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Walt Mason Poster
Adams, George Matthew
Poster advertising "Uncle Walt," a book of Walt Mason's prose poetry. The poster features a reproduction of the book's frontispiece, a cartoon by John T. McCutcheon. "Uncle Walt" was published in 1910 by George Matthew Adams of Chicago. Mason was a newspaper man who worked with William Allen White at the Emporia Gazette. The remainder of the illustrations were done by William Stevens, and the book was arranged and decorated by Will Bradley. William Allen White wrote the book's introduction, "A Poet of the People." George Matthew Adams ran a newspaper syndication service that syndicated the writing of both Mason and White.
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Major Abbott's sword
Ames Manufacturing Company
Model 1840 Noncommissioned Officers Sword, with brass hilt and steel blade and scabbard, which includes a cotton sword case. Acquired by Major James B. Abbott in 1855, probably from the Ames Manufacturing Company of Cabotville, Massachusetts. Abbott used the sword throughout the Kansas Territorial troubles and through to Price Raid of the Civil War.
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Eagle wheat weaving
Banbury, Joyce
Wheat weaving artist Joyce Banbury presented this eagle to Governor John Carlin in Topeka on August 18, 1986. The weaving was given on behalf of the Kansas Wheat Commission (KWC) to recognize Governor Carlin?s support for wheat producers. Joyce Banbury, of Russell, Kansas, was commissioned by KWC to complete the weaving. She was a skilled artist who wrote books on wheat weaving and was frequently featured in craft magazines. Banbury and her son specialized in growing vintage wheat breeds with long stems suitable for weaving. The eagle took two days to weave and it is made from a vintage hard winter wheat grown by Banbury on her Russell farm.
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The Prairie Castle
Birger Sandzen
Woodblock print on white paper, depicting a towering rock formation. This print is the work of Birger Sandzen (1871-1954), a Swedish immigrant who came to Lindsborg, Kansas in 1894 to teach at Bethany College. While best known for working in oil, Sandzen also was a member of the Prairie Print Makers and successful at producing art prints.The print was done between 1916 and 1952.
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Needlepoint bookmark
Blair, Ethel Ingalls
Needlepoint Christmas-themed bookmark.The design is stitched on a small, rectangular-shaped piece of off-white perforated paper, which is sewn to a piece of red silk. The bookmark was made by Ethel Ingalls Blair, the daughter of U.S. Senator John J. Ingalls. Ingalls Blair was born in Atchison in 1868. As a young woman, she spent most of her time in Washington, D.C., where she was popular in social circles and saw some success as a writer, penning newspaper articles and writing poetry. Her best-known article, "The Modern Girl of Society," appeared in the "Ladies Home Journal". She married Edward Blair, a physician who specialized in treating goiters and was a pioneer in plastic surgery. They lived in Kansas City, Missouri. Ingalls Blair died in 1958 and is buried in Atchison.
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station logo
Bosin, Blackbear
Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station corporate insignia designed by artist Blackbear Bosin. Completed in 1985 after years of debate over nuclear power, the Wolf Creek Generating Station is located near Burlington, Kansas. Plant owner?s commissioned American-Indian artist Blackbear Bosin to design this corporate insignia. In the mythological design, he included the wolf, a great provider, and the Sirius Star, a symbol of heat, to promote the positive aspects of the plant. Bosin was born of Kiowa and Comanche heritage in Oklahoma. He served in the Marines during WWII and worked as an illustrator in Wichita. This poster, signed by Bosin, was given to Governor John Carlin for his support of the Wolf Creek Station.
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Paving brick
Capital City Vitrified Brick and Paving Company
Clay brick with imprint, ?Don?t Spit on Sidewalk.? These bricks were the brainchild of Dr. Samuel Crumbine of Dodge City, Kansas, who served as Secretary of the Kansas State Board of Health from 1904 to 1924. Crumbine was concerned with the spread of disease and fought for sanitary conditions. The Capital City Vitrified Brick and Paving Company of Topeka was apparently the first company to create the ?Don?t Spit? bricks. The Coffeyville Vitrified Brick and Paving Company and others followed.
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Paving brick
Coffeyville Vitrified Brick and Tile Company
Clay brick with imprint, ?Don?t Spit on Sidewalk.? These bricks were the brainchild of Dr. Samuel Crumbine of Dodge City, Kansas, who served as Secretary of the Kansas State Board of Health from 1904 to 1924. Crumbine was concerned with the spread of disease and fought for sanitary conditions. The Capital City Vitrified Brick and Paving Company of Topeka was apparently the first company to create the ?Don?t Spit? bricks. The Coffeyville Vitrified Brick and Paving Company and others followed.
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Square dancing records
Columbia Records
Album containing four records of square dancing music by Carson Robison and his Old Timers, with dance calls by Lawrence V. Loy. Inside front cover has an image of a jug out of which pours drops featuring the callers' pictures. There is a blurb about square dancing and a description of formation (with diagram) and general calls, continued on the back inside cover. Rita Myers bought this record at a store in either Kansas City or Lawrence. Records like this were used to practice the dances, and were sometimes purchased directly from the "callers" at a dance. Carson Robinson (1890-1957) was a prominent country music songwriter and musician, originally from Oswego, Kansas.
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A Corner of Bryce Canyon
Coy Avon Seward
Small vertically oriented intaglio print on white paper. Penciled artist?s signature below print. The artist was a founding member of the influential Prairie Print Makers, a group dedicated to promoting print making and offering affordable art to collectors. Seward was a tireless promoter of the arts in Kansas. He painted more than 30 canvases of landscapes, but his main interest was print making.
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