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Photographic outfit. 309 miles west of St. Louis, Missouri

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

This stereograph shows photographer Alexander Gardner's photographic outfit. The dark tent is mounted on a wagon drawn by a team of horses. The image is from Alexander Gardner's series, Across the Continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division.

A rare specimen found on hill above Fort Riley, Kansas. 420 miles west of St. Louis Mo.

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

A stereograph showing two unidentified men looking at a plant specimen near Fort Riley, Geary County, Kan. The men are next to Alexander Gardner's photographic outfit. From Alexander Gardner's series, Across the Continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division.

Kansas State Seal

Cultural Heritage and Arts Center

The State Seal of Kansas. The Seal of Kansas and the state motto, Ad astra per aspera (to the stars through difficulties), were adopted through a joint resolution during the first Kansas legislative session on May 25, 1861.

Fort Scott soldiers

This photograph of two men on horses at Fort Scott was probably taken between 1863 and 1865. The man in the foreground is Corporal George Henry McCoon, company saddler in the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry. The photograph shows the Fort Scott stables in the background. Corporal McCoon married in Fort Scott shortly after the Civil War, then relocated to Oregon and later to California. Patron supplied information suggests Ina Riley Wilson, a McCoon descendent, donated the original tintype to the Fort Scott Historical Society prior to 1979 from which KSHS obtained a copy.

Peck and Weakly threshing machine, Russell County, Kansas

Halbe, L. W. (Leslie Winfield), 1893-1981

View of people posed with the Peck & Weakly threshing machine in Russell County, Kansas. Also visible is a horse-drawn wagon, and people, including two young children, seated in and upon an open automobile.

William H. Russell

A formal portrait of William H. Russell, who was a proslavery supporter and businessman. In the winter of 1858-1859, Russell, with Alexander Majors, William Waddell, and John Jones, founded the Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express Company, a freight and stage company that operated between Leavenworth and Denver, Colorado. In February, 1860, it was reorganized as the Central Overland California & Pike's Peak Express Company. In 1860, Russell, with partners Majors and Waddell, created the first Pony Express, which connected St. Joseph, Missouri, across 2,000 miles to the state of California.

Three Block trail outfit of New Mexico enroute for Sterling, Kansas

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

This is an 1898 photograph of the "Three Block" trail outfit of New Mexico, enroute for Sterling, Kansas. It shows cattle, mess wagons, mounts and riders. There were an estimated 15,000 head of cattle in this herd.

Irwin Brothers' chuck wagon near Ashland, Kansas

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

Members of the Irwin Brothers' round-up crew seated on the ground eating a meal by the chuck wagon, near Ashland, Kansas. A cowboy seated on his horse, and two other horses, are also visible in the background.

Round-up on the Nunnemacher and Edgar Ranch near Ashland, Kansas

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

View of a round-up of about 2,000 head of cattle on the Nunnemacher and Edgar Ranch near Ashland, Clark County, Kansas. Two horse-drawn carriages and railroad tracks are visible in the foreground. Cowboys branding a cow, and a herd of cattle, are visible in the background.

Dam on the Avery ranch near Englewood, Kansas

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

A typical scene in western Kansas, where canyons were dammed to hold water for livestock. This view was taken on the Avery ranch near Englewood, Kansas. Two horse-drawn carriages are visible in the background.