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Smith automobile factory, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1902 and 1911

This photograph shows factory workers at the Smith automobile factory in Topeka, Kansas. Smith automobiles was one of four companies building automobiles in Kansas during this time period. Smith’s closed…

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Smith Automobile factory, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1902 and 1911

A photograph showing employees in the Smith Automobile Factory, Topeka, Kansas. Smith was one of four Kansas companies building automobiles during this time period.

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Smith automobile factory, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1902 and 1911

A photograph showing the Smith automobile factory, Topeka, Kansas. Since automobiles were a relatively new invention, car parts were not widely available. For this reason, Smith automobiles had to make…

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Smith automobile factory, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1902 and 1911

A photograph showing the Smith automobile factory, Topeka, Kansas. Since functional automobiles were a relatively new invention, car parts were not widely available. For this reason, the Smith automobile factory…

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Smith automobiles, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1902 and 1911

This photograph shows two “Great Smith” cars made by Smith Automobile Company. The business closed in 1911 due to increased competition and financial troubles.

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Smith Automobile factory, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1902 and 1911

A photograph showing the inside of the Smith automobile factory, Topeka, Kansas. This factory was located at 618 Quincy Street. It was one of four Kansas companies building cars during…

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Smith automobiles, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1903 and 1911

A photograph showing employees building automobiles at the Smith Automobile factory, Topeka, Kansas. The actual manufacturing of Smith cars involved making every part on site since automobile parts were not…

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Smith Automobiles, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1902 and 1913

This photograph shows three men working in the Smith Automobile Factory. Since automobiles were a limited commodity during this time, all of the parts had to be made on site…

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Smith Automobile Company factory, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1903 and 1911

A drawing depicting the Smith Automobile Company factory located at 618 Quincy Street, Topeka, Kansas. This factory was one of four that built automobiles in Kansas during that time. Smith…

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Fort Larned Sunday dinner

Date: 1961

These photos show members of the Fort Larned Belles (in period costume) at the fort, ‘preparing a typical pioneer (Kansas) Sunday dinner’. The Belles submitted the menu in a state-wide…

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Statehouse statues, Topeka, Kansas

Date: July 23, 1981

These four black and white photographs show the statues of aviator Amelia Earhart, newspaper publisher William Allen White, and the thirty-fourth President of the United States Dwight David Eisenhower being…

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Fort Larned Belles

Date: 1961

These photos show members of the Fort Larned Belles (in period costume) at the fort, ‘preparing a typical pioneer (Kansas) Sunday dinner’. The Belles submitted the menu in a state-wide…

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Statehouse statue, Topeka, Kansas

Date: July 23, 1981

These series of four black and white photographs show the statue of the twentieth Governor of Kansas and U.S. Senator Arthur Capper being moved into the capitol in Topeka, Kansas.…

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Fort Larned dedication ceremony

Date: June 18, 1961

Photos of ceremonies at the dedication of Fort Larned as a National Historic Landmark on June 18, 1961. Photos 1, 2, 4, and 6 are of the crowds watching military…

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Statehouse statue, Topeka, Kansas

Date: July 23, 1981

These two black and white photographs show the statue of Amelia Earhart being moved into the capitol in Topeka, Kansas. The 2,000 pound native limestone statue, sculpted by artist Peter…

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Fort Larned, Kansas

Date: May 19, 1957

Five photos of the dedication of Fort Larned Museum, May 19, 1957. Photos 1 And 2 are different views of a reenactment of a Native American dance on the grounds…