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Fourth of July celebration, Coldwater, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of a 1903 Fourth of July celebration on a street in Coldwater, Kansas. Business buildings are visible along the street, including the Shultise & Allderdice General Supply Store.
previewLand buyers visit Satanta, Haskell County, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of James Septer Patrick's business building (Jas. S. Patrick Agent for Satanta Lots And Santa Fe Lands) in Satanta, Kansas. Also visible in the photograph are the Deal building and a water tower, both under construction, and people seated in four automobiles. The first two cars contain land buyers from Wichita, Kansas (only John Jacob Miller, seated next to the driver in the first car, is identified ), the third car contains Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Johnson from Sublette, Kansas, and James Septer Patrick is alone in the fourth car. Note the steering wheels are on the right side of the cars.
previewThe Young Ladies Band of Downs, Kansas
This photograph of the Young Ladies Band of Downs, Kansas, shows women sitting on a wagon playing their instruments.
previewFred Massey store, Iowa Point, Kansas
This is an exterior view of the Fred Massey store with a man, woman, and two children standing in front, Iowa Point, Kansas. Visible in the photograph is a horse drawn carriage.
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.
previewVeselik-Gannon photograph collection
Gannon, Richard
The Veselik-Gannon photograph collection documents farming and ranching activities in Sherman County, Kansas, in the early twentieth century. The photographs include images of sod houses and other residences, barns and outbuildings, many children and farm and ranching families, tractors and other farm machinery, horses and cattle, people doing farm chores, cowboys, and early automobiles and motorcycles. The John L. and Mary Veselik residence near Ruleton appears in many of the photographs. The photographer is unknown. Richard Gannon donated copies of the photographs to the Kansas Historical Society in 1983 after discovering them in a building on his property.
previewGolden Charles Dresher photograph collection
Dresher, G. C.
This collection consists of 326 photographs taken by G. C. (Golden Charles) Dresher of Canton, McPherson County, Kansas. The photos mostly concern the Dresher family, their friends and the surrounding area. Photographs of McPherson College students and the flooding of Cow Creek are also included. Dorothy May (Dresher) Richards, the daughter of G. C. Dresher, donated the original glass plate negatives to the Kansas Historical Society in 1999.
previewEmployees of Smith automobiles, Topeka, Kansas
A photograph showing three female employees at the Smith automobile factory, Topeka, Kansas. These employees were timekeepers.
previewAt the Ditch, Ingalls, Kansas
This is a photo of a group of five women and three men, all unidentified, sitting on a walking bridge across a body of water referred to as "The Ditch," Ingalls, Kansas.
previewAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Valley Falls, Kansas
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
This photograph shows a group of women at the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Valley Falls, Kansas. The passenger cars and a milk wagon are visible in the background.
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