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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad roundhouse at Herington, Kansas

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad roundhouse at Herington, Kansas
Date: Between 1960 and 1969
This is a postcard view of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad roundhouse and turntable in Herington, Kansas.


Union Pacific depot and tracks, Rossville, Kansas

Union Pacific depot and tracks, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1957
A photograph of the Union Pacific depot and railroad tracks in Rossville, Kansas.


Union Pacific water tank and depot in Rossville, Kansas

Union Pacific water tank and depot in Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1938
A view looking east of the Union Pacific water tank and depot in Rossville, Kansas.


Union Pacific depot, Rossville, Kansas

Union Pacific depot, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1938
A photograph of the Union Pacific depot in Rossville, Kansas.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Strong City, Kansas

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Strong City, Kansas
Date: Between 1913 and 1923
This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Strong City, Kansas. The one-story mission style structure built in 1913, east of the original depot, served for a number of years as a hub of transportation. The building is no longer in operation but was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Strong City, Kansas

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Strong City, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
This sepia colored postcard shows the first Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Strong City, Kansas.


Drainage canal in Wichita, Kansas

Drainage canal in Wichita, Kansas
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior
Date: April 1959
Two photographs of a drainage canal in Wichita, Kansas. One photograph shows the canal looking upstream from the Ninth street bridge and the other looking upstream from the Lincoln street bridge. The photographs were removed from a United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey, Wichita Drainage Canal, Kansas, April, 1959, publication.


Stevens Station, Rossville, Kansas

Stevens Station, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1920-1960
An unidentified worker is standing in front of Stevens Station in Rossville, Kansas. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.


Willard bridge crossing the Kansas River, Willard, Kansas

Willard bridge crossing the Kansas River, Willard, Kansas
Date: Between 1903 and 1951
A photograph of Willard bridge. This bridge crosses the Kansas River, connecting Willard to Rossville, Kansas. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.


Rossville bridge during the 1961 flood, Rossville, Kansas

Rossville bridge during the 1961 flood, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1961
A photograph of the walking bridge on West Pottawatomie Street during the October 11, 1961 flood in Rossvlle, Kansas. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.


Rossville bridge during the 1961 flood, Rossville, Kansas

Rossville bridge during the 1961 flood, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1961
High water under a train-track bridge in Rossville, Kansas, on October 11, 1961. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.


Construction of the Willard bridge, Willard, Kansas

Construction of the Willard bridge, Willard, Kansas
Date: 1902
The Willard bridge is located between Willard and Rossville, Kansas. The Rossville News of September 27, 1901, reports, "A force of men with teams and scrapers are putting the Rossville-Willard boulevard in fine shape. When complete this will be the 'boulest' road in the country." The April 11, 1902 issue reports that the Willard bridge is completed except for final work on the approaches but it can be used. The 1903 flood of the Kaw River washed out the bridge and did considerable damage to the road. It was several years before the road was again usable. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.


Highway 24 through Rossville, Kansas

Highway 24 through Rossville, Kansas
Date: Between 1945 and 1979
Kansas Highway 24 going west through Rossville, Kansas. The tall building to the left of the highway is the high school. The long building behind it is the bus barn and industrial arts building. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.


Golden Belt road at Kingsville, Kansas

Golden Belt road at Kingsville, Kansas
Date: 1910-1950
Southeast of Rossville, Kansas, (between Rossville and Silver Lake) stood the town of Kingsville which Andrew Wilson built and erected at his own expense. The town included a depot (pictured), hotel, store, blacksmith shop, cattle yard, scales, and a stone school house. In 1877 the Kansas Pacific Railroad advertised that "the quickest and safest route to all points east or west is the KPRR "Golden Belt Route." This name was later applied to the highway that closely paralleled the railroad. This picture was taken the same time as Unit ID 99766. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.


Depot at Kingsville, Kansas

Depot at Kingsville, Kansas
Date: Between 1920-1960
Southeast of Rossville, Kansas, (between Rossville and Silver Lake) stood the town of Kingsville which Andrew Wilson built and erected at his own expense. The town included a depot (pictured), hotel, store, blacksmith shop, cattle yard, scales, and a stone school house. This picture was taken the same time as another photo included here as Unit ID 99767. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.


Gustaf Berquist's Blacksmith Shop, Weskan, Kansas

Gustaf Berquist's Blacksmith Shop, Weskan, Kansas
Date: Between 1880s and 1890s
This black and white photograph shows an interior view of Gustaf Berquist's Blacksmith Shop in Weskan, Kansas.


Union Pacific Railroad depot, Weskan, Kansas

Union Pacific Railroad depot, Weskan, Kansas
Date: Between 1950s and 1960s
This black and white photograph shows the Union Pacific Railroad depot in Weskan, Kansas.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company section house, Burrton, Kansas

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company section house, Burrton, Kansas
Date: May 09, 1931
This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company section house at Burrton, Kansas. The structure was built in 1883 and measured 18 x 36 x 12 x 18.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company section house, Goddard, Kansas

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company section house, Goddard, Kansas
Date: May 11, 1931
This black and white photographs shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company section house at Goddard, Kansas. The structure was built in 1883 and measured 16 x 28.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Gainesville, Texas

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Gainesville, Texas
Date: Between 1940 and 1949
The black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Gainesville, Texas. This two-story red brick structure was built around 1902 and housed a Fred Harvey House until 1931. Restoration on the building was completed in 2001 and today houses city offices and a museum.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Shawnee, Oklahoma

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Shawnee, Oklahoma
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: Between 1880 and 1890
This black and white photograph shows a crowd waiting for the train at the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Shawnee Oklahoma. The depot is no longer in use but serves today as a Santa Fe depot museum.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Diamond Springs, Kansas

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Diamond Springs, Kansas
Date: Between 1880s and 1890s
This black and white postcard shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Diamond Springs. The one-story structure was located approximately fifteen to twenty miles northwest of Strong City, Kansas. Families and other passengers are waiting at the station.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Tulia, Texas

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Tulia, Texas
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: Between 1930s and 1940s
This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Tulia, Texas.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Hutchinson, Kansas

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Hutchinson, Kansas
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: Between 1930s and 1940s
This black and white photograph shows a view of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Hutchinson, Kansas.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe new east yard,  Empire, California

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe new east yard, Empire, California
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: July 1971
A 1971 photograh of the AT&SF new east yard in Empire, California.


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