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Date: 1878
This eight column brochure advertises the advantages and benefits of visiting and/or settling in Colorado or Kansas. For Colorado, it is the size (larger than all of New England); the…
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Date: Between 1870 and 1880
This brochure advertises the many advantages of traveling via the Kansas Pacific Railway to one of many Colorado resorts to benefit one’s health. A few of the resorts described include…
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Date: March 11, 1918
Letter from W. J. Rumold to the Adjutant General of Kansas. Rumold, Captain of the Hope State Guards, is writing in regards to newspaper reports that indicated that the U.S.…
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Date: 1918
This correspondence is the result of, and in reaction to, accusations that Lutheran Churches in the U.S. were loyal to the Kaiser (German Emperor) because most of their congregation consists…
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Date: September 22, 1977
This article, published in the Salina Journal covers the achievements of William J. Purvis and Charles A. Wilson. In 1909, Purvis and Wilson, both Goodland, Kansas, railroad mechanics, built a…
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Date: September 3, 1970
This article published in the Topeka Capital covers the life and accomplishments of Albin K. Longren.
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Date: May 1, 1970
This article published in the Wichita Eagle covers the history of the Swallow Aircraft Manufacturing Company and its founder, Emil Matthew Laird. The article also details Laird’s first flight in…
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Date: April 25, 1943
This article from the Wichita Eagle details the achievements of Walter and Olive Beech. Beech’s life in the aviation industry began in 1922 when he joined the Swallow Airplane Manufacturing…
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Date: November 21, 1954
This article published in the Wichita Eagle covers the death of aviation pioneer Clyde V. Cessna. Cessna, who died at the age of 74, first became involved with aviation in…
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Date: January 8, 1956
This article published in the the Wichita Eagle deals with the accomplishments of early aviation enthusiast A.E. Hunt. Hunt, of Jetmore, Kansas, built a flying machine in 1910 containing design…
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Date: December 7, 1916
Flight record #42 recording Philip Billard’s December 7, 1916, flight in a Longren Model G tractor-type airplane. Billard’s flight time was part of the hours required to renew his pilot’s…
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Date: April 23, 1918
Reverend A. J. Dyck of the Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church, Inman, Kansas, wrote this letter to Governor Arthur Capper of Topeka, Kansas, concerning the Third Liberty Loan drive and its impact…
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Date: 1918
Letter announcing the start of the Third Liberty Loan campaign that began on April 6, 1918, the first anniversary of the U.S. declaration of war against Germany. The letter, designed…
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Date: July 26, 2007
Simunac enlisted in the Army (Air Force) and served until 1947 in the 36th Fighter Group. Interviewed by Deborah Pye on Jul 26, 2007, Simunac talked about military experiences in…
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Date: November 9, 2007
Rose enlisted in the Coast Guard and served on the LST207. Interviewed by Nancy Porter on Nov 9, 2007, Rose talked about military experiences in the Second World War. The…
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Date: March 14, 2007
Pogge enlisted in the WAC (Women’s Army Corps) in 1943 and served until 1947 in Wiesbaden, Germany. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on Mar 14, 2007, Pogge talked about military experiences…
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Date: March 14, 2007
Pogge enlisted in the United States Army in 1943 and served until 1949. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on Mar 14, 2007, Pogge talked about military experiences in the Second World…
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Date: June 12, 2007
Nutt was inducted into the United States Army and served until 1946 in the 3113th Ordinance Company, 613th Battalion. Interviewed by Deb Pye on Jun 12, 2007, Nutt talked about…
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Date: April 10, 1922-June 16, 1925
The patent, #1,541,976, depicts and describes Albin Longren’s method of Fuselage construction circa 1922. Longren’s goal was to construct an airplane body that was not only lightweight, but also durable…
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Date: November 11, 1919
This patent drawing and description depicts and describes Frank Dove’s Aeroplance Stabilizing Mechanism. Dove, a resident of Topeka, Kansas, who worked with Albin Longren, applied for the patent on February…
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Date: December 19, 1919
Clyde Reed, Secretary to the Governor, writes to Atchison attorney James Orr, in response to a letter in which Orr discusses the Court of Visitation and the Court of Industrial…
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Date: March 19, 1918
Kansas Governor Arthur Capper of Topeka writes William Howard Taft, former President of the United States, to assure him that Kansas will “enter heartily and vigorously into the campaign” to…
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Date: March 6, 1918
Former President William Howard Taft writes Kansas Governor Arthur Capper of Topeka concerning The League to Enforce Peace’s drive to sell the Third Liberty Loan. Taft stresses the importance of…
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Date: January 10, 1920
F.J. Huseman, president of the Ellsworth County Farmers Union sends a resolution from union members opposing the Industrial Court legislation. The legislation would have a tribunal decide on labor problems…
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Date: March 7, 1920
E. McKee, a civil war soldier, writes to Governor Allen after reading an article “A Substitute for Strikes” in a local newspaper. To Allen, “When I finished the article I…
