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Alfred and Elizabeth Springett Mercer
Date: 1870
This is a photograph of Alfred and Elizabeth Springett Mercer who came to the United States from England with their seven children. The family settled in Cottonwood, Chase County, which later became Strong City, Kansas.
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Anna Townsend Quantic
Creator: Henwood, C.
Date: Between 1890 and 1899
This is a photograph of Anna Townsend Quantic, who immigrated to the United States from England. She was born in Summersetshire, England, September 1, 1864. Anna left England and came to Riley County, Kansas, where she met and married Thomas G. Quantic. Their first home was in Keats, Kansas and they later moved to a farm south of Riley, Kansas. They had three children Hermina Mealina Quantic Harrison, Berton Townsend Quantic, and Madeline Susan Quantic Bohnenblust. Anna was involved in the Ladies Aid Society and served as president of the organization. She was also a member of the Riley Neighborhood Club. Ann died April 10, 1930, and is buried at the Riley cemetery.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway workers
Date: Between 1945 and 1950
This is a photograph showing six Mexican American railroad workers probably in Kansas City, Kansas. They worked for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway and lived in box cars.
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Baptism
Date: Between 1925 and 1930
This is a photograph showing a group of people gathered for a baptism possibly in the Washita River.
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Carroll Ray Mothell of Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1950 and 1960
This is a studio portrait of Carroll Ray "Dink" Mothell from Topeka. As a younger man, Mothell played baseball for the Kansas City Monarchs during all or part of 12 seasons, including the 1924 team that defeated the Hilldale Athletic Club to claim the first-ever Colored World Series championship. His professional baseball career spanned the period 1920-1934. In addition to the Monarchs, Mothell played for the Chicago American Giants, Gilkerson's Union Giants, Cleveland Stars, All Nations, Topeka Giants, and Chanute Black Diamonds. Mothell was regarded as an outstanding utility player who could perform well at nearly all positions. Digital reproduction of the photograph was accomplished through a joint project sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Carroll Ray Mothell of Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1930 and 1940
This is a studio portrait of Carroll Ray "Dink" Mothell from Topeka. Mothell played baseball for the Kansas City Monarchs during all or part of 12 seasons, including the 1924 team that defeated the Hilldale Athletic Club to claim the first-ever Colored World Series championship. His professional baseball career spanned the period 1920-1934. In addition to the Monarchs, Mothell played for the Chicago American Giants, Gilkerson's Union Giants, Cleveland Stars, All Nations, Topeka Giants, and Chanute Black Diamonds. Mothell was regarded as an outstanding utility player who could perform well at nearly all positions. Digital reproduction of the photograph was accomplished through a joint project sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Carroll Ray Mothell with unidentified friend
Date: Between 1920 and 1935
Topeka's Carroll Ray "Dink" Mothell (on the left) is shown with an unidentified friend in this photograph. Mothell played baseball for the Kansas City Monarchs during all or part of 12 seasons, including the 1924 team that defeated the Hilldale Athletic Club to claim the first-ever Colored World Series championship. His professional baseball career spanned the period 1920-1934. In addition to the Monarchs, Mothell played for the Chicago American Giants, Gilkerson's Union Giants, Cleveland Stars, All Nations, Topeka Giants, and Chanute Black Diamonds. Mothell was regarded as an outstanding utility player who could perform well at nearly all positions. Digital reproduction of the photograph was accomplished through a joint project sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Circus parade, Council Grove, Kansas
Date: 1890s
In these photographs, a circus parade passes down Main Street, Council Grove, Kansas. A person riding an elephant, camels, clowns, and a horse-drawn steam calliope are pictured.
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C. Robert Haywood
Date: Between 1970 and 1975
This is a photograph of C. [Clarence] Robert Haywood, who was born August 27, 1921. Haywood grew up on a farm in Ford County, Kansas, south of Dodge City, during the Dust Bowl period. He went to Dodge City Junior College, spent time in the Navy during World War II, and then attended the University of Kansas where he obtained his B.A. (1947) and M.A. (1948) in history. He taught history at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, then completed his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina (1956). Later, he became Dean of Southwestern, and then of Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, and from 1969 to 1982 he served as vice president of Academic Affairs at Washburn University. Haywood returned to the classroom as distinguished Professor of History at Washburn for several years before his retirement. Over the years, he has been a popular speaker and author of books and articles on the history of Kansas and the West.
