Rungless ladder

Cool Things

Everything we collect has a story.
Here are a few for your enjoyment.

Rungless Ladder
It sounds like an oxymoron, but it works.

Small-Town Photographer's Camera
Valley Falls had an unlikely photographer--a woman.

Sugar Sack Doll
Making dolls from recycled goods is so 1930s.

Veterinary Reserve Corps Jacket
Military animals were neglected until World War I.

"Welcome Hunters" Banner
Hunters bring guns and cash to Kansas towns.


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