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Concepcion, Carmen, and Rafael Lopez

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A formal portrait of Concepcion (Connie), Carmen, and Rafael Rocha Lopez of Wichita, Kansas. Mr. Lopez served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War, and he later worked as a civil service barber at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas. Beginning in 1963, the Lopez family owned and operated Connie's Mexico Cafe in Wichita, Kansas.

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William Henry Avery and family

A photograph of Governor William Henry Avery and his family on the snow covered lawn in front of the Governor's mansion, Cedar Crest. The photograph was used on the Governor's Christmas card. Avery was born August 11, 1911 near Wakefield, Kansas, and graduated from Wakefield High School and the University of Kansas. A Republican, Avery served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1950 to 1955. In 1954, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives and served until 1964. During his 10 years in Congress, he served on numerous committees. In 1964, Avery was elected the 37th governor of Kansas. He served one term as governor, losing a re-election bid to Robert Docking in 1966. After an unsuccessful bid for the United States Senate, Avery returned to private life.

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Governor and Mrs. William Henry Avery at Cedar Crest, Topeka, Kansas

A photograph showing Governor and Mrs. William Henry Avery in the living room of Cedar Crest in Topeka, Kansas. Avery was born August 11, 191, near Wakefield, Kansas, and graduated from Wakefield High School and the University of Kansas. In 1964, Avery was elected the 37th governor of Kansas. He served one term as governor, losing a re-election bid to Robert Docking in 1966.

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Nursing students of Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kansas

This black and white photograph shows freshman student nurses from the Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. To the left, Darlene Dial from Holton, Kansas, is wearing a nurse's cap and uniform that was originally worn by Edith Dodds, the first graduate of Christ's Hospital in Topeka, Kansas in 1894. While Donna Jamrard of Chapman, Kansas, center, is wearing a nurse's uniform from the 1960s. To the right, Beverly Fosdick from Wakefield, Kansas, is wearing a cap and uniform from 1904, it was previously worn by Katherine Stayer, the first graduate of the Jane C. Stormont Hospital and Training School for Nurses, in Topeka, Kansas.

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