$190,235,814 For Dairy Products
Date: 1917
Promotional brochure designed as a talk to encourage the construction of good roads in the state of Kansas highlighted by comparable rural roads in Wisconsin that promote farm crop and diary production.

50th anniversary of Kansas
Date: 1911
This postcard shows the ornate work of the Fetter pillow honoring the Fiftieth Anniversary of statehood in Kansas.

A brief sketch of Indian tribes in Franklin County, Kansas in 1862-1906
Creator: Romig, Joseph
Date: 1906
This item, written by missionary Reverend Joseph Romig of Franklin County, Kansas, contains a detailed history of the Native American tribes of Franklin County, Kansas, from 1862-1906. The cover indicates it is "for the benefit of the future generation of the county."

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.

Adjournment from constitutional convention in Minneola, Kansas
Date: March 23, 1858
Motion for adjourning the constitutional convention from Minneola in Franklin County to Leavenworth, Kansas. The motion states, "We have organized temporarily and are now getting ready to adjourn if possible to some other place to show our utter detestation of the Minneola Swindle." The controversy began when the Kansas Legislature passed a bill designating Minneola as the new state capital. The town existed only on paper, and the public accused the legislature and delegates attending the convention of looking for personal gain in establishing a new town. The motion to adjourn from Minneola received 60 votes in favor and 13 votes opposed. Isaac Goodnow wrote about the swindle to a friend on April 1st, 1858 (see Kansas Memory unit 3763).

Administration building at Ottawa University
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
Three views of the Administration building at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas. Two of the photographs were donated by the Wisconsin Historical Society.

A farm near Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas
Creator: Kansas. Industrial Development Division
Date: 1966
A typical farm scene near Ottawa, Kansas, in Franklin County. This photograph shows a two-story house, large barn, silo and multiple out-buildings.

A. F. Dehn store
Date: Between 1880 and 1900
The A. F. Dehn store in Williamsburg, Kansas with unidentified people standing outside.

Affidavits concerning William and Henry Sherman, and Allen Wilkinson
Creator: Grant, John T.
Date: June 12, 1856
This document contains brief affidavit statements made by several free state supporters of the character and personal habits of William and Henry Sherman, and Allen Wilkinson, who were described as "intemperate" men. William Sherman and Allen Wilkinson were among the five pro-slavery settlers killed in the Pottawatomie Massacre in May, 1856. The document is written in the same hand (suggesting that its statements were either recorded or copied by the same person), and is identified as "Potawatomie, Franklin County, Kansas Territory, June 12, 1856."

Appanoose township baseball team in Franklin County, Kansas
Date: 1932
This photograph from 1932 shows the Appanoose township baseball team in Franklin County, Kansas. Only two individuals in the photo have been identified. John Montgomery is standing in the back row on the far left. Louie Maag is standing in the back row, fourth from the left.

Associate Presbyterian Church near Richmond, Kansas
Date: 1917
A photograph showing the Associate Presbyterian Church located near Richmond, Kansas.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and Missouri Pacific Railroad intersection in Franklin County
Date: 1957
This photograph shows the intersection of two railroad tracks with an HU tower along side. The two companies are reported to be the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Eastern Lines, Eastern Division, Second District and the Missouri Pacific, Central Kansas Division, Osawatomie Subdivision.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad sign for Homewood in Franklin County
Date: Between 1870 and 1900
Railway sign for Homewood on the original Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe line. This photograph was taken in 1959. The railroad is now the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division of the Burlington District.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot and interlocking tower, Ottawa, Kansas
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1956
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot and interlocking tower at Ottawa, Kansas.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Ottawa, Kansas
Date: 1899
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Ottawa, Kansas. Visible in the photograph are people standing on the depot platform.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Ottawa, Kansas
Date: July 14, 1963
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Ottawa, Kansas. It was formerly know as the Ottawa Junction. The depot is located on the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division, Second and Third District.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Ottawa, Kansas
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: May 1931
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Ottawa, Kansas. A row of carts is also visible. The depot was built in 1888.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Ottawa, Kansas
Date: Between 1950 and 1965
These two photographs show the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Ottawa, Kansas. The depot is currently the home of the Franklin County Historical Society and is located directly east of the entrance to Forest Park.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Ottawa, Kansas
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Ottawa, Kansas. The depot is located on the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division, Second and Third District.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Pomona, Kansas
Date: 1957-1970
These photographs show two views of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Pomona, Kansas.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Princeton, Kansas
Date: 1975
This photograph shows a view of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Princeton, Kansas.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Princeton Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: August 01, 1959
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Princeton, Kansas. It which was part of the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division, Third District.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Richmond, Kansas
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: May 1931
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Richmond, Kansas. A cart, cans and a barrel are also visible. The depot was built in 1902.

Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Richmond, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: August 01, 1959
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Richmond, Kansas. It was part of the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division, Third District.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Wellsville, Kansas
Date: 1931
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Wellsville Kansas. Originally built in 1870, it is part of the Eastern Division, Second District.