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B. R. Grimes' mess wagon, Ashland, Kansas

Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936

This is a view of cowboys eating a meal by the B. R. Grime's chuck wagon in Ashland, Kansas.

Children's wagon pulled by turkeys

Two small children with a wagon full of gourds pulled by turkeys in Nortonville, Kansas.

The Young Ladies Band of Downs, Kansas

This photograph of the Young Ladies Band of Downs, Kansas, shows women sitting on a wagon playing their instruments.

Sacks of mail in front of the Topeka Daily Capital building, Topeka, Kansas

This photo shows sacks of mail containing the Charles Sheldon edition of the Topeka Daily Capital in front of the Daily Capital building, Topeka, Kansas. A horse-drawn United States Mail wagon is parked at the curb.

Urbin I. Rudell photograph collection

Rudell, Urbin I., 1878-1966

Photographer Urbin I. Rudell, 1878-1966, was born in the Lenape community of Leavenworth County, Kansas. His family later moved to Loring, Wyandotte County, where he attended school. Rudell became interested in taking photographs at age 15 and taught himself the art of photography with a German-made camera he acquired. Rudell married Alice Mae Barry in 1903 and the couple moved to Bonner Springs in 1907. About this time, the city leaders were promoting Bonner Springs as a health resort. Rudell was hired to take photographs of Bonner Springs businesses, homes, and other points of interest, which were published in the booklet "Kansas Karlsbad." During the Depression, Rudell was hired to carry mail and parcel post between the post office and the Union Pacific depot, and he held that job for the next twenty years. He continued to operate his photography business and worked out of his home taking photographs when requested and whenever a major event occurred in town.

L. W. Halbe Collection

Halbe, L. W. (Leslie Winfield), 1893-1981

The L. W. (Leslie Winfield) Halbe photo collection consists of 1500 glass plate negatives produced by Halbe during his teenage years. Halbe lived in Dorrance, Russell County, Kansas, and began taking photographs of the region with an inexpensive Sears and Roebuck camera when he was fifteen years old.

Veselik-Gannon photograph collection

Gannon, Richard

The Veselik-Gannon photograph collection documents farming and ranching activities in Sherman County, Kansas, in the early twentieth century. The photographs include images of sod houses and other residences, barns and outbuildings, many children and farm and ranching families, tractors and other farm machinery, horses and cattle, people doing farm chores, cowboys, and early automobiles and motorcycles. The John L. and Mary Veselik residence near Ruleton appears in many of the photographs. The photographer is unknown. Richard Gannon donated copies of the photographs to the Kansas Historical Society in 1983 after discovering them in a building on his property.

Golden Charles Dresher photograph collection

Dresher, G. C.

This collection consists of 326 photographs taken by G. C. (Golden Charles) Dresher of Canton, McPherson County, Kansas. The photos mostly concern the Dresher family, their friends and the surrounding area. Photographs of McPherson College students and the flooding of Cow Creek are also included. Dorothy May (Dresher) Richards, the daughter of G. C. Dresher, donated the original glass plate negatives to the Kansas Historical Society in 1999.

Parade in Hoxie, Kansas

There are two photos of a parade in Hoxie, Kansas. One photograph has a decorated Model T and the other has a band followed by cars. Also visible are a team of horses and a wagon with sacks of grain parked along the street.

Turtle General Store, Studley, Kansas

These five photographs show the following: 1. F.C. Turtle Store Dry Goods & Hardware, one-story block structure, Studley, Kansas. This photo was taken in 1894 of Charles Miller, Charles Turtle, Fred Turtle, F.C. Turtle, Mrs. Turtle, Dick Turtle, and daughters Alice and Bessie on horse. 2. Turtle's Store--two-story block structure with porch and upstairs deck/railing area. 3. Turtle's Store--Mabel Scott, Fred, B. Charles, and Alice Turtle. 4. Turtle's Store with several horse and wagons out front, five people are pictured. 5. Automobile in front of Turtle's Store. Model T with fold down windshield, tool box on running board, three persons in car and many watching from storefront.