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Unidentified men at an oil well, Peru, Kansas
Date: 1905
This photo shows several unidentified men and two horses at an oil well in Peru, Kansas.
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Automobile repair class
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
Men learning to repair automobiles, part of the Works Progress Administration’s adult and worker education.
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Housekeeping aides, Kansas City, Kansas
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
Housekeeping aides working at the bedside of a young woman, Kansas City, Kansas, part of the Works Progress Administration’s domestic science and food project.
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Household aide, Wichita, Kansas
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
A household aide giving a drink to an elderly woman, Wichita, Kansas. This activity was part of the Works Progress Administration’s domestic science and food program.
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Woman making a bed
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
An African American woman making a bed, Pittsburg, Kansas. The woman was a participant in a Works Progress Administration’s domestic science and foods project.
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Sewing room, Kansas City, Kansas
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
A large group of African American women learning to sew in Kansas City, Kansas, part of the Works Progress Administration’s, domestic science and food project.
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Weaving demonstration, Chanute, Kansas
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
An African American woman, possibly Bessie Johnson Harris, seated at a loom demonstrating weaving in Chanute, Kansas, as part of the Works Progress Administration’s domestic science and foods project.
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Weaving, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
A view of several women seated at looms weaving in Topeka, Kansas. This activity was part of the Works Progress Administration’s domestic science and foods project.
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Women winding yarn, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
Women winding yarn into balls, Topeka, Kansas. The women participated in a Works Progress Administration domestic science and foods project. Weaving looms are visible in the photograph.
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Oil derrick, Peru, Kansas
Date: 1905
Photo of unidentified men near an oil derrick, Peru, Kansas.
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Oil derricks, Peru, Kansas
Date: 1905
Photo of two oil derricks in Peru, Kansas.
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Tilling a garden in Wichita, Kansas
Date: 1942
This is a photograph showing men using hoes, hand plows and motorized tillers to plow a garden in Wichita, Kansas. The activity was part of the Works Progress Administration gardening…
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Men tilling a garden in Wichita, Kansas
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
This is a photograph showing men using hand plows to till a garden in Wichita, Kansas, as part of the Works Progress Administration gardening project.
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Citizens wearing dust masks in Liberal, Kansas
Date: 1935
In this photograph, Red Cross volunteers in Liberal, Seward County, have donned gas masks to protect their lungs from blowing dust. The photograph was taken in front of the Red…
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Peru, Kansas
Date: 1905
Photo of Peru, Kansas, showing several oil derricks.
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Men tilling a garden in Wichita, Kansas
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
This is a photograph showing men using hand plows and hoes to till a garden in Wichita, Kansas. The activity was part of the Works Progress Administration’s gardening project.
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Men tilling a garden in Wichita, Kansas
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
This is a photograph showing men tilling and spraying a garden in Wichita, Kansas, as part of the Works Progress Administration gardening project. The men are using hand and motorized…
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Peru, Kansas
Date: February 25, 1905
This photo shows the southeast corner of North Peru, Kansas, with several oil derricks in view.
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Peru, Kansas
Date: January 25, 1904
This photo shows an a view of Peru, Kansas, with an unidentified man and several oil derricks.
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Greenwich, Kansas
Date: August 9, 1929
Panoramic view of Greenwich, Kansas, showing numerous oil derricks.
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Seneca Cornet Band
Date: Between 1895 and 1905
This photograph shows members of the Seneca Cornet Band seated in their horse-drawn wagon, Seneca, Kansas
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Leonora L. Van Brunt
Date: Between 1870 and 1890
This illustration shows a portrait of Leonora L. Van Brunt. She was one of the earliest settlers of Kansas and the proprietor of a large dry-goods and general mercantile store…
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Dust storm, Morton County, Kansas
Date: Between 1933 and 1937
This photograph depicts an approaching dust storm in Morton County, Kansas, during the 1930s. Morton County, in the southwest corner of the state, was among the hardest hit areas during…
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Devil’s Coffee Mill rock formation
Date: Between 1890 and 1920
This is a photo of the Devil’s Coffee Mill rock formation in Logan County, Kansas.
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Lost Springs, Kansas
Date: January 31, 1928
Panoramic view of Lost Springs, Kansas, showing numerous oil derricks. The town is named after a noted camping place on the Santa Fe trail in Marion County.