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B. F. Stinson and Company Bottle from the Adair Cabin, 14MM327
Date: 1890-1912
This complete bottle was recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie, Kansas. Osawatomie and the Adairs were much involved with the abolitionist movement during the "Bleeding Kansas" years. The clear glass bottle may have once held shoe polish. Embossed on the front and back panels is the advertising "B. F. STINSON & CO BUFFALO, N.Y. U.S.A."
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Bookmobile
Creator: United States. Works Progress Administration
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
A man and four women reading books at a bookmobile, part of the Works Progress Administration's library services program.
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Bookmobile
Creator: United States. Works Progress Administration
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
A man and woman standing next to a bookmobile, part of the Works Progress Administration's library services program.
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Cavalier Boot Creme Jar from the Jacob Creek Site, 14CS701
Date: 1920-1961
This jar of Cavalier Boot Creme was recovered from a farmstead in Chase County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2005. The polish was used to shine and weatherproof boots and shoes and was manufactured by the Cavalier Shoe Polish Company of Baltimore, Maryland. Cavaliers were supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War and are seen as dashing characters. A cavalier's boot appears on the jar's lid and along the side of the jar in addition to two cavaliers on horseback. The site was excavated in 1980 during the Emporia State University's archaeological field school.
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Child's Shoe Sole from the Plaster House, 14GY307
Date: 1879-1899
This shoe sole was recovered from excavations at the Plaster House site, a dugout in Gray County. The sole is 4.25" long, 1.75" at it's widest point and 1.1" at its narrowest. This would be a child's size 4 by today's standards. The occupants of the dugout were most likely the family of Oliver and Anna Mitchell; Oliver Mitchell was described in his obituary as a horse rancher. Settlement in this area of Kansas mostly post-dated the construction of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad in 1872 and experienced a boom during with the construction of the Soule Canal in the mid-1880s.
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Clothing store, Alma, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1920
This photograph shows the interior of a clothing store in Alma, Kansas. Merchandise includes shoes, gloves, and hats.
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Elias D. Porter to Thaddeus Hyatt
Creator: Porter, Elias D.
Date: November 27, 1856
Elias Porter, writing from Oriskany, New York, informed Thaddeus Hyatt, chairman of the National Kansas Committee, about a box of provisions sent to W. F. M. Arny, an agent with this committee. The letter includes an itemized list of the materials send to aid the free state settlers residing in Kansas.
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Four people, Marysville, Kansas
Creator: Hawkins, Omar F. (Omar Finlay), 1890-1967
Date: 1914
This is an informal portrait of a young man and three young women, all dressed in winter coats, standing on a sidewalk at the intersection of Eighth and Broadway Streets in Marysville, Kansas. Also visible are portions of city buildings, utility poles and power cables, and two people in the background.
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Harris-Goar Company
Date: Between 1930 and 1940
This is a photograph of the Harris-Goar Company, 612-614 Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. It shows the front of the building with a sign advertising Clothing, Shoes, Men-Women-Children, Jewelry-Radios. There are several automobiles parked at the curb.
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Jack Hale
Date: Between 1920 and 1925
A postcard showing Jack Hale, a member of the Potawatomi tribe, dressed in a suit with a cane.
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Leather and wood crafts display
Creator: United States. Works Progress Administration
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
A display of leather wallets, shoes, a belt, and a wooden box made by workers in the Works Progress Administration's crafts program.
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Leigh R. Webber to Senorita Morena (Miss Brown)
Creator: Webber, L. R.
Date: April 30, 1862
A letter written by Leigh R. Webber from Fort Riley, Kansas, addressed to "Senorita Morena," or Miss Brown, a daughter of John Stillman Brown, a Unitarian minister who lived west of Lawrence. Webber first praises Fort Riley and describes the surrounding landscape. He goes on to describe fort life, including equipment and food. He also discusses his thoughts on the troops' future plans to march to New Mexico and his efforts to learn Spanish.
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List of clothing articles
Creator: Bourne, S.
Date: c. 1856 or 1857
This is a detailed list of the articles of clothing sent to Kansas by the First Congregational Church in Flushing, New York. It includes dresses, frocks, coats, skirts, pants, drawers, shirts, socks, vests, boots and gloves as well as other items. The pastor of the church, S. Bourne, emphasized the quality and durability of the clothing.
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National Kansas Committee, request for clothing and provisions
Creator: National Kansas Committee
Date: c. October 1856
This advertisement was attached to a receipt for the placement of a notice in the New York Times. The advertisement included information about how the people of New England could aid the fight for freedom in Kansas--both with funds and with labor. It also gave the names of National Kansas Committee members and an address for their New York office.
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Sac-a-pee, Mo-less and Wah-port-e-cah portrait
Date: Between 1866 and 1880
This photograph shows Sac and Fox members Sac-a-pee, Mo-Less and Wah-port-ce-cah, also known as Big Bear. The men in the photograph are wearing leggings, moccasins, shirts and scarves fastened around their neck.
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Sitting Bull
Date: 1876
Photographs show Sioux member Sitting Bull. One photograph shows Sitting Bull wearing a feathered headdress and moccasins. The other portrait shows Sitting Bull wearing a hat and fur collar.
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Unidentified young woman
Date: 1880s or 1890s
Photo of an unidentified young woman in formal Native American clothing, possibly Pottawatomie.
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Woman's pumps
Creator: Selby
Date: between 1930 and 1945
Pair of woman's black suede, high-heeled pumps. The shoes are decorated with a subtle, perforated design, black patent leather trim, and a small bow. The shoes were made by the Selby Shoe Company as part of their "Styl-EEZ" line, which was popular in the 1940s. A mark in one shoe indicates that the style was made expressly for the John Braitsch Shoe Company of Wichita, Kansas. According to city directories, Braitsch operated a shoe store in Wichita as early as the 1870s.
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Works Progress Administration library
Creator: United States. Works Progress Administration
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
A photograph showing a woman seated in a chair reading a library book. The library was part of the Works Progress Administration's library services program.
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