Laying a pipe line in Allen County, Kansas
Date: 1927
A black and white photograph of two men putting in a pipe line in Allen County, Kansas. Machinery and an automobile can also be seen.

Storeroom at the Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas
Date: December 1976
Don Davis and Leonard Woods are shown handling the requests for supplies from other Menninger staff. Dr. C.F. Menninger and his sons, Dr. Karl and Dr. Will, formed a group psychiatry practice in 1919. The Menninger Clinic as a sanitarium was established in 1925 with the purchase of a farm house and admittance of 12 patients. The philosophy was that mental illness could be treated with an integrated medical, psychodynamic, and developmental approach for the total health of patients.

Flour mill in Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Fornwald, Clarence
Date: June 1936
This is a photograph of a mill in Topeka, Kansas. Clarence and Janice Fornwald took the photograph while they were on their honeymoon. They started from Pittsburg, California, and traveled through Utah, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., New York, New England, and eventually to Quebec, Canada. A restaurant with a "lunch" sign is in the foreground.

Automobile repair class
Creator: United States. Works Progress Administration
Date: Between 1935 and 1943
Men learning to repair automobiles, part of the Works Progress Administration's adult and worker education.

Laundry workers at the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1960-1979
Two unidentified men are shown loading a basket of laundry. In 1925, the Menninger Sanitarium Corporation purchased a farmhouse on the west edge of Topeka, Kansas. The farmhouse became the inpatient clinic and the surrounding 20 acres were developed with buildings and gardens to become the "East Campus" of the Menninger Foundation.

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.

Rural electrification meeting held in Solomon, Kansas
Date: December 03, 1936
This photograph shows a tri-county rural electrification meeting held at the H-H Hall in Solomon, Kansas. At the beginning of the meeting, people were asked to raise their hands if they were interested in forming a rural electric cooperative. Nearly 100 per cent of the attendees from Dickinson, Saline and Ottawa Counties were in favor of a cooperative. Paul R. Chilen is the orchestra conductor.

Timothy Francis Kelley
Date: Between 1952 and 1953
This photograph shows Timothy Francis Kelley speaking at the Dickinson, Saline & Ottawa Rural Electric Cooperative meeting. Kelley was president of the Dickinson, Saline & Ottawa Rural Electric board of directors.

Missouri River ferries
Date: Between 1890 and 1920
A history of the ferries and ferry companies that operated in and around the Missouri River, one of which was the Wyandotte Ferry.

Republican River ferries
Creator: Strom, Peter T.
Date: 1933
Two letters from Peter Strom to George Root discussing the ferries and ferry companies that operated around the Republican River.

Ferries at Lawrence
Creator: Bumgardner, Edward
Date: 1933
A history of ferries that were used along the Kansas River near Lawrence, Kansas. Accompanying the history is a letter from the author to his friend, George Root.

Kansas River ferries
Date: 1850-1900
Histories and descriptions of ferries and ferry companies that used the Kansas River. Some of the ferries listed are the Wyandot National, Silas Armstrong, Santa Fe Road, Eureka, Muncie, Grinter, Toulee, Keeler, Chouteau also known as the Campbell, and Tiblow also known as the Parrish. The oldest of these is reported to be the Grinter Ferry which was established in 1831.

Blue River ferries
Creator: Root, George Allen, 1867-1949
Date: Between 1890 and 1930
A history of the ferries and ferry companies that operated around Kansas's Blue River, more commonly known as the Big Blue.

Pantry, kitchen, and dining room of the Security Benefit Association hospital in Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Wolfe Commercial Photo Service
Date: 1920
Three photographs showing the pantry, kitchen, and dining room of the hospital built by the Security Benefit Association. The members paid a nickel a month for hospital care, an orphanage for their children if the member died, and an old folks home, all centered around a model farm in Topeka, Kansas.

French Trucking, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1940-1965
Two men haul a load for French Trucking in Rossville, Kansas. Howard French is on the left. 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.

Christina Zickefoose at Farm Bureau, Rossville, Kansas
Date: Between 1950 and 1970
Christina Zickefoose is pictured working at Farm Bureau 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.

Gravel pit at L. P. Hartzell's farm, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1910
The first gravel pit in Rossville, Kansas, was at the L. P. Hartzell farm in 1910. The gravel was used for roads. 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.

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.

Ed Stovall outside C.C. McPherson's Livery, Rossville, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1920
C.C. McPherson opened the McPherson Livery barn in October 1879. In 1883, he kept three buggies, two spring wagons and nine head of horses. He expanded his business to house more in the early 1900s and had a "carry-all" which was particularly popular with the young people who often rented it for their outings. Ed Stovall, pictured, was an employee. 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.

E.J. Howard in front of Howard's Garage, Rossville, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1935
E.J. Howard in front of Howard's Garage, located at the corner of Main Street and Perry, 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.

Scott Brothers Ice Cream carton lid
Creator: Scott Brothers Ice Cream Company
Date: between 1925 and 1935
Cardboard lid for small cup of ice cream or sherbet, with pull tab at side. From by Scott Brothers Ice Cream Company of Topeka. The company was founded in 1879 by Harry C. Scott and claimed to be the oldest ice cream manufacturer in Kansas.

Popsicle Pete sign
Creator: Popsicle Corporation of the U.S.
Date: 1937
Cardboard countertop advertising sign for Popsicles featuring the mascot "Popsicle Pete." From Scott Brothers Ice Cream Company of Topeka, Kansas. Scott Brothers was founded in 1879 by Harry C. Scott and claimed to be the oldest ice cream manufacturer in Kansas.

Scott Brothers Ice Cream serving tray
Date: between 1925 and 1940
Cardboard carrying tray with holes for five ice cream cones, from Scott Brothers Ice Cream Company of Topeka. Scott Brothers was founded in 1879 by Harry C. Scott and claimed to be the oldest ice cream manufacturer in Kansas.

Scott Brothers Ice Cream sign
Creator: Wilson-Hurd Company
Date: 1929
Aluminum flavors sign from Scott Brothers Ice Cream Company of Topeka, Kansas. Made by the Wilson-Hurd Company of Wisconsin, the sign has slots for the cardboard inserts printed with names of flavors. Scott Brothers was founded in 1879 by Harry C. Scott and claimed to be the oldest ice cream manufacturer in Kansas.

Samuel Reader lanternslide
Creator: Reader, Samuel J.
Date: between 1866 and 1913
Hand painted lanternslide in a handmade wood frame. Slide depicts a man punching a "Saloon" signpost. The slide can be manipulated so the man's arm moves in a punching motion. This slide is part of a collection made by Samuel Reader between 1866 and 1913. Reader was a Kansas farmer who was active in the early Topeka community. He built two homes, served in the Civil War, and wrote in a diary nearly every day for 64 years. Reader began painting slides in 1866 and continued throughout much of his life, holding magic lantern shows for the local community in his house and at church.