Greenwood Hotel in Eureka, Kansas
Creator: Ruff, Del
Date: December 9, 2011
These are photographs of the Greenwood Hotel in Eureka, Kansas. In October of 1883, the Greenwood Hotel was completed with 43 boarding rooms and 50 beds. Built by The Eureka Hotel Company, a stock company consisting of prominent early settlers of the Eureka community the total cost of construction was $23,000. The hotel was originally called "Hotel Greenwood" in honor of the county in which the hotel resides as well as the namesake of the county, Alfred B. Greenwood. After falling into disrepair, renovation on the Greenwood Hotel began on March 8, 2010. It reopened to the public June 13-18, 2011.

Bob's Hotel in Jennings, Kansas
Date: Between January 01, 1905 and December 31, 1910
This is a postcard showing people in front of Bob's Hotel in Jennings, Kansas.

Kansas Wagon Depot Hotel, Strong City, Kansas
Date: Between 1880s and 1890s
This black and white photograph shows a group of men standing in front of the the Kansas Wagon Depot Hotel in Strong City, Kansas. The two-story limestone structure was also known as the Old Bank Hotel.

Arrington Hotel, Arrington, Kansas
Date: Between 1908 and 1910
Two photographs of the Arrington Hotel in Arrington, Kansas. The structure was built in 1901 and razed in 1953.

Jayhawk Hotel, Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1964
This black and white photograph shows the Jayhawk Hotel, located at 700 Jackson Street, in Topeka, Kansas.

Grand Jury findings relating to the "Herald of Freedom"
Date: 1856
Findings of a Grand Jury for Douglas County, Kansas [Territory] in relation to the newspapers "Herald of Freedom" and "Kansas Free State" which were accused of "publications of a most inflammatory and seditious character."

Jayhawk Hotel, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1950s and 1960s
This black and white photograph shows a group of gentlemen gathered inside the Senate Dining Room of the Jayhawk Hotel in Topeka, Kansas.

White House, Wallace, Kansas
Date: Between 1880s and 1890s
These two black and white photographs show a group of people standing in front of and back of the Grovers Hotel, also, know as the "White House", in Wallace, Kansas. This two story-structure stood north of the town's depot in the 1880s.

Sasnak Hotel, Sharon Springs, Kansas
Date: Between 1880s and 1890s
This black and white postcard shows the Sasnak Hotel in Sharon Springs, Kansas. To the left is Dr. Carter's office and to the far right is the Fred Wildman building.

Central Hotel, Sharon Springs, Kansas
Date: Between 1880s and 1890s
This black and white photograph shows the Central Hotel in Sharon Springs, Kansas. The two-story wooden structure was also known as the Martin Hotel.

Sharon Springs Hotel, Sharon Springs, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1890
This black and white photograph shows a group of people standing in front of the Sharon Springs Hotel in Sharon Springs, Kansas.

Depot hotel in Kinsley, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1898
A photograph showing the Kinsley Depot Hotel located at 213 East Eighth Street in Kinsley, Kansas. The long wood frame two story building was destroyed by a fire and torn down in 1898. It was possibly managed by Fred Harvey.

Kansas Pacific Railway depot, Victoria, Kansas
Date: 1880
This black and white photograph shows the Kansas Pacific Railway depot at Victoria, Kansas. The structure was originally built by the rail road companies as a hotel to accommodate the settlers until they could complete their own homes.

Hotel Dighton, Dighton, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1925
A photograph of Hotel Dighton located in Dighton, Kansas. Seated on the bench are the owners with their children (l to r) Dodd, Adelphia, Caleb, Nettie Ellen Tucker McCoy and James Eriah McCoy. The hotel was built in the 1920s and at one time was considered one of the nicer places to stay in western Kansas. After James McCoy's death, Nettie acquired sole ownership of the hotel.

Kansas state gazetteer and business directory
Creator: R. L. Polk & Co.
Date: 1880
This gazetteer lists all of the towns in Kansas in 1880 alphabetically, regardless of size. The information for each town includes the population, information about the town, and a list of business people in that community. The town listings begin on page 65. The classified business directory (see general index for page number) groups information by business, profession, industry, etc. for the entire state. The gazetteer also includes advertisements for many businesses, lists of state and county officials, district courts and judges. There is a general index on page 11 but it does not include the town listings. An index to advertisers begins on page 13. The gazetteer also contains a business directory for Kansas City, Missouri.

Windsor Hotel in Springfield, Kansas
Creator: Knight, M. W.
Date: Between 1890 and 1899
A photograph showing people posed at the Windsor Hotel shortly after it was built in Springfield, Kansas.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's El Navajo, Gallup, New Mexico
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Fred Harvey Hotel the "El Navajo" in Gallup New Mexico. To the left of the hotel is the passenger depot.

Pacific House
Date: Between 1860s and 1900s
Tintype of the Pacific House, possibly located in Council Grove, Kansas.

Dr. Samuel Crumbine to hotel proprietors
Creator: Crumbine, Samuel J. (Samuel Jay), 1862-1954
Date: March 14, 1911
This letter from Dr. S. J. Crumbine, Secretary of the State Board of Health, informs hotel proprietors that the Board has ruled that the use of the common drinking cup in hotels was prohibited as of April 1, 1911.

Hicks Hotel in Stockton, Kansas
Creator: Epson, C. H.
Date: Between 1900 and 1909
A postcard showing the Hicks Hotel in Stockton, Kansas. The three-story building was constructed at the corner of Cedar and North First streets during 1886-1887. In 1935, it was renamed the Beck Hotel and was eventually razed in the early 1960s to make way for the Stockton National Bank building.

Union Pacific Hotel in Ellis, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1899
A photograph showing the Union Pacific Hotel in Ellis, Kansas.

Municipal Tourists Camp, Garden City, Kansas
Creator: Conard, Frank Durnell, 1884-1966
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
This black and white photograph shows the Municipal Tourists Camp in Garden City, Kansas.

Empire House, Empire City, Kansas
Date: Between 1870 and 1880
A group of men posed in front of the Empire House hotel, in Empire City, Kansas.

Fire destroys Ottawa's Hamblin House
Date: February 10, 1895
The Hamblin House hotel was erected in 1867 on the southwest corner of Second and Main in Ottawa, Kansas. It was destroyed by fire on February 10, 1895.

Burnett Hotel in Colony, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1915
Two photographs of the Burnett Hotel in Colony, Kansas. One shows the exterior with an automobile parked on the street and people on the sidewalk. The second photograph shows people in the restaurant.