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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.
previewJohn James Ingalls to Elias T. Ingalls
Ingalls, John James, 1833-1900
From Lawrence, K.T., where he went to lobby the territorial legislature on behalf of Sumner's city charter and a "Pikes Peak Express Company," John J. Ingalls wrote to tell his father about the journey that took him through Leavenworth. He made some interesting observations about the condition of the roads and the general discomfort involved in overland travel ("The coaches are constructed with special reference to safety in passing over corduroy roads, through sloughs and ravines, having no regard whatever to the comfort of the passengers."), as well as nice descriptions of both cities, Leavenworth and Lawrence.
previewWilliam 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.
previewWheat stacks in Kiowa County, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of wheat stacks in the field in Kiowa County, Kansas. A horse-drawn carriage is visible in the background.
previewHostetter's ranch south of Coats, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Hereford heifers on the Hostetter's ranch (owned by Harris and Crane of Ottawa, Kansas) south of Coats, Kansas. A wagon, hay mounds, wooden fences, and out-buildings are also visible in the photograph.
previewHeading wheat in Kiowa County, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of farmers heading wheat in Kiowa County, Kansas. Horse-drawn harvesting equipment, and a couple seated in a horse-drawn carriage, are also visible in the photograph.
previewFred Tainter's ranch in Beaver County, Oklahoma Territory
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
View of Fred Tainter's chuckwagon with cowboys seated on the ground eating a meal. Also visible are horses and a herd of cattle in the background.
previewXIT mess wagon, Channing, Texas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Members of the XIT ranch's round-up crew seated on the ground eating a meal near the chuckwagon. Also visible in the photograph are rolled up canvasses and horses. The XIT was the largest outfit in the United States, with 2 million acres of pasture land. This 1897 photograph was taken on the trail near their headquarters in Buffalo Springs, Texas.
previewB. R. Grimes' mess wagon, Ashland, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
This is a view of cowboys eating a meal by the B. R. Grime's chuck wagon in Ashland, Kansas.
previewLindley Dakin injured in a riding accident, Ashland, Kansas
Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
This is a view of cowboys administering medical aid to Lindley Dakin, who was seriously injured when a cow pony fell on him in a riding accident in Ashland, Kansas.
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