Aerial view of the Industrial School for Girls, Beloit, Kansas
Date: 1965
An aerial photograph of the Industrial School for Girls in Beloit, Kansas. This school was started in 1888 by the Women's Christian Temperance Union but then was later taken over by the State in 1889.

Aerial view of the Industrial School for Girls, Beloit, Kansas
Date: 1961
An aerial photograph of the Industrial School for Girls in Beloit, Kansas. This school was started in 1888 by the Women's Christian Temperance Union but then was later taken over by the State in 1889.

Aerial views of the Juvenile Correctional Facility in Beloit, Kansas
Creator: Juvenile Correctional Facility at Beloit
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
Here are two aerial photographs of the Juvenile Correction Facility for Girls in Beloit, Kansas.

Ansley Gray to Governor John St. John
Creator: Gray, Ansley
Date: August 05, 1880
In this letter, temperance worker Ansley Gray brings Kansas Governor St. John up to date on concerns about prohibition amendment opposition in Jewell County. He suggests a visit by the Governor to this area.

Appraisers of Salt Spring Lands
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
These letters dated, May and June 1886, are from D. W. Finney, J. H. Billings, and A. J. Voorhis regarding the Salt Spring Lands to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters discuss the appraisal of the Salt Spring lands and include a report of the appraisement. The Salt Spring lands were located in Saline, Lincoln, Mitchell, Cloud, and Republic counties.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Hunter, Kansas
Date: Between 1960 and 1969
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Hunter, Kansas. The one-story wooden structure no longer stands.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Tipton, Kansas
Date: 1967
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Tipton, Kansas. The depot still stands and has been moved to the Tipton Oaks Golf Course in Tipton, Kansas. The wooden structure serves as the golf course's club house.

Atlas of Mitchell County, Kansas
Creator: Gillen & Davy
Date: 1884
The atlas contains a plat book of the villages, cities, and townships of the county, and a map of the state, a railroad state map, United States and World.

Baseball team in Beloit, Kansas
Creator: Graham Studio
Date: 1920
This is a photograph of the 1920 Beloit Leaguers baseball team.

Baseball team in Simpson, Kansas
Creator: St. Louis Art Co.
Date: Between 1900 and 1905
This photograph shows the Simpson, Kansas baseball team dressed in their uniforms with some of the players holding gloves. The coach of the team stands in the back row in a suit with players surrounding him. One player is dressed in an inverted color uniform.

Bert Floyd Rathbun journal
Creator: Rathbun, Bert Floyd
Date: 1909-1910
Bert Floyd Rathbun documented a trip he and his family made by covered wagon to Wyoming to visit his brother Martin Oliver Rathbun. Rathbun's father, John Russell Rathbun, suffered from asthma, and his doctor suggested he try living in a drier climate. The Rathbuns left Simpson, Kansas, on August 14, 1909, and traveled to St. Francis, Kansas, where they wintered. On May 5, 1910, they started their trip west. He kept the journal in a "Farmers Pocket Ledger" provided by the Deere & Mansur Company of Moline, Illinois. There is information about the company's products and agricultural information in the ledger.

Bert Hart of the Beloit, Kansas baseball team
Date: 1920
William Bert Hart is pictured here as a member of the 1920 Beloit Leaguers baseball team. With Hart as its regular shortstop and occasional pitcher, the Leaguers claimed the "independent state championship of Kansas" that year. Bert Hart was a well-known semi-professional baseball player in northern Kansas during the 1910s and early 1920s. He played not only for Beloit, but also for semi-pro teams in Green and Clay Center, as well as the Westmoreland town team. Hart spent most of his work career employed at the post office in Westmoreland; he and his wife Margaret also operated a hotel and restaurant there for several years during the 1940s.

Billings family
Date: Between 1890 and 1899
This is a photograph of the Billings family, who settled near Simpson, Kansas. People in the photograph are identified as: back row (left to right) Frederick, Flora and Livingston, and front row Ornille, Benjamin and Eliza Wares Billings. The family came from Massachusetts and settled near Simpson, Mitchell County, Kansas.

