Cornfield, Shawnee County, Kansas
Date: 1936
This black and white photograph shows severe drought damage to a cornfield in Shawnee County, Kansas.

Souvenir, Hamilton County and Syracuse, Kansas
Creator: Thompson, Lucile M.
Date: 1909
A souvenir booklet featuring Hamilton County and Syracuse, Kansas. Many photographs and descriptions of local areas are featured.

J.W. Honey to George W. Martin
Creator: Honey, J.W.
Date: February 03, 1910
A letter from J.W. Honey to George W. Martin, Secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society. Honey writes of his experiences during the grasshopper invasion of 1874, focusing mostly on bringing corn in from the field before it was fully consumed by the insects.

Farmer's display, Wichita County Fair, Kansas
Date: 1887
This sepia colored photograph shows a display of vegetables at the Wichita County fair. The sign indicates this was the first farmer's display at the fair.

Secure good homes in a rich country
Creator: Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad Company
Date: 1873
This small pamphlet encourages the purchase and settlement of land in eastern Kansas stretching from Lawrence southward to the Kansas line and owned by the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad. The land is rich in bituminous coal, good building stone, fire clay and flagging stone as well as being good for general agriculture, fruit growing, sheep raising, and cattle grazing.

Gathering corn in our country
Creator: Martin, William H., 1865-1940
Date: 1909
This photomontage or exaggerated postcard shows a gentleman sawing off a giant ear of corn.

Exaggerated photograph
Creator: Beck, Hezekiah
Date: 1888
This photomontage or exaggerated photograph shows a gentleman, possibly A.B. Arment, posing with a giant ear of corn and an oversized watermelon.

Bringing in the sheaves
Creator: Martin, William H., 1865-1940
Date: 1908
This photomontage or exaggerated postcard shows a man and woman standing on top of a giant ear of corn while it rests on a horse-drawn wagon. In the background and foreground oversized heads of cabbage, pumpkins and corn cobs are visible.

Our county fair
Creator: Martin, William H., 1865-1940
Date: 1908
This photomontage or exaggerated postcard shows a man sitting on a giant ear of corn as a crowd gathers to watch him.

The way we welcomed Taft in Kansas
Creator: Martin, William H., 1865-1940
Date: 1908
This photomontage or exaggerated postcard shows U.S. President William Howard Taft surrounded by giant onions, potatoes, ears of corn and heads of cabbage during a whistle stop visit to Kansas.

Kansas in 1875
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1875
A pamphlet produced by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company to promote Kansas and its resources. It focuses on the Cottonwood and Arkansas Valleys of Kansas. Also included is a map of ATSF railroad connections with an advertisement of land for sale.

The advantages Northern Kansas offers to home seekers and land buyers
Creator: Northern Kansas Immigration Association
Date: 1888
A booklet prepared by the Northern Kansas Immigration Association for home seekers and land buyers looking for opportunities in Northern Kansas.

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

Only a fair sample of what Kansas can do -- when she tries
Creator: Lare C. A.
Date: 1899
This photomontage or exaggerated photograph copied from "Facts About Kansas" by the Missouri Pacific Railway shows J.H. Smith, editor and owner of the Downs Times in Down, Kansas, carrying a giant ear of corn from his garden.

Southwestern Kansas Exposition, Finney County, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1890
The photograph shows the Southwestern Kansas Exposition in Finney County, Kansas.

Planting corn in Sheridan County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1935
This photograph shows corn planting possibly in the 1930's in Sheridan County, Kansas. The tractor is a Wallace with steel wheels.

A local history of Jerome Township, Gove County, Kansas
Creator: Baker, Fred
Date: 1918
A local history of Jerome Township, Gove County, Kansas as recollected by Fred Baker, Gove City, Kansas. Baker wrote this sketch and submitted it in March 1918 to the Golden Belt Educational Association at Hays, Kansas and was awarded a prize. Also included is a letter from Judge J.C. Ruppenthal, Russell, Kansas, to William Connelly, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas, who received the sketch from Baker and wished for it to be donated into the Society's holdings.

Clara Frost to Joseph Snell
Creator: Frost, Clara
Date: May 05, 1978
A letter from Clara Frost, Seattle, Washington, to Joseph Snell, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. In the letter, Frost recounts what her childhood was like growing up in the late nineteenth century, in Hugoton, Kansas.

E.H. Claar and J.L. Trowbridge to unknown
Creator: Claar, E.H.
Date: July 30, 1885
A letter from E.H. Claar and J.L Trowbridge, Decatur County, Kansas, to an unknown recipient. In the letter, the authors tell of camping in the outdoors, several possible Indian scares, the railroad coming through New Kiowa, and the condition of the crops.

I.L. Diesem's individual agricultural exhibit, fair, Finney County, Kansas
Creator: Wolf, Henry L. 1850-1924
Date: 1892
The photograph shows I.L. Diesem's agricultural exhibit at the fair in Finney County, Kansas. The agricultural products are on different shelves and some are on the ground. The photograph also shows how some products are in jars, baskets, and buckets on the shelving unit. Also in the center of the photograph there are straw models of Diesem's home.

Richard W. Cummins to Willam Clark, Superintendent of Indian Affairs
Creator: Cummins, Richard W.
Date: April 2, 1831
Letter by Richard W. Cummins detailing the physical conditions of the Delaware and Weas Indian tribes under his care for the time period between 1830 and 1831.

Corn field, Kansas
Creator: Keystone View Company
Date: Between 1900 and 1915
Men standing in an unidentified Kansas corn field.

Henry and Clara Smith to John P. St. John
Creator: Smith, Henry and Clara
Date: May 7, 1879
Henry Smith and his daughter, Clara, wrote this letter to Kansas Governor John St. John requesting information about black emigration to Kansas. Smith wrote on behalf of his community in Marshall, Texas, saying that a number of people were hoping to emigrate because they were unable to make a living due to discriminatory practices. According to the letter, some of the Smith's white neighbors were threatening to follow black emigrants if they attempted to leave the area (to what end is unclear). In addition to his role as Kansas governor, St. John served on the Board of Directors of the Kansas Freedmen's Relief Association.

Kansas. A complete and comprehensive description of the agricultural, horticultural, stock raising and mineral resources of Kansas
Creator: Union Pacific Railway Company
Date: 1903
This Union Pacific Railroad pamphlet promotes Kansas as an abundant and ideal place to settlement.

Kansas. Resources, population, industries, opportunities and climate
Creator: Union Pacific Railway Company
Date: 1909
This Union Pacific Railroad pamphlet highlights the natural and human resources found in Kansas at the time of publication.