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

A photograph showing Governor and Mrs. William Henry Avery standing in the doorway of Cedar Crest in Topeka, Kansas. Avery was born August 11, 1911 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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Governor and Mrs. William Henry Avery

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

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Debbie Bryant with Governor and Mrs. William Avery

A photograph showing Debbie Bryant, Miss America 1966, posed on the stairs of Cedar Crest with Governor and Mrs. William Henry Avery and military officers.

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Capitol, Topeka, Kansas

This black and white photograph shows the preliminary work on a portion of the statehouse mural entitled "Tragic Prelude" by Regionalist artist John Steuart Curry, (1897-1946). Located north of the archway on the second-floor of the capitol in Topeka, Kansas, the mural illustrates a bison hunter with a slain bison and thundering herds of bison in the background. The mural's dimensions are 22 feet long and 11 1/2 feet high.

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Kansas State Postal Conference Convention in Topeka, Kansas

Willard

This is a panoramic photograph of the people attending the Kansas State Postal Conference-Convention held November 10, 1922, in Topeka, Kansas. They are posed on the steps of the Kansas State Capitol. There are a few women scattered throughout the crowd. There is a banner on the front row that says "Kansas RLCA Over 300% Gain 1922." RLCA stands for Rural Letter Carriers Association.

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Court Martial of Col James White Frierson Hughes, Topeka, Kansas

Farrow, W. F.

These sepia-colored photographs show the court martial of Colonel James White Frierson Hughes in the south corridor of the basement at the statehouse in Topeka, Kansas. As commander of the Kansas National Guard, Hughes was charged with disobeying orders issued by Governor Lorenzo D. Lewelling during the legislative war that erupted between Republicans and Populists for control of the House chambers. The trial lasted for twenty-four days with a verdict of guilty. Hughes was relieved of his command on September 25, 1893 as colonel of the Third regiment, Kansas National Guard. In 1895, Governor Edmund Morrill reinstated Hughes to the rank of Brigadier General and Major General of the Kansas National Guard.

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Frank Pitts MacLennan

Parkinson, New York

These four photographs show newspaper editor and publisher Frank Pitts MacLennan, 1855-1933, a native of Springfield, Ohio. Frank moved with his family to Emporia, Kansas in 1870 and began his newspaper career by working for the Emporia Daily News in 1877. He worked in the "mechanical, reportorial, business, and editorial" departments before becoming an equal partner in the Emporia Daily News in 1880. He later sold his interest in the paper in 1885. On October 30,1885, MacLennan purchased the Topeka State Journal, the official state paper of Kansas and the city of Topeka, Kansas. He served as the editor and publisher until he passed away at the age of seventy-eight on November 18, 1933. In 1955 MacLennan's widow Margaret "Madge" Overstreet MacLennan bequeathed their home, Cedar Crest, and the surrounding land to the state of Kansas to be used as the executive residence for the governor of Kansas.

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