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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.
previewGolden 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.
previewFamily with their sod house, Decatur County, Kansas
This is a photograph of an unidentified family standing in front of their sod house near Norcatur, Decatur County, Kansas. Visible in the photograph is a windmill.
previewT.J. Dyke's irrigation plant in Garden City, Kansas
Wolf, Henry L. 1850-1924
The photograph shows T.J. Dyke's irrigation plant in Garden City, Finney County, Kansas. On the right side of the photograph there is a man fishing, a windmill, and a woman and a child standing together. Near the center a man is standing beside a dog. On the left, there is a man using a shovel and another windmill. In the background, there are some buildings, fields, and animals.
previewMilking cows on a farm in Riley County, Kansas
A photograph showing Nellie Zimmerman White milking a cow while her daughter, Flora White, watches. The dairy farm was located east of the Kaw River bridge across from Manhattan.
previewKansas Pastoral mural
This colored photograph shows the "Kansas Pastoral" by John Steuart The mural is located on the second floor, west corridor, of the state capitol in Topeka, Kansas.
previewDaily Capital flower automobile, Topeka, Kansas
This sepia colored photograph shows a group of people standing beside an automobile filled with bouquets of flowers and a banner reading "Daily Capital Flower Automobile".
previewOld mill in Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas
This is a photograph of an old mill on a river in Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas. A woman and small child are picnicking on the bank below the dam.
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