Farm equipment on Elmer Nicholson's farm near Jennings, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1920
This is a photograph showing Casey and Gladys Nicholson, Elmer and Christena Nicholson, and an unidentified child posed with two teams of horses and wagons. The Nicholson farm was located near Jennings, Kansas.

Christena Nicholson and Ellen Nicholson in a horse drawn carriage
Date: Between January 01, 1900 and December 31, 1905
This is a photograph showing Christena "Steen" Nicholson and her mother Ellen Nicholson in a horse drawn carriage. The photograph was probably taken in Decatur County, Kansas

Chris and Ellen Nicholson on their farm near Jennings, Kansas
Date: Between January 01, 1910 and December 31, 1915
This is a photograph of Chris and Ellen Nicholson posed with their work horses. The Nicholson farm was located near Jennings, Kansas.

Arthur Alexander and Christena Randall's farmhouse in Decatur County, Kansas
Date: Between January 01, 1930 and December 31, 1935
This is a postcard showing three men and a horse standing next to Arthur Alexander Randall's farmhouse in Decatur County, Kansas. A windmill is visible next to the farmhouse.

Horses sold at auction in Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Wood, W.J.
Date: May 19, 1917
Here are two photographs showing seventeen head of draft horses consigned and sold at Bechtelheimer's auction in Topeka, Kansas. The businesses in the photograph are identified as C. W. Armstrong's horseshoeing on the left, located at 918 North Kansas Avenue, and M. B. Bechtelheimer's Horses & Mules bought sold and exchanged sales barn at 916 North Kansas Avenue.

M.S. Martin's Livery barn, Sharon Springs, Kansas
Date: Between 1880s and 1890s
This black and white photograph shows a group of people with horses and buggies in front of M.S Martin's Livery barn in Sharon Springs, Kansas.

Firemen, Abilene, Kansas
Date: Between 1890s and 1900s
This black and white photograph shows two men sitting in a horse-drawn wagon equipped with ladders and hoses in Abilene, Kansas.

Cities Service Petroleum Corporation, El Dorado, Kansas
Date: Between 1914 and 1916
This black and white photograph shows a team of horses and mules inside the pipe yard of the Cities Service Petroleum Corporation at El Dorado, Kansas. These horse drawn wagons were responsible for transporting the heavy equipment to the oil fields.

Veterinarian treating a horse in Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
A photograph showing an unidentified veterinarian treating a horse, possibly on a street in Topeka, Kansas.

Farmer with a team of mules and horses
Date: Between 1935 and 1939
A postcard showing a farmer and his dog with a team of four mules and horses pulling a piece of equipment. The location is unknown.

Drilling wheat, Belpre, Kansas
Date: 1916
This black and white photograph shows a group of men with horse-drawn equipment drilling wheat near Blepre, Kansas.

Harvesting Crew, Edwards County, Kansas
Date: 1913
These two black and white photographs show a harvesting crew with horse-drawn equipment and a McCormick header in a field in Edwards County, Kansas.

Cowboys
Date: 1940
This black and white photograph shows two young boys dress as cowboys seated on a pony.

Harvesting, Kinsley, Kansas
Date: Between 1880s and 1890s
This sepia colored photograph shows a group of farmers using horse drawn equipment for harvesting near Kinsely, Kansas.

J.W. Lough farm, Scott County, Kansas
Date: 1911
These three black and white postcards show an irrigated crop of milo maize on the J.W. Lough farm, in Scott County, Kansas.

David and Haywood Rathbun in Mitchell County, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1913
A postcard showing David Rathbun, born in 1903, and Haywood Rathbun, born in 1902, dressed in cowboy attire and holding the reins of their horses. They lived near Simpson in Mitchell County, Kansas.

Harvesting a profitable crop of onions in Kansas
Creator: Martin, William H., 1865-1940
Date: 1909
This photomontage or exaggerated postcard shows a group of men loading giant onions onto a horse-drawn wagon.

Potatoes grow big in Kansas
Creator: Martin, William H., 1865-1940
Date: 1908
This photomontage or exaggerated postcard shows a gentleman sitting on a pile of giant potatoes loaded on to a horse-drawn wagon.

Cultivating furrows in Kansas
Date: April, 1914
A photograph showing an unidentified farmer cultivating furrows to check for drift of soil by the wind.

Leigh R. Webber to Esteemed Friend
Creator: Webber, L. R.
Date: September 20, 1862
A letter written by Leigh R. Webber from Trenton, Tennessee, likely addressed to a member of the John Stillman Brown family. Webber describes a "jayhawking trip" his regiment took to take goods and food from a local Confederate family. He discusses the treatment of slaves and escaped slaves, both by Confederate locals and his fellow Union troops. A portion of the letter states Webber's opinions on James H. Lane's efforts to arm African-American troops in Kansas.

James H. Buxton to D.L. Chandler
Creator: Buxton, James H.
Date: April 27, 1862
A letter written by James H. Buxton from Lawrence, Kansas, addressed to Daniel L. Chandler, an army hospital steward who had cared for Buxton. James describes life in Lawrence with members of the John Stillman Brown family. He also mentions the removal of troops from Lawrence to Fort Riley and expresses his wish to live with Chandler after the end of the war.

Soldier with a horse
Date: Between 1895 and 1905
A photograph showing an African American soldier standing with a horse. The photograph was possibly taken in New Mexico.

Soldier on horseback
Date: Between 1895 and 1905
A photograph showing an African American soldier on horseback. The photograph was possibly taken in New Mexico.

Early Garden City, Kansas
Creator: Wolf, Henry L. 1850-1924
Date: 1895
The photographs show different views of Garden City, Finney County, Kansas, as it appeared in about 1895.

Harvesting corn, Ozawkie, Kansas
Date: November 1957
This black and white photograph shows a farmer harvesting corn by hand near Ozawkie, Kansas