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William Howard Thompson
Date: Between 1910 and 1920
A portrait of William Howard Thompson, who served as a judge for the thirty-second judicial district of Kansas from 1906 to 1913. In 1912, he was elected to the U.S.…
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Boy Scouts, Marysville, Kansas
Date: July 3, 1928
This is a view of the members of Boy Scouts Troop 2, from Marysville, Kansas, posed by a Union Pacific train at Marysville’s Union Pacific depot. Also visible are a…
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Marshall County Fair, Blue Rapids, Kansas
Date: 1926
This photograph shows a group of Native American people, clothed in traditional garb, assembled on the race track as part of the event’s entertainment at the Marshall County Fair in…
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Livestock show, Marysville, Kansas
Date: November 14, 1929
This is a view of cattle being exhibited on Broadway Street in Marysville, Kansas. Also visible are spectators, a man on a ladder, streetlights, and buildings and businesses along the…
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Marching band, Marysville, Kansas
Date: Between 1915 and 1925
This is a view of a marching band in a parade in Marysville, Kansas. Also visible are spectators, and businesses and buildings along the city street.
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Jim Slattery
Date: Between 1983 and 1995
This is a portrait of James Charles Slattery who served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1973-1979. From 1983-1995, he served as a member of the U.S. House of…
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Clowns, Marysville, Kansas
Date: Between 1925 and 1935
This is a view of six men, dressed as clowns, who are identified as members of a clown band that participated in a parade in Marysville, Kansas. Also visible are…
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Sarah Platt
Date: Between 1860 and 1869
This is a portrait of Sarah Platt (1798-1877), wife of Jireh Platt, who was an active abolitionist in Mendon, Illinois. Their son Jeremiah Platt came to the Kansas Territory to…
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Jireh Platt
Date: Between 1860 and 1869
This is a portrait of Jireh Platt (1798-1870), an active abolitionist in Mendon, Illinois, whose son, Jeremiah Platt came to the Kansas Territory to promote the anti-slavery cause. Jeremiah settled…
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Book’s Cafe, Marysville, Kansas
Date: May 2, 1932
This photograph shows waitresses and cooks posed outside of Book’s Cafe in Marysville, Kansas. The cafe was located one half block south of Broadway on Seventh Street.
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Dad’s Beanery, Marysville, Kansas
Date: 1912
This is a view of two men seated on a bench and a restaurant employee in front of Dad’s Beanery at 110 North 7th Street in Marysville, Kansas. Located less…
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Rainstorm, Marysville, Kansas
Date: August, 1939
This is a photograph showing a couple watching a late afternoon rainstorm from inside the Depot Cafe at 110 North 7th Street in Marysville, Kansas. The cafe, located less than…
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Keith George Sebelius
Date: Between 1969 and 1979
Keith George Sebelius served in the Kansas Senate from Norton, Kansas 1962-68. He was elected in 1969 to the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas’ first congressional district and served…
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Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts
Date: Between 1997 and 2007
A portrait of Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts, who was elected in 1980 to the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas’ first congressional district. He served until 1997, when he was…
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Governor Clyde Martin Reed
Date: Between 1929 and 1939
A formal portrait of Clyde Martin Reed who was the twenty-fourth Governor of Kansas, serving from 1929 to 1931, and later as U.S. Senator from 1939 to 1949. Reed was…
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Automobile race, Marshall County, Kansas
Date: Between 1911 and 1914
This photograph shows three automobiles racing on a dirt track in Marshall County, Kansas. A small crowd of people is watching the race from the grandstands.
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Drinking beers, Marysville, Kansas
Date: July 23, 1934
This is an informal portrait of local businessmen Brubaker and Norbacker drinking beer in a tavern in Marysville, Kansas.
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Agriculture equipment, Marysville, Kansas
Date: September, 1938
This is an elevated view of men examining agriculture equipment on display in the 700 block of Broadway Street in Marysville, Kansas. Also visible are people walking along the sidewalk,…
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Maytag washers, Marysville, Kansas
Date: April 10, 1928
This is a photograph of two men, salesman Andrews and owner Fred Haar, standing with new Maytag aluminum washing machines in front of the Haar Electric appliance store at 910…
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James Blackwood Pearson
Date: Between 1962 and 1978
This black and white photograph shows James Blackwood Pearson, (1920-2009). A World War II veteran and lawyer from Prairie Village he served as assistant county attorney of Johnson County, Kansas,…
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Jan Meyers
Date: Between 1984 and 1989
This black and white portrait shows Jan Meyers who was elected in 1984 to the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas. For twelve years, she represented the Third district in…
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Maytag washer, Marysville, Kansas
Date: April 10, 1928
This is a view of salesman Andrews and a young boy standing inside of a new Maytag aluminum washing machine in front of the Haar Electric appliance store at 910…
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Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store, Marysville, Kansas
Date: May 19, 1940
This is a view of product displays and materials in the Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store at 906 Center Street in Marysville, Kansas.
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Construction workers, Marysville, Kansas
Date: August 10, 1933
This is an informal portrait of two construction workers on a steam shovel at the Big Blue River bridge construction site near Marysville, Kansas.
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Nancy Kassebaum
Date: Between 1990 and 1996
Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker was elected in 1978 as the woman first U. S. Senator from Kansas. As a senator, she worked tirelessly on issues such as reducing the budget…