Abraham Eitzen farm, Marion County, Kansas
Date: 1904
This is a photograph of the Abraham Eitzen farm located 2 miles east and 2 1/2 miles south of Hillsboro, Kansas. It shows the home, farm buildings and a windmill. It is a snow scene and there is a horse drawn sled in the image.

Administrative building at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas
Creator: Sprunger, Keith L.
Date: Between 2010 and 2015
This is a photograph of the Administration Building at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. It was built in 1920.

Adobe house on the Barkman farm, Marion County, Kansas
Date: 1899
Mary Barkman, Agnes Barkman, Edward Dewald, Mrs. Peter Barkman, William Dewald, Peter M. Barkman, and Dietrich Barkman are standing in front of their adobe house, Marion County, Kansas.

Album with photographs of Marion, Kansas
Creator: Hannaford, Ed
Date: 1901
This is an album containing photographs of Marion, Kansas, and the Coble family. Included in the album are photographs of Governor Edward Hoch's house, a picnic in Central Park, Mr. and Mrs. Trenner and their house, L. F. Keller's house, the Frazier family, the Marion Presbyterian Church and parsonage, Bessie Thompson's children, William and Aline Frazier in a lilly pond, and an outing to Chingawasa Springs on the Marion Belt and Chingawasa Springs Railroad .

Alexander Heaton Case, World War I soldier
Date: 1918-1920
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of those who died in service, notably from the Gold Star Mothers. Each veteran or family member was asked to provide letters, photographs, a biography, and military records. This file contains information on Alexander Heaton Case, Company D, 137th Infantry.

Alex E. Case collection
Date: 1866 - 1917
In this small collection, Alex E. Case, a state representative from Marion, Kansas, describes his experiences in Kansas in the 1860s. He recounts a conversation with an Irish immigrant named Sallie Young, who told Case about her encounter with Quantrill's raiders as they rode towards Lawrence. Case also relates his memories of the Cheyenne Indian raids on Marion in 1868 and shares stories about his neighbors A. A. Moore and William Henry Roberts. A searchable transcription is available by clicking "Text Version" below. Funds for digitization provided by Mr. Steve Peckel in memory of William Chalfant.

Ann Catharine Herr Kuhn
Creator: Vreeland, McPherson and Marion, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1899
This cabinet card shows Ann Catharine Herr, (1832-1903). Ann was born in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland on March 03, 1832 to Conrad Herr, (1797-1857), and Catharine Biegler-Herr, (1797-1882). On December 26, 1850 she married Henry J. Kuhn in Greencastle, Franklin Pennsylvania. The couple moved in 1854 to the Kansas Territory where they settled in Atchison County, Kansas. After the Civil War Ann and Henry will resided in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas from 1865 to 1891 and in 1892 moved to Marion County, Kansas. The couple farmed and raised livestock and became the parents to eight children. In 1899 Ann and Henry move to Atchison, Kansas and in the autumn of 1899 to Topeka, Kansas. On February 01, 1903 Ann passed away at the age of seventy in Topeka, Kansas. Burial was conducted at the College Hill Presbyterian church in Dickinson County, Kansas.

Ashley Rood
Date: 1874
This is a studio portrait of (Edgar) Ashley Rood, son of George H. and Helen Mars (Thomas) Rood, at the age of three. The couple's only son and sole surviving child, Rood became a partner in his parents' farm, livestock, and feed business outside of Peabody, Kansas, when he graduated from high school.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad time table number 28
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: April 20, 1873
This timetable was for the exclusive use of the employees of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and included the eastern, Arkansas Valley and Wichita divisions.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company and the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company depot, Valley Center, Kansas.
Date: Between 1950 and 1960
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company and the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company depot in Valley Center, Kansas. The one-story wooden structure with batten siding was moved south of Hillsboro, Kansas and is used as a private residence.

Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Florence, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
This photograph shows people gathering in front of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company's passenger depot at Florence, Kansas. The one-story brick structure was a hub of activity for the small Flint Hills town. The depot is no longer in use but has been boarded up to protect it from vandalism.

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Florence, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company yard and freight house in Florence, Kansas. The rail line provided a hub of activity for the small Flint Hills town. There are several trains in the photo.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Hillsboro, Kansas
Date: Between 1950s and 1960s
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Hillsboro, Kansas. The one- story structure no longer stands.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Lehigh, Kansas
Date: Between 1950s and 1960s
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Lehigh, Kansas.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Lost Spring, Kansas
Date: May 1931
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Lost Spring, Kansas. The one-story structure was built in 1887 as part of the Middle Division and Strong City District. The depot no longer stands.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Marion, Kansas
Creator: Ogden, J. H.
Date: May 1917
This photograph shows a group of people and horse-drawn wagons in front of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company in Marion, Kansas. The men have gathered for an inspection. The one-story "county-seat" style depot, opened on June 17, 1912 and features a gabled roof with an operator's bay and an enclosed freight room. At the peaks of the roof are the Santa Fe emblems commonly associated with a county-seat depot. The depot was refurbished by the Marion City Library and the City of Marion and opened on July 14, 2002 as the Marion City Library.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Marion, Kansas
Date: Between 1912 and 1919
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Marion, Kansas. The one-story "county-seat" style depot, opened on June 17, 1912, and features a gabled roof with an operator's bay and a enclosed freight room. At the peaks of the roof are the Santa Fe emblems which are commonly associated with a county seat depot. The depot was refurbished by the Marion City Library and the City of Marion and opened on July 14, 2002 as the Marion City Library.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Marion, Kansas
Creator: Kelley, F.O.
Date: Between 1950s and 1960s
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Marion, Kansas. The one-story, "county-seat" style depot opened on June 17, 1912. It features a gabled roof with an operator's bay and an enclosed freight room. At the peaks of the roof are the Santa Fe emblems commonly associated with a county seat depot. The depot was refurbished by the Marion City Library and the City of Marion and opened on July 14, 2002 as the Marion City Library.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Peabody, Kansas
Date: May 02, 1907
This postcard shows a west view of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot in Peabody, Kansas. The postcard was sent to Mr. Chester A. Smith in St. Marys, Ohio. The prairie-style station features a hipped roof, and a semi-hexagonal operator's bay and waiting bay.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Peabody, Kansas
Creator: Kelley, F.O.
Date: Between 1950s and 1960s
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Peabody, Kansas. The prairie-style station features a hipped roof, and a semi-hexagonal operator's bay and waiting bay. The structure no longer stands.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Peabody,Kansas
Creator: Coons, A.A.
Date: Between 1907 and 1917
This photograph shows a group of men standing in front of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Peabody, Kansas. The one-story "prairie style" station features a hipped roof with a semi-hexagonal operator's bay and a matching bay at the waiting room end.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Peabody, Kansas
Creator: Bowers, John
Date: 1908
This postcard shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot in Peabody, Kansas. The prairie-style station features a hipped roof, a semi-hexagonal operator's bay and matching waiting room.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Peabody, Kansas
Date: April 07, 1907
This postcard shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot at Peabody, Kansas. The one-story "prairie style" station features a hipped roof with a semi-hexagonal operator's bay and a matching bay at the waiting room end.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Peabody, Kansas
Creator: Zercher, M.L. Book and Stationery Co., Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1907 and 1919
This postcard shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Peabody, Kansas. The prairie-style station features a hipped roof, and a semi-hexagonal operator's bay and waiting bay.

Atlas of Marion County, Kansas
Creator: Davy Map and Atlas Co.
Date: 1885
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.