Arizona interests via the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1882
This brochure encourages travel and immigration to Arizona via the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. Arizona's history, its various mines, crops, cities, livestock and lumber are detailed. There is a large map of Arizona as well as one of the United States and Mexico showing the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad routes.

Boys with mule
Creator: Bibb, James
Date: Between 1880s and 1890s
This black and white photograph shows two boys in a two wheeled cart being pulled by a mule in either Barber or Pratt counties.

Building a road in Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1915 and 1930
A team of mules pulls a grader being used to build a dirt road in Thomas County, Kansas.

Cary L. Boyd
Date: Between 1930 and 1939
A photograph of Cary L. Boyd with his two mules.

Cities Service Petroleum Corporation, El Dorado, Kansas
Date: Between 1914 and 1916
This black and white photograph shows a team of horses and mules inside the pipe yard of the Cities Service Petroleum Corporation at El Dorado, Kansas. These horse drawn wagons were responsible for transporting the heavy equipment to the oil fields.

Construction of Sacred Heart School in Newbury, Kansas
Date: 1906
Photograph of men constructing the Sacred Heart School in Newbury, Kansas. Stone cutters and layers are seen here using a block and tackle system to hoist the cut limestone rocks. The building was constructed by Franz Schilling.

Dray wagons hauling large stones, possibly in Seward County, Kansas
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
These two photographs show horse and mule drawn dray wagons hauling large stones, possibly in Seward County, Kansas.

Dugout home in Greeley County, Kansas
Date: 1909
This black and white photograph shows a homesteader in front of a dugout in Greeley County, Kansas. Visible in the background is a barn and a team of mules tied to a wagon.

Elton Raymond Allen riding a mule
Date: Between 1925 and 1930
A photograph showing Elton Raymond Allen riding a mule probably on a farm in Jackson County, Kansas.

Exaggerated photograph
Date: 1908
This an exaggerated photograph showing a man seated on a huge ear of corn pulled by mules.

Fairview Farm in Seward County, Kansas
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: Between 1910 and 1915
This is a photograph of the Fairview Farm owned by W. Granam located in Seward County, Kansas. Visible in the photograph are automobiles, three teams of mules, and wagons. Also see Kansas Memory item number 228019.

Fairview farm possibly located in Seward County, Kansas
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: Between 1910 and 1915
This is a photograph of the Fairview farm owned by W. Graham. The farm was possibly located in Seward County. Visible in the photograph are automobiles, mule drawn equipment, windmill, farmhouse, barn, other buildings, and members of the Graham family.

Farmers plowing a field possibly in Seward County, Kansas
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: Between 1905 and 1910
This is a photograph showing six farmers with six teams of mules and horses plowing a field. The field was possibly located in Seward County, Kansas.

Farmer with a team of mules and horses
Date: Between 1935 and 1939
A postcard showing a farmer and his dog with a team of four mules and horses pulling a piece of equipment. The location is unknown.

Freight wagons, Liberal, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1901
This black and white photograph shows a team of pack mules hitched to freight wagons on the streets of Liberal, Kansas. In the background, a group of men can be seen standing in front of C. Summers' business.

Guide thru Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas Showing the Township lines of the United States Surveys
Creator: J. H. Colton & Co.
Date: 1857
Map showing the township lines of the United States surveys by John Calvin Smith in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Kansas. The map has an inset table of census statistics for 1850, including population, number of livestock, principal crops, products, and state finances. This map is provided through a co-operative project between the Lecompton Historical Society and the Kansas Historical Society. Partial funding was provided by the Ross and Margaret Wulfkuhle Charitable Trust and the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area.

Harvesting at the Lindner farm, Finney County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1909
The photograph shows two men posing with dogs on the Linder farm in Finney County, Kansas. It also shows a hay press, some horses, and another man standing in the background. P.A. Linder is the man on the right side of the photograph.

Harvesting wheat possibly in Seward County, Kansas
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: Between 1905 and 1910
This is a photograph showing farmers harvesting wheat, possibly in Seward County, Kansas.

Hauling dirt for the railroad bed
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: Between 1891 and 1912
This is a view, presumed to have been taken in Haskell County, Kansas, of rail workers using horse- and mule-drawn wagons to haul dirt for a railroad bed.

Herd of horses and mules standing next to a large barn
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: Between 1891 and 1912
This is a view of a herd of horses and mules standing next to a very large barn in Seward County, Kansas. Also visible are four men, one of whom is mounted on horseback.

Hineman's Jack Farm, near Garden City, Finney County, Kansas
Date: 1949
Photograph showing the preparation of an export shipment to France of ten head of American Mammoth Jacks in June 1949. The photograph also shows the new Hineman's Jacks barn located near Garden City, Kansas.

Horse and mule herd, Lane County, Kansas
Date: 1923
S.F. Dickinson's horse and mule herd, Lane County, Kansas.

Horse corral, Abo Canyon, New Mexico
Date: Between 1905 and 1908
A photograph showing a herd of horses in Lantry-Sharp Construction Company's corral in Abo Canyon, New Mexico. Also visible are canvas tents and wagons in the background. Construction of the AT&SF Railway bridges, tunnels, and tracks in Abo Canyon began in 1905 and the project was completed in 1908. The Lantry-Sharp Construction Company was a contractor on the project.

Horses and mules in a farm's corral
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: Between 1891 and 1912
This is a view of horses and mules in a corral on an unidentified farm/ranch presumed to be in Haskell County, Kansas. Also visible are a windmill, farmhouse, fencing, and a large barn.

Horses and mules on the Johnson ranch, Haskell County, Kansas
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: 1912
Prime horse and mule power is displayed on the Johnson ranch in northern Haskell County, Kansas, 1912. Also visible in the photograph are the ranch house, a barn, corrals, and a windmill. The men in the photograph are identifed, left to right, as Merton Elliott (grandson of J. C. McCoy), an unidentified ranch hand, Mr. Johnson in white shirt near the barn's open door, Jeptha Charles (J. C.) McCoy on horseback near the corral, an unidentified ranch hand, Robert Franklin (Frank) McCoy, and another unidentified ranch hand.