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African American musicians
Lawrence, A (Alfred), 19th cent.
This photograph, from a glass plate negative, shows a group of African American men holding musical instruments alongside two women and children. Alfred Lawrence's studio was located in Lawrence, Kansas, but the actual location of this photograph is not known.
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.
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 turkeys
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
This photograph shows a young girl standing near a flock of turkeys on an unidentified farm, presumed to be in Haskell County, Kansas. A farm building and cart are also visible in the photograph.
previewF. M. Steele's photography wagon
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of F. M. (Francis Marion) Steele's photography wagon with a young girl on horseback in the foreground and a herd of cattle in the background.
previewVale & Gates ranch, Beaver County, Oklahoma Territory
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of men, women, and children standing in front of a long ranch house on the Vale and Gates ranch in western Beaver County, Oklahoma Territory.
previewAvis Chitwood
The Elite
This is a portrait of Avis Chitwood as a child. Avis was born in Mound City, December 29, 1893, and died in Topeka, January 25, 1994, at the age of 100. She is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka. She was a teacher, painter, illustrator, printmaker, and etcher. She specialized in rustic buildings, wildflowers, and missions.
previewStudents and teachers at Williams School, District 17, Marion County, Kansas
This is a group portrait of the students and teachers at the Williams School in District 17, Marion County, Kansas. The Williams School opened in 1873 and was located three miles west of Aulne. The students vary widely in age. The only student that is identified is Bertha Kannengiesser, in the front row, fifth from the left. (The 1900 census shows that Bertha is 13 and living with her family on a farm in Wilson Township, Marion County at this time.)
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