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Winifred Player, Santa Fe Courier Nurse

Date: Between 1944 and 1955

These two black and white photographs show Santa Fe courier nurse Winifred Player. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company assigned registered nurses, known as couriers, to their passenger…

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Vera Ragan, Santa Fe Courier Nurse

Date: Between 1944 and 1955

This black and white photograph shows Santa Fe courier nurse Vera Ragan. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company assigned registered nurses, known as couriers, to their passenger trains…

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Grand Army of the Republic, Troy, Kansas

Date: Between 1880 and 1900

This black and white photograph shows members from the Grand Army of the Republic, Kennedy Post No. 292, in Troy, Kansas. One of the members has been identified. Cyrus Leland,…

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Fiesta Mexicana, Topeka, Kansas

Date: July 18, 1976

This black and white photograph shows five year old Rito Lopez, the son of Mr. & Mrs. Rito Lopez, standing in front of a cloth mural during the annual Fiesta…

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Fiesta Mexicana, Topeka, Kansas

Date: August 06, 1966

This black and white photograph shows Mary Pat Rodriguez and Augustin Ramirez practicing the Jarabe on the stage of the Guadalupe School for the annual Fiesta Mexicana in Topeka, Kansas.

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Travel Air OX-5 airplane

Date: Between 1924 and 1925

A photograph showing a Travel Air OX-5 with a 90 horse power Curtis Wright engine. The photograph was probably taken near Wichita, Kansas. Air Travel eventually became Beech.

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Anderson sod house, Logan County, Kansas

Date: Between 1885 and 1890

This photograph shows three men with musical instruments and one man with a rifle on the roof of the Anderson sod house in Logan County, Kansas. Isabel, Matilda and Pete…

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Julie Gonville Pappan and Bell Pappan Auld

Date: 1890s

A photograph of Julie Gonville Pappan (seated) and her granddaughter Bell Pappan Auld (standing). Julie was a granddaughter of White Plume, who was a member of the Kansa Indian tribe.…

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Avra P. Russell

Date: Between 1861 and 1862

A portrait of Captain Avra P. Russell who was a member of Company G, 2nd Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. He was killed at the Battle of Prairie Grove on December 7,…

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Silkville cheese house

Date: 1885

This photograph shows the cheese house at Silkville after a hail storm. Note the shattered windows. Farmers brought milk here to be made into cheese to be sold here. Grandfather…

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City sign for Silkville

Date: Between 1940 and 1950

This photograph shows a highway or city sign for Silkville, Kansas. The photograph was donated by John W. Harvey.

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Richmond’s Central Avenue

Date: Between 1910 and 1915

A joined view of Richmond’s Central Avenue around the year 1912. A jewelry store, early automobile, and a horse drawn buggy are shown. The photograph was donated by John M.…

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Snow storm in Richmond, Kansas

Date: March 23, 1912

Richmond’s main street is pictured under twenty-four inches of snow. The people in the photograph are unidentified. The photograph was donated by John M. Lambertson.