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William Beh, testimony
Hyatt, Thaddeus
This testimony, presumably from the Journal of Investigations in Kansas, was most likely recorded on paper by Thaddeus Hyatt, president of the National Kansas Committee. This particular testimony is a very brief account of William Beh's experiences during the turbulent times of 1856 and 1857. It includes information about his claim on the south fork of Pottawatomie Creek and his involvement in the militia as a member of Capt. Samuel Anderson's company. He also requests aid, because he has been sick for three or four months.
previewBark house, Kickapoo Reservation
Parkman, Mary
This photograph, taken in 1935 as part of the New Deal Federal Indian program, depicts a bark house on the Kickapoo Reservation in northeast Kansas. This was the home of Marie Pewamo, who is presumably the woman standing out front. This style of house had been used since the nineteenth century by both the Kickapoo and Pottawatomi tribes.
preview"The End, 1883"
Garretson, M.S.
This ink on paper drawing by Martin Garretson depicts the artist's conception of the changes in western Kansas as the open prairie was claimed for family farms. By 1883, the vast buffalo herds of the central plains had been hunted almost to the point of extinction. In the drawing, one man is shown loading bleached buffalo bones into an oxen-drawn wagon, while another man with a horse-drawn plow has begun plowing the cleared prairie for a farm crop. A young girl and boy are shown with piles of horns and horned skulls, and a woman is shown standing in the doorway of a small farmhouse in the background.
previewL. W. Halbe Collection
Halbe, L. W. (Leslie Winfield), 1893-1981
The L. W. (Leslie Winfield) Halbe photo collection consists of 1500 glass plate negatives produced by Halbe during his teenage years. Halbe lived in Dorrance, Russell County, Kansas, and began taking photographs of the region with an inexpensive Sears and Roebuck camera when he was fifteen years old.
previewCheyenne Indian lodges
This is a photo of several Cheyenne Indians sitting in front of their lodges near Anadarko, Indian Territory. The original photo is at the National Archives.
previewJohn Wesley McManigal photographs
McManigal, John Wesley
This is a collection of agricultural photographs taken in northeast Kansas by photographer John Wesley McManigal.
previewBoy with calf, Rogler Ranch
This black and white photograph shows an unidentified boy standing with a bull calf in front of the Pioneer Bluffs barn on the Rogler ranch in Chase County, Kansas. The homestead is located on 160 acres of land along the South Fork of the Cottonwood River basin in the Bazaar Township of Chase County, Kansas.
previewJacob E. Diel's map of Township 15 South, Range 14 West, Russell County
Diel, Jacob E., 1897-1939
A map drawn by Jacob E. Diel showing creeks, school houses, churches and quarries of Township 15 South, Range 14 West, Russell County. Jacob also includes a short history of Lincoln township and describes the first settlers and the German-Russian colony that settled there. He documented the wildlife and the construction of stone houses as well. This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing."
previewGovernor Clyde M. Reed correspondence, School for the Deaf
Kansas. Governor (1929-1931 : Reed)
This file includes subject correspondence relating to the School for the Deaf. Established in 1866 under tha name Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb in Olathe, Kansas, the school has since adopted the name Kansas School for the Deaf. This file is part of a bigger collection of Governor Clyde M. Reed correspondence.
previewGovernor Clyde M. Reed correspondence, hail insurance deduction
Kansas. Governor (1929-1931 : Reed)
This file includes subject correspondence relating to insurance rates from hail damage to farms and homes in Western Kansas. Correspondence included in the file reflects campaign financial support by constituents depending on the outcome of the Governor's reponse to their cases. This file is part of a bigger collection of Governor Clyde M. Reed correspondence.
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