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.

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.

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
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
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.

Menninger Foundation bus stop shelter in Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1952-1972
These two black and white photographs show the bus stop in 1952 and rebuilt in 1972.

Steel bridge on the Big Arkansas River in Kinsley, Kansas
Date: 1912
A photograph showing an automobile crossing the steel bridge over the Big Arkansas in Kinsley, Kansas. The bridge was built in 1907 by the Wichita Construction Company.

Blue River wagon bridge in Manhattan, Kansas
Date: July 04, 1898
A photograph showing the Engel twins with their bicycles on the Blue River wagon bridge in Manhattan, Kansas.

Flood Waters in Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1951
This black and white photograph shows an unidentified bridge partially submerged under flood waters. The extremely heavy rains during June and July of 1951 caused some of the greatest flooding ever seen in Kansas history. These high waters affected all the area river basins of the Kansas, Neosho, Marais des Cygnes and Verdigris.

Flooding at Cedar Point, Kansas
Date: May 30, 1903
This sepia colored photograph shows rising high waters along the Cottonwood River in Cedar Point, Kansas. The extremely heavy rains from May 30th to June 1st of 1903 caused a great deal of flooding to the Kansas River Basin and to the Kansas and Missouri Republican River Basin.

High water at Washburn bridge in Stockton, Kansas
Creator: C. E. Wheelock & Co.
Date: June 12, 1908
Two postcards showing high water at Washburn bridge in Stockton, Kansas.

Views of Cherokee County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1930
Postcard views of a concrete bridge, dam and water plant in Cherokee County, Kansas.

Franklin County bridges
Date: Between 1950 and 1960
This photograph shows twin span bridges over railroad tracks and the Marais des Cygnes river near Ottawa on Interstate 35.

Bridge at Pomona
Date: January 04, 1909
Postcard view of the bridge over the Marais des Cygnes River, Pomona, Kansas. Postcard donated by Agnes Romary Sours.

Good Roads Day, Beloit, Kansas
Date: 1914
A photograph showing men building roads on a Good Roads Day in Beloit, Kansas.

Cowboys and chuck wagon crew, Finney County, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1890
The photograph shows cowboys and a chuck wagon south of the river bridge in Finney County, Kansas.

Pioneer school teacher, Finney County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1930
This photograph shows Miss Downey at her back door. Maude Elliott's uncle's Model T is in front of the house.

The Zirkle and Goss families, Finney County, Kansas
Date: 1916
The photograph shows the Zirkle and Goss families, posing around an automobile for a group photo.

Visting motor club by library, Arkansas City, Kansas
Date: 1913
A black and white photographs of a visiting motor club gathered in front of the Andrew Carnegie Library along West Fifth Avenue in Arkansas, Kansas.

Stevenson's Filling Station, Iola, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
A black and white photograph of Stevenson's filling station and tourist camp in Iola, Kansas. The small white buildings provided travelers with hot and cold showers and a gas stove for cooking.

Bridge and dam on Kansas River, Lawrence, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1905
A view of the Kansas River bridge and dam at Lawrence, Kansas.

Auto repair shop, Hoxie, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1920
A photograph of an unidentified auto sales business or auto repair shop in Hoxie, Kansas. Model T's or A's are pictured.

Kansas Turnpike
Creator: Kansas Turnpike Authority
Date: Between 1960 and 1969
A black and white photograph of a car driving through the Flint Hills area on the Kansas Turnpike.

Kansas Avenue bridge, Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1965
Three photographs showing construction on the Kansas Avenue bridge which spans the Kansas River. The previous bridge collapsed on July 2, 1965, killing one man.

Hodgeman County toll bridge
Creator: Holbrook, Eloise
Date: Between 1930 and 1938
A history of the Hodgeman County toll bridge, written by Eloise Holbrook. Included in the history is a description of how the bridge came to be built, who the owner was, and the dedication of a monument for the bridge in 1925.