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Albert Howell Horton & wife

Date: Between January 01, 1860 and December 31, 1880

In 1874, Albert Horton was elected to a term in the Kansas House of Representatives and in 1876 was elected to a term in the Kansas Senate. In 1876 he…

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Albert Howell Horton

Date: Between January 01, 1870 and December 31, 1880

In 1874 Albert Howell Horton was elected to a term in the Kansas House of Representatives and in 1876 was elected to a term in the Kansas Senate. In 1876…

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Boys in a dog-drawn wagon, Dorrance, Kansas

Date: March 13, 1910

This is an informal portrait of Joseph Basala’s three young sons riding in a small dog-drawn wagon on a farm in Dorrance, Kansas. There is a farm building and stone…

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James Burnett Abbott

Date: Between 1860 and 1870

James Burnett Abbott, 1818-1897, was an early settler and anti-slavery free state activist in Kansas Territory. He served as both a representative and senator in the State Legislature. In 1861,…

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James Burnett Abbott

Date: Between January 01, 1870 and December 31, 1890

James Burnett Abbott was an early settler and free state (antislavery) activist in Kansas. He served as both a representative and senator in the State Legislature. In 1861 he was…

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De Soto Creamery, De Soto, Kansas

Date: Between 1900 and 1919

A view of the busy De Soto Creamery in De Soto, Kansas. Also visible are a streetlight, a parked automobile, many people either standing or seated in horse-drawn wagons and…

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Urbin I. Rudell photograph collection

Date: Between 1907 and 1912

Photographer Urbin I. Rudell, 1878-1966, was born in the Lenape community of Leavenworth County, Kansas. His family later moved to Loring, Wyandotte County, where he attended school. Rudell became interested…

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Octagonal wooden table

Date: Between 1935 and 1943

An octagonal wooden table made by workers in the Works Progress Administration’s furniture finishing and manufacturing program.

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Wooden cabinet

Date: Between 1935 and 1943

A wooden magazine or brochure cabinet made by workers in the Works Progress Administration’s furniture finishing and manufacturing program.

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Mission style wooden table

Date: Between 1935 and 1943

A mission style wooden table made by workers in the Works Progress Administration’s furniture finishing and manufacturing program.

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Mission style chair

Date: Between 1935 and 1943

A mission style chair made by workers as part of the Works Progress Administration’s furniture finishing and manufacturing program.

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Wooden table and brochure holder

Date: Between 1935 and 1943

A wooden table and on top a brochure holder made by workers at the Works Progress Administration’s furniture finishing and manufacturing program.

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Binding books, Topeka, Kansas

Date: Between 1935 and 1943

A man binding books in Topeka, Kansas, part of the Works Progress Administration’s library services program.

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Bookmobile

Date: Between 1935 and 1943

A man and four women reading books at a bookmobile, part of the Works Progress Administration’s library services program.

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Bookmobile

Date: Between 1935 and 1943

A rear view of a bookmobile showing the books inside, part of the Work Progress Administration’s library services program.