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The house flies

Kansas. Board of Health

A poem and drawing titled "The House Flies" copied from the Kansas State Board of Health Bulletin. Exact year and volume unknown.

Farm machinery class at Kansas State Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kansas

Orr, S. C.

This is a photograph showing students studying agricultural implements at Kansas State Agricultural College (Kansas State University), Manhattan, Kansas. Visible in the photograph are two barns.

Horse sale, Santa Fe, Haskell County, Kansas

Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936

There was brisk trading in Santa Fe, Kansas, whenever a herd of sleek horses like these were offered for sale, as the pioneers were unaccustomed to the benefits of motorized farming, and even motor cars were a rarity. John Jacob Miller is shown facing the camera (sixth man from the right, dressed in a hat, tie, white shirt, and vest). Also visible in the photograph are the Haskell County courthouse, Cave's Store, and Frank McCoy Lands. Santa Fe was the first county seat of Haskell County, Kansas. In 1912, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad built a line from Dodge City, Kansas, to Elkhart, Texas, that bypassed the town by seven miles. In 1920, the Haskell Country seat was moved to Sublette, which had prospered by being on the AT&SF rail line, and Santa Fe faded away into a ghost town.

Land buyers visit Satanta, Haskell County, Kansas

Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936

This is a view of James Septer Patrick's business building (Jas. S. Patrick Agent for Satanta Lots And Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Lands) in Satanta, Kansas. There is a modified Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe logo on the front of Patrick's building. Some railroads received lands from the federal government. They sold the lands to help raise funds to build the railroad. 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.

John Jacob Miller home and underground water line, Santa Fe, Kansas

Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936

This is a view of John Jacob Miller's farmhouse and farm buildings in Santa Fe, Haskell County, Kansas. Also visible are a woman, three men, a black dog, and an underground water line fed from a large reservoir.

Building construction in Sublette, Kansas

Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936

This is a view of new building construction in Sublette, Kansas. This picture is, possibly, of the two story T. M. Deal building's construction near the AT&SF railroad tracks in Sublette.

Presbyterian/Dunkard church in Santa Fe, Kansas

Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936

This is a view of the Presbyterian/Dunkard church in Santa Fe, Haskell County, Kansas. It was later moved north to Plymell, in Finney County, and additions were added.

Moving S.E. Cave's office building from Santa Fe to Sublette, Kansas

Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936

This is a view of workers using wagons and mules to move S. E. Cave's office building from Santa Fe, Kansas, to the new Haskell County seat in Sublette, Kansas. The James S. Patrick Real Estate office, left, was later moved to Satanta, Kansas. In the background, behind the S. E. Cave building, is the original Haskell County Courthouse building. Santa Fe pioneers fought hard for a railroad for Haskell County, but when it came in 1913, it missed Santa Fe, the original county seat, by seven miles. In 1920, the county seat was moved to Sublette, Kansas, which had prospered by being on the Santa Fe railroad line, and Santa Fe faded away into a ghost town.

Parade float in Ashland, Kansas

Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936

View of a horse-drawn parade float with a sunflower theme advertising W. T. Carson, Ashland, Kansas. The First Ward School is visible in the background.

Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas

View of Baker University's campus, Baldwin, Kansas.