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C. Robert Haywood
Date: Between 1995 and 2000
This is a photograph of C. [Clarence] Robert Haywood, who was born August 27, 1921. Haywood grew up on a farm in Ford County, Kansas, south of Dodge City, during the Dust Bowl period. He went to Dodge City Junior College, spent time in the Navy during World War II, and then attended the University of Kansas where he obtained his B.A. (1947) and M.A. (1948) in history. He taught history at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, then completed his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina (1956). Later, he became Dean of Southwestern, and then of Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, and from 1969 to 1982 he served as vice president of Academic Affairs at Washburn University. Haywood returned to the classroom as distinguished Professor of History at Washburn for several years before his retirement. Over the years, he has been a popular speaker and author of books and articles on the history of Kansas and the West.
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Dick Green of the Topeka Hawks baseball team
Creator: Brace, George
Date: 1957
Dick Green of the Topeka Hawks minor league baseball team is shown in this photograph from 1957. Topeka was Green's last stop in a minor league career that began in 1951. His record with the Hawks was 4-2, with an ERA of 6.66; his cumulative minor league record was 24-37. Digital reproduction of the photo was accomplished through a joint project sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Drum and Bugle Corps from Ottawa, Kansas
Date: 1933
Two photographs of a drum and bugle corps from Ottawa, Kansas performing at a National Legion Convention event at Soldier Stadium in Chicago, Illinois.
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Firemen in Ellsworth, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1909
This is a photograph showing firemen with a piece of horse-drawn fire equipment in downtown Ellsworth, Kansas.
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Frederick P. Stanton
Date: Between 1860 and 1865
This is a photograph of Frederick P. Stanton who served as acting Kansas Territorial Governor from April to May 27, 1857 and November 16 to December 21, 1857.
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General Charles Sweeney visiting Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1956 and 1960
Here are five negatives showing General Charles Sweeney visiting Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, Kansas. Sweeney was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. He was the pilot who flew Bockscar, which carried the Fat Man atomic bomb to Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945. After leaving active duty at the end of World War II, he later became an officer in the Massachusetts Air National Guard. Col. Sweeney was named commander of the 102nd Air Defense Wing and shortly after, on April 6, was promoted to Brigadier General. By the end of his career he reached the rank of Major General.
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George Eugene Standing Bear
Date: Between 1895 and 1900
This is a photograph of George Eugene Standing Bear, the son of Mary Lookout and the grandson of Chief Fred Lookout. George's father was an Ogallala Sioux from Pine Ridge, and his father's mother Laura Whirlwind made the cradleboard like the Sioux baby boards. She wanted the baby to have Osage and Sioux baby boards.
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George Melville Stone working in his studio
Date: Between 1895 and 1900
This is a photograph of George Melville Stone working on a portrait in his studio. The photograph was copied from an unidentified book or magazine.
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Girl scouts in Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Schrock, John Edward
Date: February 09, 1950
Two photographs showing Girl Scouts, Troop No. 102, at Randolph Elementary School. The troop leaders are Mrs. M. R. Howard and Mrs. Charles Martin.
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Government surplus cotton mattress project in Columbus, Kansas
Date: 1941
Here are photographs showing the government surplus cotton mattress project at the American Legion Pavilion cotton mattress center on the fairgrounds in Columbus, Kansas. The cotton mattress program was sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture Extension Service, Agricultural Adjustment Administration, and the Surplus Marketing
Administration. It was started in February 1940, and had a threefold purpose. First, it was designed to supply cotton materials to rural families who could not afford to purchase mattresses. Second, the program helped to reduce the cotton surplus. Third, the mattress program provided demonstrations through which rural people learned how to make cotton mattresses. Mattresses were made in community work centers under supervision of the home demonstration agent and others trained in mattress making. Representatives from the families participating in the program helped one another in actual construction of the mattresses. Eligible families received material to make one full-size double-bed mattress for each two persons in the family, but the total could not exceed three mattresses to a family. Participating families were excepted to pay for needles, thread and incidental expenses.
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