Ada Sage Laverty and Florence Palenske Hallgren
Date: 1930-1939
Ada Sage Laverty, left, an unidentified man, and Florence Palenske Hallgren are seated on the bumper of a car in this 1930s photo. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Ada Sage Laverty at Alma, Kansas home
Date: April 21, 1986
In this view dated April 21, 1986, Ada Sage Laverty is seen standing in the front yard of her home, located at 403 E. 4th Street in Alma, Kansas. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Ada Sage Laverty home at Alma, Kansas
Date: 1979
This exterior view of the home of Ada Sage Laverty, located at 403 E. 4th Street in Alma, Kansas, is dated 1979. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Admission ticket, World's Fair, Chicago
Date: 1893
Louis and Emma Palenske attended the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, also known as the World's Columbian Exposition Chicago. The event honored the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' voyage to the New World. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

A Flint Hills Story by Victor Palenske
Creator: Palenske, Victor
Date: 1973
This is a forty-page monograph, authored by Victor Palenske and signed and dated 1973. Palenske's document recalls his early days in Alma in the 1910s and speaks in detail of Alma business and life in the early 20th century in Wabaunsee County. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Alma Hotel
Date: October 1968
This view of the Alma Hotel, located at 400 Missouri St., Alma, Kansas, was taken in October of 1968. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

American Falls, Snake River Idaho
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: 1930-1935
This panorama of the American Falls on the Snake River in Idaho notes the "present look" of the falls in the early 1930s. On the reverse in rubber stamp reads, "Photo by L. Palenske, Alma, Kansas. Large Santa Fe Trail, Oregon Trail, Old Mining Camps, Rocky Mountain Views, For Sale. Write for Information." Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

As The Old Santa Fe Trail Looks Today
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: 1930
This is a monograph by Louis Palenske, addressing the Old Santa Fe Trail as it looked in 1930 shortly after the author traveled the length of the trail by car, taking panoramic photographs along the route. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway pass
Date: 1900
This Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway pass belonged to Louis Palenske. It was given to Palenske during his terms in the Kansas State Legislature, and it allowed him to ride to all ATSF stations in Kansas for free. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Autobiography of Louis Palenske
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: January 3, 1934
This is a three-page autobiography of Louis Palenske, written on his 76th birthday. The fourth page is a short autobiographical synopsis. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Autobiography of L. Palenske
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: 1938-1975
This is an eleven-page autobiographical work by Louis Palenske, dated October 1938. There is a twelfth page, included as an addendum, which is dated October 1975, which is a brief synopsis of Louis Palenske's life, possibly authored by Palenske's children, Victor Palenske and Florence Hallgren. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Aztec ruins, Aztec, New Mexico
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: 1928-1938
This photograph of the Aztec ruins, now known as the Aztec Ruins National Monument, located near the town of Aztec, New Mexico was created by Louis Palenske, using his Korona Panoramic View Camera. This view was taken while on a photographic excursion through northern New Mexico and northern Arizona. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Badlands, South Dakota
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: 1928-1938
This photograph of the Badlands in South Dakota was created by Louis Palenske during one of his two photographic excursions to South Dakota. Palenske took this photo with his Korona Panoramic View Camera, using 17-inch film. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Badlands, South Dakota
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: 1928-1938
This photograph is one of many views taken in South Dakota on Louis Palenske's two photographic excursions to the Badlands. This photo was produced with Palenske's Korona Panoramic View Camera. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Badlands, South Dakota
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: 1928-1938
This photographic panorama of the Badlands in South Dakota was created by Louis Palenske during one of his two photographic excursions to South Dakota. Palenske took this photo with his Korona Panoramic View Camera, using 17-inch film. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Badlands, South Dakota
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: 1930-1936
Louis Palenske made two photographic excursions to the Badlands of South Dakota in the1930s. This is an unidentified view taken on one of those trips. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Badlands, South Dakota
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: 1928-1938
This photograph of the Badlands in South Dakota was created by Louis Palenske during one of his two photographic excursions to South Dakota. Palenske took this photo with his Korona Panoramic View Camera, using 17-inch film. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Bent's Fort, Colorado
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: 1928-1938
This panorama was taken from Bent's Fort on the Old Santa Fe Trail, about nine miles west of Lamar, Colorado. In this view, looking west, we see the Arkansas River as well as the remains of old Fort Lyon. This photo was created by Louis Palenske using a Korona Panoramic View Camera. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Bent's Fort, Colorado marker
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: Around 1928
Louis Palenske photographed all of the points of historic interest along the Old Santa Fe Trail. This is his view of the historic marker at the location of Bent's Fort in southeastern Colorado on the Old Santa Fe Trail. On the reverse of the photo is written, "Marker designating the spot where old Bent's Fort stood. Built in 1828, destroyed in 1852. Photo by L. Palenske." Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Biography of Frederich and Caroline Palenske
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: 1930-1940
This short biography of Frederich and Caroline Palenske was written by their son, Louis Palenske, born in the Kansas Territory in 1858. The Palenske family immigrated from Germany to the United States in 1854, and soon homesteaded a claim in Richardson County, Kansas Territory. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Birdseye view of Alma
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: around 1885
This birds-eye view of Alma was taken from atop a tall hill, looking to the north. It was taken in about 1885, before the Rock Island Railway laid its tracks through Alma. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Blackfeet chiefs attend stadium dedication at Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: 1926
Nineteen Blackfeet Chiefs from Montana attended the October 27 to October 30, 1926 dedication of the new football stadium at Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas. Louis Palenske created this photograph with his Korona Panoramic View Camera, using 17-inch film. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Burlington, Kansas flood
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: 1926
This is one of two photos of the September 14, 1926 flood waters of the Neosho River which inundated the business district of Burlington, Kansas. Palenske created this photo with his Korona Panoramic View Camera, using 17-inch film. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Burlington, Kansas flood
Creator: Palenske, Louis F., 1858-1943
Date: 1926
This is one of two photos of the September 14, 1926 flood waters of the Neosho River which inundated the business district of Burlington, Kansas. Palenske Created this photo with his Korona Panoramic View Camera, using 17-inch film. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Cabinet card, Minnie Palenske
Creator: Meier, Gustav H., 1865-1941
Date: Around 1900
This is a studio portrait cabinet card of Minnie Palenske Zwanziger, the daughter of Louis and Emma Palenske of Alma, Kansas. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.