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Potwin School, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1904 and 1910

Viewing the exterior of Potwin School after a 1904 addition in which four classrooms were added to the school. The two story red brick building with Colorado sandstone trim was…

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Potwin School, Topeka, Kansas

Date: 1910

Viewing the exterior of Potwin School after a 1904 addition in which four classrooms were added to the school. The two story red brick building with Colorado sanstone trim was…

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Andrew Amthauer

Date: 1865

A portrait of Andrew Amthauer, a Geary County pioneer, copied from a photograph panel.

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Sylvester B Prentiss

Date: Between 1875 and 1879

A portrait of Slyvester B Prentiss, an early Lawrence, Kansas, physician and pioneer.

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Silas S. Soule

Date: Between 1865 and 1875

A portrait of Silas S. Soule, 1st Lieutenant in the 1st Colorado Volunteer Cavalry.

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Dalton gang

Date: October 5, 1892

A picture of the Dalton Gang after a bank robbery in Coffeyville, Kansas. On October 5, 1892, the three Dalton brothers, Bob, Grot, and Emmett, with Tim Evans and Dick…

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Potwin School, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1889 and 1900

A group of students and their teacher Miss Dugan standing outside the Potwin School at Elmwood and Park Avenue.

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Potwin School, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1888 and 1889

An exterior view showing Potwin School, located on Elmwood Avenue, Topeka, Kansas. The two story red brick building with Colorado sandstone trim was designed by architect Joseph Marshall.

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Potwin School, Topeka, Kansas

Date: 1912

Viewing the south side of Potwin School facing Park Avenue. In 1912, the school was completely remodeled and a new wing was added changing the appearance of the building. A…

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Old Gage School, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1920

A view of a group of students standing in the doorway and steps of the old Gage School along with a few individuals looking out the windows. The school located…

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Old Gage School, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1920

A group of students and teachers standing outside the Old Gage School. The school located at Eighth and Orleans was built in 1898 with two floors and a basement. The…

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Rhoda A. (Mrs. John Henry D.) Brown

Date: Between 1860 and 1870

This carte-de-visite shows Rhoda A. Brown, (d. July 30, 1871 at the age of 37), the wife of Sheriff John Henry D. Brown of Douglas County, Kansas. During Quantrill’s raid…

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John Henry D. Brown

Date: Between 1860 and 1870

A carte-de-visite of John Henry D. Brown,(1829-1896), the Sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas from 1862 to 1863. During Quantrill’s raid on Lawrence, Kansas, on August 21,1863, Brown protected himself from…

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Stephen Ogden

Date: Between 1885 and 1886

A portrait of Stephen Ogden who served as Sheriff of Douglas county from 1864 to 1868. He latter moved to Coffey County and was elected in 1885 from the forty…

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Cave on Bull Foot Creek, Lincoln, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

A view of a cave on Bull Foot Creek from Bull Foot Valley. From l to r : Mr. Odgen Green, Mrs. J.A. Stanley, Mr J.A. Stanley., superintendent and historian,…

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Cave on Bull Foot Creek, Lincoln, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

A view of a cave on Bull Foot Creek taken from the south overlooking the Bull Foot Valley. Five men and two women are seen near the entrance of the…

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Zeandale sign, Zeandale, Kansas

Date: Between 1940 and 1960

This black and white photograph shows a view of a rail road sign for Zeandale, Kansas. The town founded in 1855 was located in Riley County eight miles east of…