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Theodore Roosevelt at Baldwin, Kansas

Bridwell, Arthur

This is a photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, William Allen White, Henry J. Allen, Joseph Bristow, and Osmon Grant Markham standing on the back of a passenger car at the Baldwin, Kansas railroad station.

F. E. (Gene) Murphy and Merton Elliott, Sublette, Kansas

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

This is a view of Francis Eugene (Gene) Murphy and Eugene Merton Elliott seated in an automobile in front of a house and barn at 105 Carson, Sublette, Kansas. In 1983, the house was owned by Leonard Obenhaus.

Middle Creek Band

View of the members of the Middle Creek Band of Middle Creek, Kansas, in a mule-drawn wagon.

Band, Holyrood, Kansas

A view of members of a band, shown seated with their instruments, on a city street in Holyrood, Kansas. Also visible are spectators, parked automobiles, a utility pole, and buildings and businesses along the city street.

William Allen White, Emporia, Kansas

An informal view of newspaper editor William Allen White (1868-1944) standing next to a car parked in front of "The Emporia Gazette" office in Emporia, Kansas. White gained national fame with his editorial "What's the Matter with Kansas?" during the Populist era in the 1890s. A supporter of the Progressive movement, he wrote countless editorials as well as articles for national magazines and books. In 1924, he ran for governor of Kansas to highlight his campaign against the Ku Klux Klan.

Longren No.5 biplane

View of Dolly & Albin K. Longren with Longren No. 5 biplane

Longren's No. 6 Model G

Albin K. Longren's No. 6 Model G, built in 1916

Longren's airplane company, Topeka, Kansas

Boeger, Paul

This black and white photograph shows the Albin K. Longren's airplane plant at 420 SW Jackson Street in Topeka, Kansas. The building ,which is still standing, manufactured at least five different airplane models in its day. The photograph shows the small-scale nature of early aircraft production.

Wheat wagons

View of wheat wagons on Broadway Street in Protection, Kansas.

Rural mail carrier, Webber, Kansas

This black and white photograph shows George Graham, RFD carrier for Route 2, standing beside his automobile on the streets of Webber, Kansas. In the foreground the mail has been visible piled along the fender of the car.