Abstract of census returns
Creator: Undersigned Citizens of Kansas Territory, John Stroup (first signature),
Date: 1859
This 1859 abstract of census returns shows information at the township level for most Kansas counties. Some counties are listed without data. The census lists the number of voters in three different ways--the number of votes cast June 7, 1859; number of voters on June 7, 1859 who were under 6 month provision; and number of voters under 3 month provision. It also lists the number of inhabitants. The election on June 7, 1859, was to elect delegates to the Wyandotte constitutional convention.

A. J. Eastman Drug Store, Burlington, Kansas
Date: 1897
This photograph shows an exterior view of the A. J. Eastman Drug Store in Burlington, Kansas. Also visible is the Pioneer Hardware and Implement Store. A few people are visible in front of the stores, and a carriage and a bicycle are also visible.

Albert Chapman Ellithorpe
Date: Between 1861 and 1865
This black and white photograph shows Albert Chapman Ellithorpe wearing a military uniform, (1824-1907). A commander of Union forces during the Civil War, he recruited and organized with the 12th Illinois Cavalry. His duties quickly changed when President Abraham Lincoln appointed him in 1862, to serve as Lieutenant in the First Indian Home Guards Regiment. The volunteer infantry regiment, organized on May 22, 1862 in Le Roy, Kansas, was comprised of whites, refugee Creek and Seminole Indians, and African Americans. The regiment served mostly in the Indian Territory but ventured into Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. Lieut. Ellithorpe and his regiment fought in a number of battles and skirmishes from Prairie Grove to Willow Springs. He and his men also followed Confederate General Sterling Price through western Missouri. After the war, he engaged in the business of heavy contracting and the inventions of mechanical devices. One of the inventions that he is best known for is the air brake system used in elevators. On February 19, 1907, Albert Chapman Ellithorpe passed away at the age of eighty-three.

Albert D. Searl's surveying chain
Date: between 1852 and 1855
Brass and steel surveying chain. Albert D. Searl used this chain to survey town sites in Kansas Territory. He came to Kansas from Massachusetts in 1854. He apparently was associated with S.C. Pomeroy, agent for the New England Emigrant Aid Company that organized antislavery settlements in the territory. Searl laid out the city limits and streets of Lawrence, Kansas, in September 1854, and three months later conducted the first regular survey of Topeka. Later he surveyed Manhattan, Osawatomie, Burlington, El Dorado, and other Kansas towns.

Albert D. Searl's transit
Creator: Phelps & Gurley
Date: between 1845 and 1851
Solid brass Vernier transit on walnut tripod. Albert D. Searl used this transit to survey town sites in Kansas Territory. He came to Kansas from Massachusetts in 1854. He apparently was associated with S.C. Pomeroy, agent for the New England Emigrant Aid Company that organized antislavery settlements in the territory. Searl laid out the city limits and streets of Lawrence, Kansas, in September 1854, and three months later conducted the first regular survey of Topeka. Later he surveyed Manhattan, Osawatomie, Burlington, El Dorado, and other Kansas towns.

Alternately Beveled Knives from 14CF18
Date: 1-1800
These alternately beveled knives were recovered from the surface of an archeological site in Coffey County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1933. Archeologists believe that knives shaped like this would have been used for bison butchering. Repeated sharpening on alternate sides created bevels. Knives with the general diamond shape are also sometimes called Harahey knives. The multicomponent (multiple occupations) site was occupied during the Archaic, Early Ceramic, and possibly again in the Late Ceramic period.

An illustrated historical atlas of Coffey County, Kansas
Creator: Edwards Brothers of Missouri
Date: 1878
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. There are portraits, lithographic views and the History of Coffey County, Kansas; by Judge Burton L. Kingsbury, p. 9-11.

Arrow Point from 14CF1314
Date: 700-1500 CE
The arrow point was recovered from the surface of an archeological site in Coffey County. It has slight multiple side-notches and a slight basal notch. The point is made of local chert from the Flint Hills region and gets its pinkish color as a result of the material being carefully heated before manufacturing to improve the chert's knapping qualities. The site is considered to be part of the Pomona focus of the Early and Middle Ceramic period. Pomona focus sites are located in eastern Kansas and western Missouri.

