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Keturah Rathbun with her students in Ottawa County, Kansas
Date: Between 1917 and 1919
This is a photograph showing Keturah Rathbun, teacher, with her students in Ottawa County, Kansas. It is probably a rural school.
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Ralph Prickett
Date: 1897
A photograph showing Ralph Prickett lying on either a buffalo or bear skin.
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Ralph Prickett’s saw mill at Council Grove, Kansas
Date: Between 1935 and 1939
Three postcards showing Ralph Prickett’s saw mill possibly working at Council Grove, Kansas.
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Ralph Collier’s house and barn in Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Date: Between 1945 and 1949
Two photographs showing Ralph Collier’s house and barn built by Ralph Prickett. The house and barn were located southeast of Alta Vista, Kansas.
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Ralph Prickett
Date: 1950
A photograph of Ralph Prickett taken shortly after he was involved in a saw mill accident. The photograph was taken in Salina, Kansas.
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Flora May Billings
Date: Between 1890 and 1892
This is a photograph of Flora May Billings taken in Simpson, Kansas.
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Flora Billings Rathbun’s house in Beloit, Kansas
Date: Between 1935 and 1940
This is a photograph showing Flora Billing Rathbun’s house and greenhouses in Beloit, Kansas.
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Children playing in Potter, Kansas
Date: Between 1930 and 1939
This black and white photograph shows a group of girls playing dress up. The girls have been identified from left to right as: Bonnie Crawford, Virgina Drimmel, Janette Crawford, and…
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Potter High School, Potter, Kansas
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
This black and white photograph shows Patty Perry and Dorothy Piper Perry, (L to R) standing beside a WPA sign in front of the Potter High School in Potter, Kansas.…
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Robert Dawson Lykins
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
Advertisements and a photograph of Robert (Bob) Dawson Lykins who owned a grocery store at 526 North 2nd in Atchison, Kansas. In 1938, he started working at Arnsberg’s grocery store…
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Mary Mildred McNerney Lykins
Date: September 13, 2001
Two photographs showing Mary Mildred McNerney Lykins teaching students about rural one room schools. She taught at Irish Point School (District 67) from September 5, 1938 to April, 1939; Oak…
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Mary Mildred McNerney Lykins at Oak Mills school in Atchison County, Kansas
Date: July 15, 1996
Eight photographs showing Mary Mildred McNerny Lykins touring Oak Mills School (District 34) a one room school in Atchison County, Kansas. She taught at Oak Mills from September 5, 1939…
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Mary Mildred McNerny Lykins’ scrapbook
Date: 1938-1943
A scrapbook compiled by Mary Mildred McNerny Lykins documenting her years teaching in rural Atchison County, Kansas. In 1938, she started her teaching career at Irish Point School (District 67)…
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Robert Dawson Lykins
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
A photograph of Robert (Bob) Dawson Lykins in his grocery store located at 526 North 2nd in Atchison, Kansas. In 1938, he started working at Arnsberg’s grocery store located at…
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Capitol, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 2000 and 2004
This color photograph shows a view from the south lawn of the capitol in Topeka, Kansas. Located on twenty acres of land once owned by Cyrus K. Holliday, work began…
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Lorraine (Lizzie) Elizabeth Wooster
Date: Between 1915 and 1919
A profile portrait of Lorraine Elizabeth Wooster. In 1919, she was the first woman elected to the office of Kansas Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Lorraine (Lizzie) Elizabeth Wooster
Date: Between 1915 and 1919
A copy of a painting depicting Lorraine Elizabeth Wooster. In 1919, she was the first woman elected as Kansas Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Lorraine (Lizzie) Elizabeth Wooster
Date: Between 1915 and 1919
A profile portrait of Lorraine (Lizzie) Elizabeth Wooster. In 1919, she was elected to the office of Kansas Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Lorraine (Lizzie) Elizabeth Wooster
Date: Between 1915 and 1919
A portrait of Lorraine (Lizzie) Elizabeth Wooster. In 1919, she was the first woman elected to the office of Kansas Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Starting an orchard at the Agricultural Experiment Station at Fort Hays, Kansas
Date: 1910
This photograph shows people planting fruit trees at the Agricultural Experiment Station at Fort Hays, Kansas. This station was acquired through a grant from the United States on March 27,…
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Cultivating furrows in Kansas
Date: April, 1914
A photograph showing an unidentified farmer cultivating furrows to check for drift of soil by the wind.
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Soil conservation in Brown County, Kansas
Date: 1939
Five photographs showing soil conservation in Brown County, Kansas.
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Soil conservation techniques in Kansas
Date: Between 1930 and 1939
A photograph showing two men planting seedlings for a shelterbelt in Kansas.
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Harvesting alfalfa in Kansas
Date: Between 1930 and 1939
A photograph showing a unidentified farmer harvesting alfalfa in Kansas. In the background is a shelterbelt planted to guard against soil erosion.
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Shelterbelt in Kansas
Date: Between 1930 and 1939
A photograph showing a shelterbelt on an unidentified farm in Kansas. The shelterbelt was planted to guard against soil erosion.