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Father George Mationi walking around the Mexican Fiesta grounds in Topeka, Kansas
This is a photograph showing Father George Mationi walking around the Mexican Fiesta grounds at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka, Kansas.
previewAugustinian priest at the Campos' home in Topeka, Kansas
This is a photograph showing an Augustinian priest at Jesse Campos' home in Topeka, Kansas.
previewFather Jose at the Campos' home in Topeka, Kansas
This is a photograph of Father Jose, an Augustinian priest, at Jesse Campos' home, in Topeka, Kansas.
previewMexican Fiesta dancers, Topeka, Kansas
Kansas State Historical Society. Library and Archives Division
A view of young dancers performing at the Mexican Fiesta in Topeka, Kansas. The fiesta's proceeds were given to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School in Topeka.
previewMariachi Estrella, Topeka, Kansas
A member of Mariachi Estrella performing at the Mexican Fiesta, Topeka, Kansas. Proceeds from the Fiesta are given to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School.
previewNancy Landon Kassebaum
United States Senate
A photograph of Nancy Landon Kassebaum, United States Senator from Kansas, placing an ornament on a Christmas tree.
previewCentral Congregational Church bulletins
These are bulletins from the Central Congregational Church in Topeka, Kansas, include hymns, prayers, church notes, activities, and order of services.
previewViews of the Kaw Mission in Council Grove, Kansas
Several views of the Kaw Mission in Council Grove, Kansas. In 1846, a treaty with the Kaw (or Kansa) gave them a diminished reservation that included the site of present-day Council Grove. The treaty of 1846 had provided that the government would make an annual payment of $1,000 to advance the education of the Kaws in their own country. In 1850 the Methodist Episcopal Church South, which had ministered to the tribe since 1830, entered into a contract with the government, and construction of the mission and school building was completed by February 1851. School began in May under the direction of Thomas Sears Huffaker. Approximately 30 Kaw boys, aged 6 to 17 years, moved into the mission to live upstairs in four dormitory rooms. It was the goal of the Methodist Episcopal Church South to teach the boys academic subjects, farming, and Christianity at the Kaw Mission. Classes for Indian children were held until 1854, when the cost of maintaining the school was deemed too costly. The mission building and grounds were sold to Thomas Huffaker in 1865, and he continued in possession for 14 years. Thereafter, several individuals owned the property until 1926 when Carl I. Huffaker, one of Thomas' sons, bought the land on which the mission building stands. In 1951 the Kansas Legislature authorized the purchase of the mission property from Huffaker, and the Kansas Historical Society as trustee for the state. Kaw Mission was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and now operates as Kaw Mission State Historic Site.
previewWest Building, Shawnee Indian Mission
Kansas State Historical Society
This photograph represents the West Building at the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway, Kansas. In 1968, the Shawnee Indian Mission was declared a National Historic Landmark and has since been under the operation of the Kansas Historical Society.
previewRededication of Shawnee Indian Mission
Kintner, Earl
This set of photographs represent the rededication of the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway, Kansas. Captured in several pictures is craft demonstrations by staff. In 1968, the Shawnee Indian Mission was declared a National Historic Landmark and has since been under the operation of the Kansas Historical Society.
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