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Interview on experiences in World War II

Date: October 25, 2007

Denholm enlisted in the Merchant Marine in 1944 and served until 1946 on the S.S. John J. Crittenden; S.S. Fair Isle; S.S. Columbia Victory. Interviewed by Deborah Pye on Oct…

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Interview on experiences in World War II

Date: October 24, 2007

Denholm enlisted in the United States Army in 1946 and served until 1948. Interviewed by Nancy Porter on Oct 24, 2007, Denholm talked about military experiences in the Second World…

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Interview on experiences in World War II

Date: June 29, 2007

Crockett enlisted in the Army (Air Force) in 1940 and served until 1945. Interviewed by Brian Grubbs on Jun 29, 2007, Crockett talked about military experiences in the Second World…

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Interview on experiences in World War II

Date: July 26, 2007

Caruthers was inducted into the Navy in 1943 and served in the Cochino. Interviewed by Nancy Porter on Jul 26, 2007, Caruthers talked about military experiences in the Second World…

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Interview on experiences in World War II

Date: June 21, 2007

Bryant enlisted in the Army (Infantry) in 1941 and served until 1945. Interviewed by Brian Grubbs on Jun 21, 2007, Bryant talked about military experiences in the Second World War.…

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Interview on experiences in World War II

Date: Date Unknown

Bovee was inducted into the United States Army in 1942 and served until 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston, Bovee talked about military experiences in the Second World War. The 2005…

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Interview on experiences in World War II

Date: September 14, 2007

Born enlisted in the Navy and served on the U.S.S. Shangri-La. Interviewed by Nancy Porter on Sep 14, 2007, Born talked about military experiences in the Second World War. The…

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Interview on experiences in World War II

Date: May 9, 2003

Binns enlisted in the Navy in 1936 and served in the Melville, U.S.S. Bittern. Interviewed by Luke Thompson on May 9, 2003, Binns talked about military experiences in the Second…

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Interview on experiences in World War II

Date: May 25, 2007

Allen enlisted in the Navy and served on the Saginaw Bay carrier. Interviewed by Brian Grubbs on May 25, 2007, Allen talked about military experiences in the Second World War.…

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Westward the star of empire takes its way

Date: Between 1880 and 1890

This Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad poster promotes its lines from Kansas City through Pueblo, Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Yuma, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The poster depicts a…

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Westward the star of empire takes its way

Date: Between 1870 and 1890

This Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad poster promotes travel on its lines in the western United States between Kansas City and San Francisco and points in between, including Atchison,…

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Thrice welcome to Kansas

Date: 1899

A piece of stationary with a poem printed on the side. The poem, written by J.L. Eldridge of Topeka, Kansas, speaks of Kansas’ rich offerings; from the soil in the…

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Prohibition

Date: Between 1881 and 1913

Lines, a poem written by J.L. Eldridge, makes reference to a drunken father who killed his five year old son in Toledo, Ohio, and how the enactment and enforcement of…

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The college boys for prohibition

Date: July 9, 1893

A poem on prohibition by Judge J.L. Eldridge of Topeka, Kansas, read before the College Students’ Prohibition Convention at Representative Hall in Topeka, Kansas, on July 9, 1893. On the…

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Ten prohibition commandments

Date: December 28, 1892

A list of ten commandments on prohibition read before the State Prohibition Conference at the courthouse in Topeka, Kansas, on December 28, 1892. On the back of this leaflet is…

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Annals of Kansas, volume two, 1911-1925

Date: 1956

Volume two of Jennie Small Owen’s Annals of Kansas covers 1911-1925. The annals is a chronological listing of significant events in Kansas history. Kirke Mechem edited this work. Published by…

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Annals of Kansas, volume one, 1886-1910

Date: 1954

Volume one of Jennie Owen’s Annals of Kansas covers 1886-1910. The annals is a chronological listing of significant events in Kansas history. Kirke Mechem edited this work. Published by the…

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All hail prohibition!!

Date: Between 1881 and 1913

An envelope with a poem printed on its front side. The poem, by J.L. Eldridge of Topeka, Kansas, centers on prohibition, the “only legal method that can suppress the liquor…

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William Geer, a story in verse, on the wicked

Date: Between 1881 and 1913

A prohibition pamphlet that includes a story written by J.L. Eldridge of Topeka, Kansas, on the negative effects liquor has on society and how prohibition and its enforcement can reverse…