Blue Hill Band, Mitchell County, Kansas
Date: Unknown
This photograph represents members of the Blue Hill Band from Mitchell County, Kansas. The members played for local functions such as ballgames and holiday celebrations. The men are identified by their respected rows. Top row: Herman Koch, Fred Ahlvers, Adolph Maurer, Frank Wiens, Harve Nusbaum; Second row: Bill Ahlvers, Ben Gaston, Jude Gaston, Bert Gaston; 3rd row: Mayo Shurbandy, Luther Day, Ash Henderson, Adolph Ahlvers, Leo Ahlvers; Bottom row: Dave Gaston, Ray Shurbandy, n.d.

Broken Star quilt
Date: between 1880 and 1930
Blue, white and pink cotton quilt in Broken Star pattern, with close and fine quilting overall. The binding is marked with the initials "M E T" on the back. According to the donor, the quilt belonged to her uncle's parents, Eugene and Annie Elizabeth Carmichael Metzger. They were married in Missouri in 1880 and moved to Hunter, Mitchell County, Kansas and then later to Lane, Franklin County, Kansas. The quilt may have been part of Annie Metzger's hope chest.

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.

Carrico Implement Company, Beloit, Kansas
Creator: Worley, Barry J
Date: June 1998
These photographs are part of the Kansas State Historical Society's online exhibit, "Wheat People: Celebrating Kansas Harvest." This exhibit focuses on the people who have built Kansas' agricultural reputation. In June 1998, the KSHS staff followed harvesters from the Oklahoma border to far northwestern Kansas. They photographed and interviewed families from the top twenty wheat-producing counties in Kansas. The photographs featured here are of the Carrico Implement Company in Beloit, Kansas.

Carrico Implement Company, Beloit, Kansas
Creator: Worley, Barry J
Date: June 1998
These photographs are part of the Kansas State Historical Society's online exhibit, "Wheat People: Celebrating Kansas Harvest." This exhibit focuses on the people who have built Kansas's agricultural reputation. In June 1998, the KSHS staff followed harvesters from the Oklahoma border to far northwestern Kansas. They photographed and interviewed families from the top twenty wheat-producing counties in Kansas. The photographs featured here are of the Carrico Implement Company in Beloit, Kansas. They sold, primarily, John Deere and New Holland machinery.

Cawker City fair, Cawker City, Kansas
Creator: Cawker City District Fair Association
Date: September 24 - 27, 1889
This poster announces the fourth annual fair of the Cawker City District Fair Association at Cawker City, Kansas. Highlights include $5,000 in premiums, a good band, races each day, and grand balloon ascension.

Cawker City fair, Cawker City, Kansas
Creator: Cawker City District Fair Association
Date: September 24 - 27, 1889
This poster announces a fair to be held in Cawker City, Kansas. The poster includes a color image of cattle grazing by a water hole.

Cawker City, Kansas
Date: December 17, 1883
This stereograph shows a view of main street in Cawker City, Kansas. The town was incorporated in 1874 in Mitchell County and named after Colonel E. H. Cawker.

Cawker City, Kansas
Date: December 17, 1883
This stereograph shows a view of main street in Cawker City, Kansas. The town was incorporated in 1874, in Mitchell County and named after Colonel E. H. Cawker.

Council of National Defense Woman's Committee correspondence
Date: 1918
This collection consists of correspondence between individuals and committee members to the state chair of the Woman's Committee of the Kansas Council of National Defense. The Council of National Defense was established at the federal level in 1916 as an emergency agency under the Army Appropriation Act and abolished in 1921. It was created in reaction to World War I to coordinate resources and industries for national defense and improve civilian morale. The Woman's Committee of the Kansas Council of National Defense performed the same functions at the state and local levels, coordinating women's activities for national defense. The materials are organized alphabetically by county. The digitization of this collection was paid for through the Margot R. Swovelan Endowment Fund.

Counties : Mitchell
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1883
A letter from the Commissioners, Sheriff, District Court, and Register of Deeds for the County of Mitchell writes to Kansas Governor St. John to recommend a person they believe would be suitable to fill the Office of County Surveyor. The following is a resignation letter for County Surveyor, in this letter is a recommendation for a certain person to fill said position. A separate letter informs the Governor that the people of Mitchell County are concerned about not getting enough rain for their crops and provides a petition for an extension of time to pay the annual interest to the state.

County affairs : Mitchell County
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1869-1873 : Harvey)
Date: 1870
A letter on September 16, 1870, from E. Harrison Cawker, requests Governor Harvey organize Mitchell County and declare Cawker City as the Temporary County Seat.