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Edward J. Engel

Date: Between 1939 and 1944

A formal portrait of Edward J. Engel, who was president of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway from 1939 to 1944.

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Arthur G. Wells

Date: About 1920

A formal portrait of Arthur G. Wells, who was an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway official from 1895 to 1932.

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Paul Conrardy, Kingman County, Kansas

Date: June, 1998

An informal portrait of Paul Conrardy on the Paul and Steve Conrardy Farm and Seed Company land near Kingman, Kansas. Also visible are farm equipment and structures in the background.

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Mary Elizabeth Lease

Date: March 29, 1931

A portrait of Populist “Mary Elizabeth Lease as she appeared in 1895 when she was at the height of her political activities in Kansas.” The illustration was copied from the…

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Topeka, Kansas Territory

Date: December 25, 1858

A distant view of Topeka, Kansas Territory, copied from the December 25, 1858 issue of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper. There is a bridge in the background and people having a…

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City of Leavenworth, Kansas Territory

Date: December 25, 1858

This view of Leavenworth, Kansas Territory, was copied from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper. It shows a number of buildings and steamboats on the river.

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Lawrence, Kansas Territory

Date: December 25, 1858

Magazine illustration from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper showing the city of Lawrence, Kansas Territory.

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Lucy Browne Johnston

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

Lucy Browne Johnston, 1846-1937, was an active participant in several Kansas reform movements and organizations. She served as president of the Kansas Federation of Women’s Clubs, and was involved in…

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Olympia Brown

Date: between 1875 and 1899

A photograph of an engraving showing Olympia Brown, who was involved in womans’ suffrage.

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Lucy Stone

Date: between 1875 and 1889

A photograph of Lucy Stone, a member of the American Woman’s Suffrage Association and one of the more noted and radical feminists. She journeyed to Kansas with her husband, Henry…

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Laura M. Johns

Date: Between 1900 and 1912

Photograph portrait of Laura M. Johns. Johns was a leader in the women’s suffrage movement in Kansas and a past president of the Kansas Equal Suffrage Association.

Medium: StillImage

May Belleville Brown

Date: between 1905 and 1915

Portrait of May Belleville Brown, President of the Kansas Federation of Women’s Clubs.

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American woman and her political peers

Date: 1893

This cabinet card shows a painting titled American Woman and Her Political Peers by Henrietta Briggs-Wall. On the reverse, is a description of the painting’s representation.

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June Chapman with students

Date: Between 1895 and 1899

This is a view of teacher June Chapman with two of her Tennessee Town Kindergarten students in Topeka, Kansas. This was the kindergarten for African American children sponsored by the…