A ceremony in the middle of a field in Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1915
A group of well-dressed men, women and a child pose with their automobiles in the middle of a field in Thomas County, Kansas as some of the men shovel dirt. This is possibly a ground breaking ceremony.

A couple and their 1912 Buick Roadster, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1912
A couple pose in their 1912 Buick Roadster in front of a home in Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.

Advertising wagon for the Colby Mercantile Company, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1898
A young boy and girl stand beside a little advertising wagon for the Colby Mercantile Company of Colby, Kansas, advertising the last day of a blanket sale. The children are identified as Morris and Lois Hampton. The Methodist Church can be seen on the left.

Aerial view of Thomas County & Decatur County, Kansas
Creator: Kansas Department of Transportation
Date: 1949
This aerial photograph taken by the Kansas Department of Transportation shows U.S. Highway 83 and U.S Highway 383 along the Thomas County and Decatur County Line.

A family in front of their sod house, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1885
A Thomas County, Kansas family and their dog pose in front of their sod home and outbuilding. The family is unidentified.

A family poses in front of their sod house, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1895
A Thomas County, Kansas family poses with their cattle, dogs, and buckets outside their sod home. The family is not identified.

A group of men pose with a tractor in a field in Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
A group of men, one holding a baby, pose with a tractor in a field in Thomas County, Kansas.

A harvest labor crew camp, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
A group of people, including a woman and children, pose at a harvest labor camp in Thomas County, Kansas. Included in the photo are wheeled residential cabins and harvest equipment.

Allena (Mrs. D.E.) Snell and R.G. Snell in buggy on the Snell homestead, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1905
Allena (Mrs. D.E.) Snell and R.G. Snell sit in a buggy on the Snell homestead in Thomas County, Kansas. A man leans on a lean-to behind them. The farm was located in the southwest 1/4 of Section 22, Township 10, Range 35.

A man poses with a horse outside the Pratt Brothers livery stable, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1899
In this photograph, a well-dressed man shows off a good horse outside the Pratt Brothers livery stable, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas.

An early airplane sits in a field in Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
A crowd of men and boys gather around an airplane sitting in a field in Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.

Arch Parrott's wheat harvest crew, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1926
Arch Parrott's wheat harvest crew pose with their equipment in a field in Thomas County, Kansas.

August Christiansen, Prisoner, 6731
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: January 19, 1920
This glass plate negative shows inmate August Christiansen, #6731. He was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on January 19, 1920 from Thomas County, Kansas for murder.

Avenue Hotel, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1909
A group of well-dressed men pose on the porch of the Avenue [Avanue] Hotel in Brewster, Kansas. A.E. Marshall was the proprietor of the hotel.

Avery tractor and other wheat harvest equipment in a field in Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1930
A group of harvest workers pose with an Avery tractor and other harvest equipment in a field in Thomas County, Kansas.

Bailey's blacksmith shop and man photograph
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
This black and white photograph shows a man standing in front of Bailey's blacksmith shop in Mingo, Thomas County, Kansas.

Baptist Church, Colby, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1960 and 1969
A view of the basement and partial above-ground construction of the Colby, Kansas Baptist Church. The church was located at Webster and Grant streets in Colby. It is unknown if this shows the building under construction or after destruction.

Baseball team, Colby, Kansas
Date: 1906
This photograph shows a men's baseball team from Colby, Kansas.

Binding wheat, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1909
Binding wheat at harvest time in Thomas County, Kansas.

Boxcars buried in snow, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1916
Three men walk atop railroad boxcars which have been buried up to the roof line in snow in Thomas County, Kansas.

Brewster baseball team, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1913
The town baseball team from Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas pose in their uniforms.

Brewster Garage, Brewster, Kansas
Date: 1916
These two black and white photographs show the service station and garage in Brewster, Kansas. The business was also a Ford agency that sold Goodyear tires, tubes and accessories.

Brewster schoolhouse in Brewster, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1905
This is a photograph of Brewster schoolhouse in Brewster, Kansas.

Building a garage on the Frank Cersovsky farm, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1928
Two views of building a garage on the Frank Cersovsky farm in Thomas County, Kansas.

Building a road in Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1915 and 1930
A team of mules pulls a grader being used to build a dirt road in Thomas County, Kansas.