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Henry J. Allen, Charles Curtis, and Arthur Capper
An informal portrait of U. S. Senator Henry J. Allen (left of the child in the center), Vice President Charles Curtis, and U. S. Senator Arthur Capper, standing with fellow celebrants at the 75th Anniversary celebration of Atchison, Kansas. Capper (1865-1951) a native of Garnett, Kansas, served as Kansas Governor from 1915 to 1919 and then as U. S. Senator from 1919 to 1949.
previewKansas Statehouse statuary
This is a program from the dedication of the four statues by Peter F. Felten, Jr. The statues are of Arthur Capper, Amelia Mary Earhart, William Allen White, and Dwight David Eisenhower. Brief biographies are included.
previewSenator Arthur Capper sculpture
Felten, Peter F., Jr.
Small plaster bust of Senator Arthur Capper by Kansas artist Peter "Fritz" Felten, Jr. The model is associated with the 1981 installation of statues in the Kansas statehouse rotunda. A special committee selected Felten from Hays, Kansas, as the sculptor of statues depicting four notable Kansans--Capper, Amelia Earhart, Dwight Eisenhower, and William Allen White. Felten created this small model and three others to demonstrate his design concept. Originally from Garnett, Kansas, Arthur Capper established a large publishing enterprise in Topeka. In 1915 he was elected Kansas Governor and later served 30 years in the United States Senate. According to Felten, Capper was fairly easy to sculpt because "he was such a humble looking man who always stood with hunched shoulders."
previewKansas Day Club Speech - James Watson
Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper)
This file includes correspondence regarding Mr. Watson's speech for Kansas Day in 1915. Topics included but not limited to in the correspondence is printing of the speech, cost of printing the speech, and number of speeches to be printed. This is part of a bigger collection of Governor Arthur Capper correspondence.
previewArthur Capper's birthday celebration
Harrison, Paul
This set of photographs show Kansas Governor Arthur Capper gathered with children and adults during his annual birthday celebration at an unidentified park. The birthday parties, held from 1908-1950, featured free ice cream for the Topeka community.
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