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William Simms

Date: between 1882 and 1888

A portrait of William Simms, Secretary, Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1882-1888.

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Harland E. Priddle

Date: between 1982 and 1986

A portrait of Harland E. Priddle, Secretary, Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1982-1986.

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Roy Freeland

Date: between 1950 and 1976

A portrait of Roy Freeland, Secretary, Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1950-1976.

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Philip A. Fishburn

Date: 1993

A portrait of Philip A. Fishburn, Secretary of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1993-.

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Wilbert W. Duitsman

Date: between 1976 and 1982

A portrait of Wilbert W. Duitsman, Secretary, Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1976-1982.

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Samuel Dale Brownback

Date: 1986

This black and white photograph shows Samuel Dale Brownback. Brownback, a member of the Republican party, began his political career in 1986 when he was appointed Kansas Secretary of Agriculture,…

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Charles and George Sternberg

Date: Between 1920 and 1930

This photograph shows prominent Kansas paleontologists,( left to right), Charles H. Sternberg, 1850-1943, and his son, George F. Sternberg, 1883-1969. The Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays, Kansas, contains…

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Branding cattle, Scott City, Kansas

Date: 1906

This photograph shows cattle being branded on the J.W. Lough’s ranch near Scott City, Kansas. In the foreground a woman dressed in white is branding a cow while ranch hands…

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Esther Swirk Brown

Date: Between 1940 and 1949

Esther Swirk Brown (1917-1970), was involved in desegregating Walker School, an all black school in South Park, Johnson County, Kansas. She was instrumental in organizing a South Park chapter of…

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Charles Robert Woods

Date: Between 1860 and 1875

This sepia colored photograph shows Charles Robert Woods, (1827-1885), a major general of Union troops during the Civil War. He was later commissioned as a colonel in the regular army…

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Otero & Sellar Grocery in Hays, Kansas

Date: circa 1868

This photograph shows a crowd of men in front of the Otero & Sellar Groceries and Provisions store in Hays, Kansas. It was also known as the “Freighters’ House”.

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Svensk Hyllnings Fest, Lindsborg, Kansas

Date: October 6, 1961

This photograph shows a group of children dancing in the street of Lindsborg, Kansas as part of its Svensk Hyllnings Fest activities. The biennial festival honors the Swedish immigrants who…

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Abilene, Kansas

Date: 1875

A photograph showing Broadway Avenue, looking north in Abilene, Kansas.

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Cattle in Abilene, Kansas

Date: 1886

A photograph showing cattle in the stockyards at Abilene, Kansas. Visible in the photograph are railroad cars and an elevator.

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Matilda and Junius Groves

Date: Between 1895 and 1905

This is a portrait of Matilda and Junius Groves, who were potato farmers near Edwardsville in Wyandotte County, Kansas. They farmed over 1,000 acres, and he was known as the…