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Interview on experiences in World War II
Creator: Buchanan, Bruce L.
Date: July 20, 2007
Buchanan was inducted into the United States Army in 1943. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Jul 20, 2007, Buchanan talked about military experiences in the Second World War. The 2005 Kansas Legislature passed a bill funding the WWII Veterans Oral History grant program. This transcript is from one of the community institutions receiving grants. The transcript of the interview is presented here; the original video copy of the interview is available through the Rice County Historical Society (Lyons) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Creator: Stowe, Reginald Albert
Date: July 3, 2006
Stowe enlisted in the Army (Artillery) in 1940 and served until 1945 in the Battery C, 161st Field Artillery Battalion. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Jul 3, 2006, Stowe talked about military experiences in the Second World War. The 2005 Kansas Legislature passed a bill funding the WWII Veterans Oral History grant program. This transcript is from one of the community institutions receiving grants. The transcript of the interview is presented here; the original video copy of the interview is available through the Rice County Historical Society (Lyons) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Creator: Perrin, Ralph J.
Date: July 21, 2006
Perrin enlisted in the National Guard in 1939 and served until 1945 in the 216th Field Artillery Battalion, 35th Infantry Division. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Jul 21, 2006, Perrin talked about military experiences in the Second World War. The 2005 Kansas Legislature passed a bill funding the WWII Veterans Oral History grant program. This transcript is from one of the community institutions receiving grants. The transcript of the interview is presented here; the original video copy of the interview is available through the Rice County Historical Society (Lyons) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.
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Report of Kansas U.S.O. Committee
Creator: United Service Organization
Date: 1941
This item details the amount of contributions to the United Service Organizations (U.S.O.) from cities and counties in Kansas during 1941. Totaling almost $90,000, the U.S.O. campaign in Kansas was quite successful and helped support a number of services for Americans serving in uniform during World War II. The report lists the contributions by city and the nature of the fund raising. There was a campaign in movie theaters that raised almost $9,000 from 84 cities. The list includes the names of the theaters. Local newspapers, which provided publicity, are often listed as well. The members of the local U.S. O. committees are listed, occasionally.
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Santa Fe Wheat Festival Special
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1926
This Wheat Festival Special was operated by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company. It traveled throughout Kansas July 19-July 30, 1926, to numerous Kansas communities. Other organizations that cooperated to operate the train included the following: The Kansas State Agricultural College, the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, The Kansas State Grain Inspection Department, the Southwestern Wheat Improvement Association and the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, under authority of the Kansas Public Service Commission. The flyer lists the speakers and their topics. Miss Vada Watson, the Kansas Wheat Girl, was one of the special attractions.
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Standard atlas of Rice 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, a map of the state, United States, and world. It has illustrations, portraits and photographs of homes.
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Street scene, Little River, Kansas
Date: Between 1909 and 1910
This black and white photograph shows the main business street in Little River, Kansas. Visible in the photograph are horse drawn wagons and automobiles parked along the street. A drug store is visible on the left side of the photograph.
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