Medium: StillImage
East Topeka Jr. High Cheerleaders, 1966-67.
Date: 1966-67
This black and white photograph shows the cheerleaders of East Topeka Jr. High School.
Medium: StillImage
East Topeka Junior High School basketball team, Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1958-59
This black and white photograph shows a group portrait of the East Topeka Junior High School basketball champions, 1958-1959., Topeka, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
East Topeka Junior High School class of 1959, Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1959
This black and white photograph shows a group portrait of the 1959 class of East Topeka Junior High School, Topeka, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Carey Hotel Bar, Wichita, Kansas
Date: December 27, 1900
A photograph showing the Carey Hotel Bar in Wichita, Kansas after Carry Nation threw rocks to break the mirror during a temperance protest.
Medium: StillImage
Carry Nation in Enterprise, Kansas
Date: January 23, 1901
A photograph showing a city marshal with temperance leader Carry Amelia Nation and her followers in Enterprise, Kansas. Nation is at the center of the photograph, facing left towards the…
Medium: StillImage
Standard Chautauqua trucks
Date: Between 1915 and 1925
View of fifteen Standard Chautauqua trucks, each containing an unidentified load, parked in a staggered row at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
People escaping from the Indian massacre of 1862
Date: 1862
View of people escaping from the Indian massacre of 1862.
Medium: StillImage
Dr. Brewster Higley
Date: 1880s
This is black and white photograph shows Dr. Brewster Higley, author of the song, “Home on the Range”. It was officially recognized as the state song of Kansas on June…
Medium: StillImage
Saloon wrecked by Carry Nation, Enterprise, Kansas
Date: 1901
An interior view of a saloon wrecked by Carry Nation and her followers in Enterprise, Kansas. The saloon was owned by Bill Shook.
Medium: StillImage
James Naismith
Date: Between 1920 and 1930
James Naismith invented the game of basketball. In 1891, while working as a physical education teacher at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, Naismith was asked to develop…
Medium: StillImage
William Tilghman & James. B. Elder
Date: 1872
William Tilghman & James B. Elder, Dodge City, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Robert Joseph Dole
Date: Between 1990 and 1996
A portrait of Robert Joseph Dole, Kansas State House of Representatives, 1951-1953, United States Congressman, 1963-1969, and United States Senator, 1969-1996.
Medium: StillImage
Hale Ritchie home, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
A view of Hale Ritchie’s children on the porch of their home. The John Ritchie home is visible in the background. The homes were located in the 1100 block of…
Medium: StillImage
Ritchie Lime Kiln, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1920
A view of the ruins of the Ritchie Lime Kiln of Topeka, Kansas, which was located in the Ritchie Addition on the east side of the 10th Street railroad tracks.…
Medium: StillImage
John Brown supporters
Date: 1880-1889
This formal studio portrait of eight John Brown supporters was taken some years after Brown’s execution for treason for his part in the raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia. On October…
Medium: StillImage
Elias Putman West
Date: 1887
This photograph shows Judge Elias Putman West, (1820-1892), founder of the Kansas City Academy of Science.
Medium: StillImage
Reb Russell and the Downie Brothers Circus
Date: 1934
A photograph of Reb Russell and the Congress of Indians, members of the Downie Brothers Circus.
Medium: StillImage
Frederick Funston
Date: Around 1914
A portrait of Frederick Funston, 1865-1917, at the time of his command of U.S. forces at Vera Cruz, Mexico.
Medium: StillImage
Frederick Funston
Date: Between 1892 and 1894
This photograph shows Frederick Funston, 1865-1917, dressed in fur clothing during his scientific exploration in Alaska for the United States Department of Agriculture.
Medium: StillImage
Frederick Funston
Date: Between 1890 and 1900
An informal portrait of Frederick Funston, 1865-1917, with a bedroll, metal cup, and rifle.
Medium: StillImage
Frederick Funston
Date: 1883
This studio portrait shows Frederick Funston, 1865-1917, as an 18 year old student. He grew up in Iola, Kansas and became a prominent military leader in the United State Army.…
Medium: StillImage
Frederick Funston
Date: 1883
This studio portrait shows Frederick Funston, 1865-1917. He grew up in Iola, Kansas and became a prominent military leader in the United State Army. He enrolled and attended the University…
Medium: StillImage
Centennial School, Montgomery County, Kansas
Date: 1892
This photograph shows children playing at Centennial School, District #9, Montgomery County, Kansas. The school house is made of stone.
Medium: StillImage
First house built in Lawrence, Kansas
Date: between 1855 and 1858
The first house built in Lawrence, a log cabin, belonging to Clark Stearns (also known as Charles Stearns). It was located at 620 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas.
Medium: StillImage
Carry Amelia Nation
Date: 1901
Portrait of Carry A. Nation holding a hatchet and Bible.