Asmusson, Hansen, and Beck families
Date: Between 1896 and 1898
A photograph of the Asmusson and Beck families. People in the photograph are identified as, back row (left to right): Hans Asmusson, Marin Asmusson, Grandfather Hansen, (father of Mrs. Asmusson and Mrs. Beck), Margaretha Beck, Fred Beck; second row: Pete (P. H.) Beck, Kristine Beck, Henry Beck; front row: Anna Asmusson, Elizabeth Beck, Willas Beck and Jacob Beck. The photograph was probably taken in Glasco, Kansas.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Aurora, Kansas
Date: 1970
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Auroa, Kansas. The one-story wooden structure built in 1887 still stands and is used for storage.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Aurora, Kansas
Date: May 1931
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Aurora, Kansas. The one-story wooden structure was built in 1887 as part of the Middle Division, Strong City District.

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Concordia, 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 Concordia, Kansas. The depot was built in 1887 and located on the Middle Division, Strong City District.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Miltonvale, Kansas
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: May 1931
This shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Miltonvale, Kansas. Barrels and a dolly are also visible. The depot was built in 1887.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Miltonvale, Kansas
Date: Between 1950s and 1960s
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Miltonvale, Kansas. The structure was located on the Middle Division, Strong City District.

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Oneonta, 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 Oneonta, Kansas. The depot was built in 1893.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steel water tank, Concordia, Kansas
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: May 1931
This black and white photograph shows a Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steel water tank at Concordia, Kansas. The tank was built in 1906.

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company tool house, Miltonvale, Kansas
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: May 1931
This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company tool house at Miltonvale, Kansas. It was built in 1887 and located on the Middle Division, Strong City District.

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company water tank and pump house, Miltonvale, Kansas
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: May 1931
This black and photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's water tank and pump house in Miltonvale, Kansas. The structures were built in 1904 and located on the Middle Division, Strong City District.

Beck family near Glasco, Kansas
Date: 1919
This is a photograph showing (left to right): Mrs. Levi Hillan, Etta Beck, Marie Beck, Zeta Hillan, and Maude Hillan Beck near Glasco, Kansas.

Ben McClellan and William Reagor, prisoners 9339 and 8773
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: February 1, 1900
This photograph shows inmates, Ben McClellan, prisoner #9339 and William Reagor, prisoner #8773. Ben McClellan was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on May 1, 1900 from Cloud County, Kansas for murder. Inmate William Reagor was received at the penitentiary on December 27, 1898 from Oklahoma for robbery. An alias used by him was Will Wrigley.

Bird's Eye View of Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas
Creator: Stoner, J. J.
Date: 1879
This lithograph is a bird's eye view of Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas. The legend at the bottom identifies the following: Concordia College, the high school, the Courthouse, several churches including a Swedish Baptist Church, hotels, a livery stable, a feed stable, the U. S. Land Office, two commercial land offices, two law offices, and the Concordia Mill. Street names are given. A railroad is shown but the company is not identified. The lithograph was published by J. J. Stoner of Madison, Wisconsin.

Boston Corbett correspondence
Date: 1866-1888
Letters received by Thomas P. "Boston" Corbett, known by most as the man who killed John Wilkes Booth following President Lincoln's assassination. Corbett moved to Kansas in 1878 and lived in a dugout near Concordia, Kansas. In 1887, Corbett was given the position of assistant doorkeeper for the Kansas House of Representatives in Topeka. However, when he brandished his pistol during a session of the legislative that same year, he was arrested and sent to the Topeka Asylum for the Insane.

Boston Corbett's dugout in Cloud County, Kansas
Date: Between 1878 and 1889
This black and white photograph shows a sketch of Boston Corbett's dugout in Cloud County, Kansas.

Boston Corbett's personal documents
Date: 1855-1886
Personal documents belonging to Thomas P. "Boston" Corbett, the man who killed John Wilkes Booth following President Lincoln's assassination. Corbett moved to Kansas in 1878 and lived in a dugout near Concordia, Kansas. In 1887, Corbett was given the position of assistant doorkeeper for the Kansas House of Representatives in Topeka. However, when he brandished his pistol during a session of the legislative that same year, he was arrested and sent to an insane asylum. In 1888, he escaped and his whereabouts remained unknown until his presumed death. Documents include his Y.M.C.A. membership cards, signed checks, baptism certificate, a hatmaker's traveling card, and his naturalization certificate dated June 19, 1855.

Brown Grand Opera House, Concordia, Kansas
Date: Between 1930 and 1970
These six photographs show the Brown Grand Opera House in Concordia, Kansas. The Brown Grand Opera House was built in 1907 and became a national bicentennial landmark in 1976.

Business men, property owners to Governor John Martin
Creator: Kansas Community Leaders
Date: March 26, 1886
In this telegram, business men and property owners from several Kansas communities plead with the governor to issue a proclamation to resume traffic on all rail lines operated by the Missouri Pacific Railway Company during the railroad strike of 1886.

Camp Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas
Date: Between 1943 and 1945
These five black and white photographs show Camp Concordia in Cloud County, Kansas. The facility was one of several camps built across Kansas during World War II to house German Prisoners of War.

Catholic Church in Concordia, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1915
A postcard showing a Catholic Church in Concordia, Kansas.

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad depot, Clyde, Kansas
Date: 1970
This photograph shows a general view of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad depot in Clyde, Kansas.

Chicago,Rock Island & Pacific Railroad depot, Clyde, Kansas
Date: 1914
This photograph shows the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad depot at Clyde, Kansas. A large group of people have gathered in front of the depot.

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad depot, Clyde, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1919
This sepia colored photograph shows the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad depot at Clyde, Kansas. A train, water tower, depot, and various carriages are visible in the photograph.

Clergyman's pocket diary and visiting book belonging to Boston Corbett
Date: 1870-1877
Pocket diary belonging to Thomas P. "Boston" Corbett, the man who killed John Wilkes Booth following President Lincoln's assassination. Before moving to Cloud County, Kansas in 1878, Corbett was pastor of the Siloam (Methodist) Mission Church located at 328 Pine Street in Camden, New Jersey. The book contains a list of members, records of funerals and baptisms, and diary entries.

Cloud County Drug and Book Store, and Iron-Clad Boots and Shoes; Concordia, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1890
This photograph shows an exterior view of two merchandising stores in Concordia, Kansas: Cloud County Drug and Book Store, and Iron-Clad Boots and Shoes. Several men are visible standing in front of the stores on a wooden boardwalk. Some items are partially visible in the window display of the Cloud County Drug and Book Store.