Coal miners in Osage County, Kansas
Date: Between 1930 and 1940
Photograph showing two coal miners using picks to extract coal in Osage County, Kansas.

Plumb bob
Date: between 1879 and 1882
Nels Ferguson, a Swedish immigrant, used this plumb bob in his work as a stonemason. He was involved in the construction of the Kansas Statehouse and the Topeka State Hospital. Ferguson later settled with his family in Richland Township in Jewell County, Kansas. He used his stonemason tools in the construction of his stone farmstead, Rock Hill Farm.

Tamping bar
Date: between 1879 and 1882
Nels Ferguson, a Swedish immigrant, used this steel tamping bar in his work as a stonemason. He was involved in the construction of the Kansas Statehouse and the Topeka State Hospital. Ferguson later settled with his family in Richland Township in Jewell County, Kansas. He used his stonemason tools in the construction of his stone farmstead, Rock Hill Farm.

Mason's level
Creator: Stanley Rule & Level Company
Date: between 1879 and 1882
Nels Ferguson, a Swedish immigrant, used this level in his work as a stonemason. He was involved in the construction of the Kansas Statehouse and the Topeka State Hospital. Ferguson later settled with his family in Richland Township in Jewell County, Kansas. He used his stonemason tools in the construction of his stone farmstead, Rock Hill Farm.

Float
Date: between 1879 and 1882
Nels Ferguson, a Swedish immigrant, used this float in his work as a stonemason. He was involved in the construction of the Kansas Statehouse and the Topeka State Hospital. Ferguson later settled with his family in Richland Township in Jewell County, Kansas. He used his stonemason tools in the construction of his stone farmstead, Rock Hill Farm.

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.

Underground Vaults & Storage, Inc., Hutchinson, Kansas
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
These four black and white photographs show the Underground Vaults and Storage, Inc. at the Hutchinson Salt Mines in Hutchinson, Kansas. The record center, located 650 feet beneath the Kansas prairie, offered all the comforts of home including: hot and cold running water, a chemical waste disposal plant, electricity and a twenty drop telephone cable.

Leadville silver mines and claims map
Creator: Kansas Pacific Railway Company
Date: 1879
A map of over one hundred mining claims at Leadville, Colorado. Another small map occupies one corner and details the Kansas Pacific Railroad in Kansas and Colorado. Health and pleasure resorts are also mentioned and shown on the smaller map.

Kansas!
Creator: Collins, Frederick
Date: 1885-1886
Frederick Collins wrote this booklet using data from the 1885-1886 report from the State Board of Agriculture. It lists information relating to Kansas such as general land features, population, crop and livestock statistics, mineral resources, vacant public lands, schools, churches, etc.

Kansas
Creator: Ingalls, John James, 1833-1900
Date: Between 1890 and 1900
A booklet written by John J. Ingalls promoting Kansas and its resources. The booklet was intended for use by potential settlers who were looking to build homes and raise their families in the West.

Colorado, and its relations to Kansas
Creator: Copley, Josiah, 1803-1885
Date: 1873
A small booklet that focuses on the relationship between Colorado and Kansas. From the agriculture of the territory, the limitations of irrigation, to the fruit supply, both states had an interest in the other's activities.

Stone quarry, Pawnee County
Date: Between 1880 and 1890
This photo shows a stone quarry somewhere in Pawnee County, location unknown. Two men are visible in the photograph.

Willow Mine in Central City, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1920
A photograph of the Willow Mine in Central City, Kansas, possibly in Cherokee County.

Willow Mine in Central City, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1910
A photograph of the Willow Mine, part of McCullagh & Company, in Central City, Kansas, possibly Cherokee County.

Mining scenes, Treece, Kansas
Creator: Walker, Russell W.
Date: Between 1940 and 1970
Two images of mines and chat mounds near Treece, Kansas.

Mining scenes, Treece, Kansas
Creator: Kansas. Industrial Development Division
Date: Between 1940 and 1970
Three photographs of chat piles in Treece, Kansas. Also pictured are railroad cars being loaded with mining material.

Mine, Cherokee County, Kansas
Date: 1880 to 1910
A photograph of an unidentified mine in Cherokee County, Kansas.

Strip pit mining, Cherokee County, Kansas
Date: Between 1940 and 1960
A photograph of strip pit mining with the use of large shovels near Weir, Kansas.

Mining scene, Cherokee County, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1910
A photograph of people standing inside the Badger Mine, located six miles north of Galena, Kansas.

Sumner and Hardwick mill, Galena, Kansas
Date: Between 1890-1920
Two photographs of the Sumner and Hardwick mill in Galena, Kansas.

Mining scene, Galena, Kansas
Creator: Ober, M.E.
Date: Between 1890 and 1910
A postcard view of a mining scene in Galena, Kansas.

Mining scene, Cherokee County, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1910
A photograph of the Morning Star Mine in Galena, Kansas.

Mining scene, Cherokee County, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1910
A photograph of the Daisy D Mine in Cherokee County, Kansas.

Mining scene, Cherokee County, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1910
A photograph of the Daisy D Mine in Cherokee County, Kansas.

Mining scene, Cherokee County, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1910
A photograph of the Crown Point mine in Cherokee County, Kansas.