Rodney G. Morrison, 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 Rodney G. Morrison, Company A, 341st Machine Gun Battalion, 89th Division. Rodney was killed in action on October 20, 1918 in Bois de Romange.

Baseball teams from Iola and Uniontown, Kansas
Date: Between 1905 and 1915
This is a photograph of the Iola and Uniontown baseball teams.

Webster S. Bennett, World War I soldier
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 file contains information on Webster S. Bennett, Military Police, 110th Division. Webster died in France on December 30, 1918 from typhoid fever.

Frank Leslie Seymour, 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 Frank Leslie Seymour, Company L, 137th Infantry, 35th Division.

Iola register
Creator: Scott, Charles F., b. 1860
Date: January 2, 1875-August 22, 1902
View and search this newspaper by clicking on the Chronicling America link below. This newspaper comes from the collections of the Kansas Historical Society and was digitized with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program. Publication of the weekly Iola Register began on January 2, 1875. The first editorial stated that "The Register will be independent in all things, and will be radical in the support of freedom, justice, and equal rights to all." It was the official paper of Allen County. Charles F. Scott, an Allen County native, became the paper's sole editor and proprietor in January 1886. Following his death in 1938, his son Angelo C. Scott succeeded as editor for the Iola Register, which continues under the same family of publishers.

Henry Merrill Orr, 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 Henry Merrill Orr, Navy, Great Lakes Training Station. Orr died from pneumonia on September 29, 1918, at the Great Lakes training camp.

Alvin Artie Gregg, World War I soldier
Creator: Gregg, Alvin Artie
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 Alvin Artie Gregg, Company L, 353rd Infantry, 89th Division.

Halloween postcard
Creator: Raphael Tuck & Sons Co. Ltd.
Date: 1911
Embossed Halloween postcard copyrighted by Raphael Tuck & Sons of England. Lithographed scene depicts girl and cat seated on a flying broom and poses the question, "Don't I look like a regular witch?" One-cent postage stamp on reverse, plus a handwritten message indicating the postcard was sent to the donor, Edith DeMoss, by her sister, Margaret May. It references two different Halloween parties in the Iola, Kansas, area.

Iola Oilers, Iola, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
This black and white photograph shows members of the Iola Oilers men's baseball team from Iola, Kansas.

Baseball team, Iola, Kansas
Date: 1925
This black and white photograph shows members of a men's baseball team from Iola, Kansas.

Secure good homes in a rich country
Creator: Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad Company
Date: 1873
This small pamphlet encourages the purchase and settlement of land in eastern Kansas stretching from Lawrence southward to the Kansas line and owned by the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad. The land is rich in bituminous coal, good building stone, fire clay and flagging stone as well as being good for general agriculture, fruit growing, sheep raising, and cattle grazing.

Airplane, Iola, Kansas
Date: Between 1905 and 1910
Postcard image of an airplane flying over Iola.

Red Cross nurse, Iola, Kansas
Creator: Gibson, Arthur
Date: Between 1900sand 1920s
This formal portrait shows a woman dressed as a Red Cross nurse from Iola, Kansas. According to the back of the photograph, she was a member of a theatrical group in Iola.

Barnsdell filling station, Iola, Kansas
Creator: Gibson, Arthur
Date: Between 1941 and 1949
A photograph showing several men standing by the gas pumps at the Barnsdall Filling Station, Iola, 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.

Kansas suffrage mass meetings for June
Creator: The Farmer's Wife
Date: May 1894
This article lists the upcoming suffrage meetings for June and their locations. The first section's meetings will have Carrie Chapman-Catt, Annie Diggs, and Theresa Jenkins as the speakers; the second section's meetings will be addressed by Susan B. Anthony, Anna Howard Shaw, Helen Kimber and Rachel Child.

Dr. Henry Brown's Drugs, Books, and Stationery
Date: 1927
This photograph shows a display created to celebrate National Pharmacy Week. The window includes the "tools" of the pharmacy trade such as beakers and chemical bottles. One hand printed sign says "We have filled over 7500 prescriptions and have filled them correctly." Another indicates that the pharmacists is registered as required by state law. The business was located at 17 South Jefferson Avenue in Iola, Kansas.

Palace Drug Store soda fountain, Iola, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1920
Interior view of the Palace Drug Store in Iola, Kansas. Visible is the soda fountain and several Coca-Cola advertising signs in the background.

Automobile Club of Wichita Year Book
Creator: Automobile Club of Wichita, Kansas
Date: 1909-1910
The Automobile Club of Wichita published this year book for the years 1909-1910. Its content reflects that automobile travel was a recent introduction to the lives of Kansans. It includes advertisements from automobile dealers, garages, and other businesses in Wichita, Hutchinson, Newton, Winfield, El Dorado, Dodge City, Yates Center, Iola, Independence, Topeka, Emporia, Garden City, and Lawrence. It also lists the officers and board of directors of the club, its constitution and bylaws, the Kansas law regulation the use of automobiles, two Wichita ordinances (#2875 and 3002) related to the use of cars, and rules of the road. The bulk of the yearbook provides driving routes to and from various cities and towns in Kansas, as well as Colorado and Oklahoma. An index to the routes and maps is on pages 22-23. These driving routes include specific directions and include references to many small towns and local landmarks, etc. The yearbook also lists Wichita residents that own automobiles, their license numbers and the type of automobile they own. The booklet concludes with a list of members of the automobile club.

Ella Taylor-Ewing in band uniform
Date: Possibly between 1890 and 1910
Portrait of Ella Taylor-Ewing of Iola, Kansas, holding a cornet in full band uniform.

Iola Band, Iola, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
A formal portrait of the members of the Iola Band of Iola, Kansas.

Iola Community Band, Iola, Kansas
Date: 1920
An informal portrait of the members of the Iola Community Band standing in front of the Carnegie Library in Iola, Kansas.

Band, Iola, Kansas
Creator: Gilison, Arthur
Date: Between 1929 and 1939
An informal portrait of the members of a band shown on stage at the Iola theatre in Iola, Kansas. The band is composed of nine women, several of whom are shown with their instruments, and a man shown seated at the piano.

Guertie Duffy, Iola, Kansas
Guertie Duffy of Iola. Not dated.

Hi Henry's Minstrel Band, Iola, Kansas
Hi Henry's Minstrel Band in Iola. Not dated.