Simon E. Pratt, World War I soldier
Date: 1918-1919
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of those who died in service, notably from the Gold Star Mothers. Each veteran or family member was asked to provide letters, photographs, a biography, and military records. This file contains information on Simon E. Pratt, 5th Company Transportation Corps.

Standard atlas of Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Creator: Geo. A. Ogle & Co.
Date: 1919
This atlas shows maps of each township with the names of landowners. It has a patrons' directory and plats of towns as of the year of publication.

Glenn W. Nash, World War I soldier
Date: 1918
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of those who died in service, notably from the Gold Star Mothers. Each veteran or family member was asked to provide letters, photographs, a biography, and military records. This file contains information on Glenn W. Nash, Company L, 353rd Infantry, 89th Division. Nash went overseas with Battery D, 341st Field Artillery, Commanders Detail.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe cattle cars
Creator: Erb, Don
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
A black and white photograph of cattle being shipped from Eskridge, Kansas, to Burris, Texas, in cattle cars from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway.

Street scene, Eskridge, Kansas
Creator: M. L. Zercher Book and Stationery Company
Date: Between 1905 and 1910
A postcard view of Main Street in Eskridge, Kansas. Visible in the postcard are business buildings and people standing on the corner.

Schoolhouse construction, Eskridge, Kansas
Creator: M. L. Zercher Book and Stationery Company
Date: Between 1905 and 1910
A postcard view showing the schoolhouse under construction in Eskridge, Kansas.

Switchboard operator at the telephone office, Eskridge, Kansas
Creator: Harvey, John
Date: Between 1955 and 1960
A photograph showing Nola Conrad at the telephone switchboard in Eskridge, Kansas. She worked as a telephone operator for 32 years.

Standard atlas of Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Creator: Geo. A. Ogle & Co.
Date: 1902
This atlas shows maps of each township with the names of landowners. It has a patrons' directory, portraits, and plats of towns as of the year of publication.

Colored directory: information, history, facts, also buyer's guide of the best business places appreciating your patronage
Date: April 1928
This directory primarily deals with African Americans living in Topeka, Kansas, but it also contains listing for Alma, Burlingame, Council Grove, Dunlap, Eskridge, Osage City, Oskaloosa, Paxico, Perry and rural Shawnee County. Listings of the residents of the smaller communities include name and occupation. The address is included only if it is rural with the RFD numbers. The listings for Topeka include name, occupation or place of employment, and home address. The Topeka portion includes a listing of churches with some sketches, colored schools, lodges, biographical sketches of some community members, article about the police and fire departments, the Kansas Vocational School in Topeka, and "Some Topeka Institutions" (African American organizations and businesses). The publication includes a listing of call letters for radio stations, driving distances in Kansas, and railroad rates from Topeka to various locations for the railroad lines through Topeka. The directory also includes a number of advertisements.

Summer storm, Eskridge, Kansas
Creator: Harvey, John W.
Date: Between 1966 and 1976
A black and white photograph of a summer storm near Eskridge, Kansas.

William Henry Ross, World War I soldier
Creator: Ross, Maggie
Date: 1919
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of those who died in service, notably from the Gold Star Mothers. Each veteran or family member was asked to provide letters, photographs, a biography, and military records. This folder contains information on William Henry Ross. His mother, Maggie Ross, writes to William Connelley of the Kansas State Historical Society, telling him of her son's education and eventual draft into the Army in 1917.

Atlas of Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Creator: Gillen & Davy
Date: 1885
This atlas includes plats of the villages, cities and townships of the county with names of landowners, and a patron's directory by township.