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Leigh R. Webber to Miss Brown
Webber, L. R.
A letter written by Leigh R. Webber from "Steamer Robert Campbell Jr. near Liberty Mo.," is addressed to Miss Brown, a daughter of John Stillman Brown, a Unitarian minister who lived west of Lawrence, Kansas. Webber describes how his fellow troops have become more experienced soldiers "who fight for liberty and law." He discusses the march from Fort Riley to Fort Leavenworth and conditions on the boat that was taking them further south. He also mentiones William Brown's new law position with former Kansas Territory governor Wilson Shannon.
previewWilliam Eugene Stanley
This sepia colored photograph shows William Eugene Stanley, (front row wearing a dark suit), during military maneuvers for the Kansas National Guard in Ft. Riley, Kansas. Stanley entered public office in 1871. In 1898, he is elected as the fifteenth governor of Kansas, a position he holds until 1903. Afterwards, he returns to Wichita, Kansas to practice law.
previewKansas Film Commission site photographs, subject businesses
Kansas Film Commission
These are panoramic photographs of locations in Kansas created by the Kansas Film Commission to promote scenes to film companies. The panoramics were created by taking individual photos and taping them together. The photographs are arranged alphabetically by subject and then location. The subject of this part of the collection is businesses, including banks, bars, general stores, food stores, funeral homes, gas stations, hotels, malls, miscellaneous buildings, newspaper offices, restaurants, toy stores, and workshops.
previewPlaces -- Cities and towns
- Abilene
- Allison
- Andover
- Anthony
- Arkansas City
- Atchison
- Augusta
- Baldwin City
- Big Springs
- Bonner Springs
- Burlington
- Burns
- Caldwell
- Carbondale
- Chanute
- Chapman
- Cimarron
- Concordia
- Cottonwood Falls
- Derby
- De Soto
- Detroit
- Dodge City
- Dover
- Edgerton
- El Dorado
- Emporia
- Eskridge
- Eudora
- Fort Scott
- Galesburg
- Garden City
- Garnett
- Gorham
- Greensburg
- Hall's Summit
- Halstead
- Harper
- Hutchinson
- Independence
- Iola
- Jewell
- Junction City
- Kansas City
- Labette
- Larned
- Lawrence
- Leavenworth
- Lindsborg
- Lyndon
- Manhattan
- Mankato
- McLouth
- Melvern
- Minneapolis
- Mulvane
- Newton
- Norton
- Nortonville
- Olathe
- Osborne
- Ottawa
- Overland Park
- Oxford
- Palmer
- Paola
- Paxico
- Perry
- Peru
- Pittsburg
- Powhattan
- Robinson
- Shawnee Mission
- Talmo
- Tecumseh
- Topeka
- Valley Falls
- Wallace
- Wamego
- Waterville
- Weir
- Wellington
- Wichita
- Williamstown
- Worden
- Yoder