Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Belle Plaine, Kansas
Date: September 20, 1964
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Belle Plaine, Kansas. The structure is located on the Eastern Lines, Middle Division, Fourth District along mile post 226.5.

Bear's Paw quilt
Creator: Nye, Mary Alice Koger
Date: between 1890 and 1925
Red and blue cotton quilt made in Bear's Paw pattern. The maker was Mary Alice Koger Nye and the quilt was used in her family's household in Belle Plaine, Kansas. Fabrics in the pieced blocks came from dresses worn by Nye and her daughters before World War I, while fabric for the plain red blocks and blue/white pinstriped backing were purchased after the war. Batting appears to be a thin cotton sheet or blanket. Blocks are hand-pieced, and top was assembled by machine. Hand-quilted in diagonal lines.

Historical atlas of Sumner County, Kansas
Creator: Edwards, John P.
Date: 1883
This atlas shows maps of each township with the names of landowners. It has a county history, patrons' list, advertising directory, and plats of towns as of the year of publication.

Kansas Film Commission site photographs, subject old west towns - prairie
Creator: Kansas Film Commission
Date: 1980s-2000s
These are panoramic photographs of locations in Kansas created by the Kansas Film Commission to promote scenes to film companies. The panoramics were created by taking individual photos and taping them together. The photographs are arranged alphabetically by subject and then location. Subjects included in this part of the collection are old west towns, parks, people, and prairie.

Missouri Pacific Railroad Company's box depot, Belle Plaine, Kansas
Date: September 20, 1964
This photograph shows the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company's box depot in Belle Plaine, Kansas. In the background grain elevators are visible. The depot and tracks were part of the Wichita Division, Conway Springs, Sub. Division at milepost 537.94.

Missouri Pacific Railroad Company's sign board, Belle Plaine, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: September 20, 1964
This photograph shows the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company's sign board in Belle Plaine, Kansas. The sign and tracks were part of the Midland Valley RR, Western District at milepost 293.2.

Railroad depot, Belle Plaine, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1900
This sepia colored photograph shows two men standing in front of an unidentified depot in Belle Plaine, Kansas. In the foreground a horse-drawn carriage is visible.

Standard atlas of Sumner County, Kansas
Creator: Geo. A. Ogle & Co.
Date: 1918
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.

Standard atlas of Sumner County, Kansas
Creator: Geo. A. Ogle & Co.
Date: 1902
This atlas shows maps of each township with the names of landowners. It has a patrons' directory, portraits, and plats of towns as of the year of publication.