his inaugural parade along Sixth & Kansas in Topeka, Kansas. Huxman, a Democrat, was elected on November 3, 1936, as…

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Walter Augustus Huxman

Date: May 27, 1938

This black and white photograph shows Governor Walter Huxman and Virgil Patterson on horseback in Anthony, Kansas. Elected on November 3, 1936, as the twenty-seventh governor of Kansas, he served…

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Walter Augustus Huxman

Date: Between 1939 and 1949

This black and white photograph shows Walter Augustus Huxman, (1887-1972). He established his career as a public official by serving as Reno County’s assistant attorney from 1915 to 1919, and…

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Walter Augustus Huxman

Date: March 18, 1938

This black and white photograph shows Walter Augustus Huxman, (1887-1972) possibly standing in the bucket of a large mine or quarrying shovel. He established his career as a public official…

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Walter Augustus Huxman

Date: 1936

This black and white photograph shows Governor Walter Huxman (in the center) sitting on bales of straw with a group of men. Elected on November 3, 1936, as the twenty-seventh…