Arrow Points from 14CF1319
Date: 1000-1500 CE
These arrow points were collected from the surface of a camp site in Coffey County. Both are made of Flint Hills region chert and are corner-notched. The site may represent an occupation of people of the Pomona focus during the Middle Ceramic period.

Arrow Points from 14CF416
Date: 1-1800 CE
This assortment of five arrow points was recovered from site 14CF416, in Coffey County, and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2015. The two corner notched points on the left date to the Early Ceramic Period (1-1000 CE). The two side notched points in the middle date to the Middle Ceramic Period (1000-1500 CE) and the Fresno point of the far right dates to the Late Ceramic Period (1500-1800 CE). The pinkish color of two of the points indicates they have been heat treated to improve their knapping qualities.

Arrow Points from the Arrowhead Island Site, 14CF343
Date: 1-1000 CE
These complete and fragmented dart points were collected from the Arrowhead Island site in Coffey County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1984. Shown, from left to right, is a side and basal notched arrow point and four corner notched arrow points. The notches aided in hafting the point to the arrow shaft. The Arrowhead Island site was a village of the Early Ceramic Period and the Kansas City Hopewell culture.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Burlington, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: August 31, 1957
This photograph shows a general view of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Burlington, Kansas. It was located on the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division, Burlington District on mile post 41.6. The depot no longer stands.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Gridley, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: September 05, 1959
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Gridley, Kansas. The station is located on the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division, Burlington District, mile post 52.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Lebo, Kansas
Date: Between 1976 and 1978
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Lebo, Kansas. The wooden structure is painted with patriotic stars to celebrate the 1976 Bicentennial.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Lebo, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: February 02, 1956
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Lebo, Kansas. The wooden structure is located on the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division, Second District, along mile post 93.8.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Sharpe, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: October 11, 1952
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company box depot in Sharpe, Kansas. The structure is built from rolling stock and located along the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division, Burlington District mile post 33.3

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Waverly, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: July 04, 1959
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Waverly, Kansas. The structure was located on the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division, Burlington District mile post 22.8.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company's BN Jct box depot, Burlington, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: 1959
This photograph shows the tracks of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company's BN Jct. near Burlington, Kansas. A box depot is in the background. The tracks were part of the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division, Third District at milepost 62.2 and Burlington milepost 0.0.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company shed depot, Hall's Summit, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: October 11, 1952
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company shed depot and sign board in Hall's Summit, Kansas. The structure is located on the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division, Burlington District along mile post 28.2.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company sign board, Hall's Summit, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: September 05, 1959
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company sign board in Hall's Summit, Kansas. In the background unidentified buildings are somewhat visible.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company sign board, Sharpe, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: September 05, 1959
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company sign board in Sharpe, Kansas. The sign and tracks were part of the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division and the Burlington District.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company sign board, Viva, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: September 05, 1959
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka an Santa Fe Railway Company sign board in Viva, Kansas. The sign and tracks were part of the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division at the Burlington District at milepost 46.9.

Bert Williams and Frank Adams, prisoners 8406 and 8988
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: January 25, 1901
This photograph shows inmates, Bert Williams, prisoner # 8406 and Frank Adams, prisoner #8988. Bert Williams was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on January 8, 1898 from Coffey County, Kansas for burglary and lacerny. Inmate Frank Adams was received at the penitentiary on May 9, 1899 from Sedgwick County, Kansas for robbery. See also Unit ID 311255.

Boatstone from 14CF416
Date: 7000 BCE-1 CE
This boatstone was recovered from a multicomponent site in Coffey County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2015. The camp site was occupied periodically from the Archaic Period to the Late Ceramic Period. This boatstone would have dated to the earlier time period. Boatstones are thought by archeologists to have been used as atlatl weights. The boatstone would have been tied to the atlatl utilizing the central medial groove along the keel. It would have aided the atlatl in throwing the spear and dart further and faster. The boatstone has decorative radiating lines on each of its sides.

Bud Brown and Edward Bryant, prisoners 8027 and 8006
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: February 1, 1901
This photograph shows inmates, Bud Brown, prisoner #8027 and Edward Bryant, prisoner #8006. Bud Brown was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on February 20, 1897 from Lyon County, Kansas for burglary. Inmate Edward Bryant was received at the penitentiary on January 21, 1897 from Coffey County, Kansas for burglary.