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Boeing Airplane Company, Wichita, Kansas

Boeing Airplane Company

This is a view of men and women employees working on B-29 Superfortress airplanes at the Boeing Airplane Company plant in Wichita, Kansas.

Women on a bus trip, Junction City, Kansas

United States. Works Progress Administration

A photograph showing African American women traveling on a bus to an event in Junction City, Kansas, part of the Works Progress Administration.

United States Army nurses during World War II

A photo of United States Army nurses at an evacuation hospital between Capua and Venafro, Italy. The photograph was taken during World War II. The nurse on the far right is Lt. Ruth Lee from White City, Kansas.

Hercules drivers, De Soto, Kansas

A view of three women drivers employed by Hercules Powder Company from the Sunflower Ordinance Works plant in De Soto, Kansas. The plant, established in 1941, was the world's largest smokeless powder and propellant manufacturing plant. It was owned by the U.S. government but operated by the Hercules Powder Company. The company changed it's name to the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant on August 1, 1963.

Women canning, Wichita, Kansas

United States. Works Progress Administration

Women preparing jars for canning, Wichita, Kansas, part of the Works Progress Administration's domestic science and foods project.

Housekeeping aides, Topeka, Kansas

United States. Works Progress Administration

Photo of two African American women preparing food in Topeka, Kansas, as part of the Works Progress Administration's domestic science and foods project.

Graves Drug Store, Garnett, Kansas

Interior view of Graves Drug Store. Shown is the soda fountain, employees, and a customer.

DeDonder family holiday dinner

This is a photo of the DeDonder family women fixing a holiday dinner. Left to right: Cecelia (Sue) DeDonder Noonan, Mildred Zeller, Anna DeDonder, Anita DeDonder Ingenthron, Margaret (Margy or Peg) DeDonder Kelley, Louise Zeller Dedonder (Mrs. Philip), Agnes DeDonder Huntsman.

Townspeople of Hamilton, Kansas

Photo of the townspeople of Hamilton, Kansas, standing in front of the Hamilton bank, gathered for a portrait. Copies were made and sent to every resident who was then serving in the military during World War II. Front row (left to right): F. O. Brown, Roy Hayden, John Keating, Burley Brown, Bert Anderson, Frank Keating, Bob Carson, Vincent Schwintz, Ed Schwintz, John Anderson, Harbin Hawkins, Dick Mills, Mrs. Huston, Pauline Lewis, Charles Reno, Mrs. Ed Debruler, Ed DeBruler, Mary Lenninger, Mrs. Roy Sanderson, Shirley Sanderson, Roy Sanderson. Back row (l-r): Doc Rinker, Jack Fleming, Frank Linden, Robert Meadows, Ed Trask, George Wedelin, Ross Scott, Clark Ulrich, Merle Beevers, Bill Dawson, Munn Hughes, Earl Buffington, George Lloyd, Otis Barngrover, Lem Huston, Violet Hallren, Lillian Behmer, Arch Johnson, Walt Ulrich, Ed Faulk, Jim Piatt, Ralph Reno, Max Fryback.

Student union, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas

This black and white photograph shows a group of female students socializing with members of the V-12 training unit at Washburn University's student union in Topeka, Kansas.