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Walter Johnson
This is a photograph of Walter Johnson, 1887-1946, as he appeared pitching for the Washington Senators baseball team at the peak of his career. Nicknamed "The Big Train" for the speed and power of his pitches, Johnson was born and raised on a farm near Humboldt, Kansas.
previewA handbook of useful information for immigrants and settlers
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Published by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, this pamphlet encouraged agricultural settlement on railroad lands in Kansas by glorifying the state's natural resources including water, soil, mineral deposits and plant life. Printed by the Kansas Farmer in Topeka, Kansas.
previewJonathan Erickson, Russell County, Kansas
Halbe, L. W. (Leslie Winfield), 1893-1981
View of Jonathan Erickson seated in a Reo coupe automobile parked in front of his home in Russell County, Kansas. Also visible are five women standing on the front porch, a hammock, and a stone post and wire fence.
previewGood Roads Help Farmers
Promotional brochure designed as a talk to encourage road construction to enhance agricultural productivity and rural community development.
previewSpectators at a baseball game
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of people, cars, and carriages at a baseball game, presumed to have been taken in Haskell County, Kansas.
previewHorses and mules in a farm's corral
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
This is a view of horses and mules in a corral on an unidentified farm/ranch presumed to be in Haskell County, Kansas. Also visible are a windmill, farmhouse, fencing, and a large barn.
previewSheep near a man-made stock pond
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
This is a view of sheep near a man-made stock water pond on an unidentified farm presumed to be in Haskell County, Kansas. Sheep were an important economic asset in early Haskell County agriculture.
previewCattle in a farm corral
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of cattle in a corral, next to a barn, on an unidentified farm presumed to be in Haskell County, Kansas.
previewCattle in a fenced pasture
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of cattle in a fenced pasture, next to a barn, on an unidentified farm presumed to be in Haskell County, Kansas. Also visible in the photograph are a man afoot, a horse-drawn carriage, a farmhouse and outlying farm buildings, and a man and boys astride horses.
previewA flock of chickens
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
This photograph shows a flock of chickens, a man, chicken coops, farm buildings, and a windmill on an unidentified farm, presumed to be in Haskell County, Kansas. Poultry was a very important food source before refrigeration was commonplace in rural households on the prairie. Chickens and turkeys also provided a much-needed source of income through the sale of live birds and eggs.
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