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H. F. Davis Meat Market, Colby, Kansas
This is a view of the H. F. Davis meat market in Colby, Kansas. "Harry F. Davis, in white apron, mans the meat counter in this photo taken near the turn of the century. Meat is displayed on hooks at the rear of the shop and on the marble counter. Harry became sole owner of the meat market in 1890 and the business lasted over a half a century, closing its doors in the early 1940s." - from the Prairie Winds newsletter March 1992 published by the Thomas County Historical Society, Colby, KS.
previewAda and Burt McColl gathering buffalo chips
McColl, Ada
Ada and her brother Burt McColl (in a dress) are gathering buffalo chips to use for heating and cooking fuel. An abridged version of this photograph without Burt is very common. For more information on this photograph, see the link to Reflections (Summer 2008) below. A family member confirmed that Burt (or Bert) was a boy.
previewVictory garden, Wichita, Kansas
United States. Works Progress Administration
This is a photograph showing a man using a hand plow and children working in a Victory garden, Wichita, Kansas.
previewRobert Burgin homestead, Barber County, Kansas
This undated photograph depicts the homestead of Robert Burgin and his family, located in Barber County. Their home was constructed out of sod and wood siding.
previewMilking cows on a farm in Riley County, Kansas
A photograph showing Nellie Zimmerman White milking a cow while her daughter, Flora White, watches. The dairy farm was located east of the Kaw River bridge across from Manhattan.
previewScott City high school students working in a sugar cane field
This is a photograph showing Scott City high school students cutting, gathering, and running stalks of cane through a horse-powered press, a step in the manufacture of cane syrup. During World War I, students helped fill a labor void on many Kansas farms.
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.
previewAlden school bus
This is the first school bus purchased by Alden School (Rice County), Consolidated School District No. 9, in 1920.
previewGirl feeding chickens
A photograph showing Marion Ritchie feeding chickens on the Ritchie farm located at 29th and Burlingame Road in Shawnee County, Kansas.
previewKansas Pastoral mural
This colored photograph shows the "Kansas Pastoral" by John Steuart The mural is located on the second floor, west corridor, of the state capitol in Topeka, Kansas.
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