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Basketball team, De Soto, Kansas
This is an informal portrait of the coach and members of the De Soto High School girls' basketball team in De Soto, Kansas. A girl is holding a basketball with "DHS 1924" written on it. Also visible are a parked car, buildings, and a bicycle in the background.
previewLadies making a quilt
This is a photo of eight ladies quilting at an unidentified location in Kansas.
previewRandolph High School girls' basketball team, Randolph, Kansas
A photograph of the Randolph High School girls' basketball team and their coach, Randolph, Kansas. The players are wearing bloomers.
previewRandolph High School girls basketball team, Randolph, Kansas
A photograph of the Randolph High School girls basketball team and coach, Randolph, Kansas.
previewRandolph High School girls' basketball team, Randolph, Kansas
Wolf, Henry L. 1850-1924
A photograph of Randolph High School girls' basketball team, Randolph, Kansas. Lois Beckman is second from right.
previewAllen D. Birch and family gathered to listen to radio
Allen D. Birch and family are gathered to listen to radio at their home in Topeka, Kansas, in the 1920s.
previewGarver Flying Circus
This black and white photograph shows members of the Garver Flying Circus at the Lone Tree Ranch in Attica, Kansas. Standing from left to right: David Garver, LeVaughn Neville, Ruth Garver, Mrs. R. O. Williamson (or Mrs. Ruby Arrowsmith), Ray O. Williamson ( or Jay Sadowsky), Karl Garver, Paul Duncan, Wayne Neville. The Garver Flying Circus, established around 1920 or 1921 by Karl Garver from Attica, Kansas, and Cyle Horchem an ex-army flyer from Ransom, Kansas, performed spectacular aerial stunts across the Kansas sky. The group of daredevils successfully entertained the crowds of spectators with death defying acts until tragedy struck in 1924. On March 2, Bertha Horchem fell to her death during a loop stunt in San Antonio, Texas. On October 12, Ruth Garver "Champion Lady Parachute Jumper", fell to her death from one thousand feet in the air with a tangled parachute. Later that same year on November 12, Cyle Horchem slipped and fell to his death as he attempted to climb onto a wing while in flight. Karl Garver continued to perform at air shows but eventually sold his airplanes and died of alcohol poisoning in 1926.
previewKansas Official Council, Topeka, Kansas
Paul Harrison
This is a panoramic photo of the members of the Kansas Official Council, Topeka, Kansas, grouped on the steps of the Capitol. This is a gathering of various county officials and the 1924 meeting was, apparently, the largest group to that time. A newspaper article indicated that 750 people attended. There is a banner that says "Kansas Grows the Best Wheat in the World." A boys band, including some African-American boys, is kneeling at the front of the group.
previewWomen in car, Lane County, Kansas
This black and white photograph shows a group of young woman sitting in a car in Lane County, Kansas. The women have been identified from L to R as follows: Thelma Tymer, Ions Consret, Adelphia McCoy, Lethea Hyames, Marie Vavis Yey, Ethel Myers, Mildred Hyames and Mattie Morehead.
previewKansas 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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