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John (Jackie) Cobb Landon
Date: Between 1935 and 1939
This photograph shows John (Jackie) Cobb Landon, son of Kansas Governor Alfred Mossman Landon and Theo Cobb, riding a horse in Estes Park, Colorado.
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John (Jackie) Cobb Landon
Date: October 7, 1936
This photograph shows John (Jackie) Cobb Landon, son of Kansas Governor Alfred Mossman Landon, riding a toy car with a dog.
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Peggy Ann Landon, daughter of Alfred Mossman Landon
Date: Between 1930 and 1937
This photograph shows Peggy Ann Landon (1917- ), who is the eldest daughter of Kansas Governor Alfred Mossman Landon.
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Peggy Ann Landon, daughter of Alfred Mossman Landon
Date: Between 1930 and 1937
View of Peggy Ann Landon, 1917- , daughter of Alfred Mossman Landon, 1887- 1987, Kansas Governor, standing by a piano.
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Peggy Ann Landon, daughter of Alfred Mossman Landon
Date: Between 1930 and 1937
This photograph represents Peggy Ann Landon (1917- ). She is the eldest daughter of Kansas Governor Alfred Mossman Landon.
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Peggy Ann Landon
Date: Around 1937
An informal portrait of Peggy Ann Landon playing a piano. She was the daughter of Alfred Mossman Landon, 1887-1987, who served as the governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937.
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Peggy Ann Landon, daughter of Alfred Mossman Landon
Date: Between 1930 and 1937
View of Peggy Ann Landon, 1917- daughter of Alfred Mossman Landon, 1887- 1987, Kansas Governor. She is seated at a table reading a book and writing in a notebook.
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Second grade students at Monroe School, Topeka
Date: March 3, 1949
This photograph shows the second grade class of Monroe Elementary, with their teacher, Edna Vance, seated at the back of the classroom. In 1992 the Monroe School was designated a…
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John Brown
Date: Between 1850 and 1859
John Brown an abolitionist who used violence to end slavery lead several antislavery attacks during the territorial period of Kansas. On May 24,1856, he and his followers brutally killed five…
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John Brown
Date: Between 1856 and 1857
John Brown an abolitionist who used violence to end slavery, lead several antislavery attacks during the territorial period of Kansas. On May 24, 1856, he and his followers brutally killed…
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General Alexander Hays
Date: Between 1861 and 1864
Portrait of General Alexander Hays in uniform. In December 1866 Fort Fletcher was renamed Fort Hays in honor of General Alexander Hays, who was killed during the Civil War.
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Last moments of John Brown
Date: 1884
“Last Moments of John Brown” by Thomas Hovenden. A photograph of a painting that was painted nearly twenty years after Brown’s death at the request of art collector Robbins Batrell.…
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Mary Brown and daughters
Date: Between 1850 and 1860
A portrait of Mary Brown, (wife of John Brown), and daughters ( left to right): Anne and Sarah Brown.
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Topeka Metropolitan Police Department
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
This sepia colored photograph shows the Topeka Metropolitan police department in Topeka, Kansas.
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Topeka police officers
Date: Between 1890 and 1900
This sepia colored photograph shows a collage of police officers in Topeka, Kansas.
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Swimming pool Gage Park, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1930
This black and white photograph shows the swimming pool at Gage Park in Topeka, Kansas.
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Lincoln Grade School
Date: Between 1880 and 1890
Exterior view of Lincoln Grade School, 5th & Madison St, in Topeka, Kansas.
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Lowman Hill School
Date: Between 1902 and 1911
Exterior view of Lowman Hill School in Topeka, Kansas.
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Madison School
Date: Between 1880 and 1890
Exterior view of Madison School, Topeka, Kansas. A child is visible standing in the doorway.
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Apex Theater, Topeka, Kansas
Date: June 10, 1933
These African American adults and children are assembled outside of the Apex Theater at 122 E. 4th Street in Topeka, Kansas, for the Kiddie Klub Show they put on. Also…
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Quincy School
Date: Between 1870 and 1880
This photograph shows an exterior view of Quincy School in North Topeka, Kansas.
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Gage School class, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Around 1900
This photograph shows students and teachers standing on the steps at Gage School in Topeka, Kansas.
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Novelty Vaudeville Theater, Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1926
A view of the Novelty Vaudeville Theater located at 120 East 8th Street in Topeka, Kansas. Also visible are neighboring buildings and businesses, a flagpole and flag, a utility pole…
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Fox-Grand Theater, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1933 and 1935
A view of the Fox-Grand Theater at 613 Jackson Street in Topeka, Kansas with signs and banners announcing the 1933 movie “King Kong” as its feature attraction.
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David Ware
Date: Between 1861 and 1885
A portrait of David Ware who was born in Missouri as a slave, but later fled to Kansas. During the Civil War, he served in the First Kansas Colored Infantry.…