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300 Mile Race over New Santa Fe Trail

Moore Studio

This black and white photograph shows one of the three Buick cars used during the 300-mile race over the new Santa Fe Trail in front of the Kansas City Star newspaper office. The three automobiles left the Hutchinson News office at 5:01 a.m., arriving at the Kansas City Star office at 4:24 p.m. proving a 300-mile automobile trip could be made on Kansas dirt highways in twelve hours. The only stop during the race was for lunch in Emporia, Kansas. Seated in the Buick are the following individuals from left to right: M.P. Newton, O.M. Wilhite, Ralph Faxton, in the middle, Kansas Governor George H. Hodges, and Fred Trigg.

800 block of Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas

This black and white photograph shows the businesses along the 800 block of Kansas Avenue in Topeka, Kansas.

Abraham Pratt Lumberyard, Studley, Kansas

These are two photographs of businesses in Studley, Kansas. The first photograph is of the Abraham Pratt Lumberyard which may have contained the post office. Turtle General Store is in the middle background. The road crossing the railroad track is the Graham/Sheridan County line. The second photo is of the Abraham Pratt Lumberyard with a person standing by the building.

A carload of cucumbers

Elite Post Card Company

This is a fictitious or exaggerated postcard showing a Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad car loaded with gigantic cucumbers.

Administration building at the Osawatomie State Hospital, Osawatomie, Kansas

A photograph showing the administration building at the Osawatomie State Hospital in Osawatomie, Kansas. The hospital was established by the State of Kansas in 1866 and had beds for 12 patients when it opened. By the end of the next year it housed 22 with applications for 50 more.

Advertisement for The Sellers Motor Car Company, Hutchinson, Kansas

Advertisement for the Sellers Motor Car Company with photos of the investors and the factory, Hutchinson, Kansas. Copied from Hutchinson, The Salt City.

Advocate newspaper office in Lakin, Kansas

This photograph is a halftone print showing Mr. Kimball in the Advocate offine in Lakin, Kansas with two women.

A flock of chickens

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

This photograph shows a flock of chickens, a man, chicken coops, farm buildings, and a windmill on an unidentified farm, presumed to be in Haskell County, Kansas. Poultry was a very important food source before refrigeration was commonplace in rural households on the prairie. Chickens and turkeys also provided a much-needed source of income through the sale of live birds and eggs.

A 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.

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.