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Sara Wallace

Date: 1931

This black and white portrait shows Sara Wallace, (1881-1930), taken from the Sept-Oct 1931 poetry magazine “The Harp”. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, Mrs. Wallace and her husband Leslie were…

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Gasper Christopher Clemens

Date: Between 1890 and 1910

This black and white photograph shows Gasper Christopher Clemens. A Topeka attorney who represented clients from all walks of life whom were believed to be falsely accused or denied their…

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Isaac Brown and wife

Date: Between 1843 and 1854

A portrait of Isaac Brown and his wife, members of the Wyandotte Indian tribe. Brown and his wife were born at Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and in 1843, when the Wyandotte’s…

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William Lindsay White

Date: Between 1945 and 1960

This is a photo of William Lindsay White, son of William Allen White, when publisher of the Emporia Gazette, Emporia, Kansas.

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William Allen White

Date: October 1940

This is a portrait of William Allen White writing a letter. It is signed “For Katherine and Bill with Love From The Ancestor! Emporia, Kansas.”

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Views of North Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1890 and 1910

These fifty-two glass plate negatives were found in a house at 1510 NW Tyler, Topeka, Kansas, and were subsequently donated to the Kansas Historical Society. The early snap shots show…

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William Allen White

Date: Between 1908 and 1913

This is a photo of William Allen White’s family at their cabin in Colorado. Son William Lindsay and daughter Mary Katherine are sitting on a horse with their mother, Sallie,…

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William Allen White

Date: Between 1925 and 1935

This is a photo of William Allen White standing on steps with Walt Mason and an unidentified man, location unknown.

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William Allen White

Date: Between 1870 and 1872

This is a colorized photo of William Allen White as a child. As publisher and editor of the Emporia Gazette newspaper, White gained national fame with his editorial “What’s the…

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Cedar Crest Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1962 and 1972

This colored transparency shows Cedar Crest the official residence for the governor of Kansas. The home designed by the architect firm of Wight and Wight was built in 1928 for…

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Erasmus Bennett home, Topeka, Kansas

Date: March 23, 1964

This black and white photograph shows the Bennett home at the corner of Eighth and Buchanan Streets in Topeka, Kansas. Designed by architect Seymour Davis, the home was built between…

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Erasmus Bennett home, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

This sepia colored photograph shows the Bennett home at the corner of Eighth and Buchanan Streets in Topeka, Kansas. Designed by architect Seymour Davis, the home was built between 1886…