'Gunsmoke' cast members at a Kansas Centennial event
Date: 1961
Members of the TV show 'Gunsmoke' cast James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Chill Wills, a guest on the television show, at a Kansas Centennial event. Three of the photographs were taken at an unidentified airport and the third on Front Street in Dodge City, Kansas.

A.J. Anthony's home, Ford County, Kansas
Date: 1873
This is an exterior image of A. J. Anthony's home, one mile west of Dodge City in Ford County, Kansas.

A Story of Real Life on The Plains
Creator: Van Sickle, S.S.
Date: 1875
A story written by Captain S.S. Van Sickel, in which he recounts his time on the Plains, his experiences with the Indians, and his narrow escape from death during the winter of 1874-75. He was a citizen of Bull City, Kansas (now known as Alton) for several years and also spent time in Dodge City, Great Bend, and Russell.

AT & SF Railway locomotive model
Creator: R. J. Schwab & Sons Company
Date: between 1900 and 1930
Iron model used to teach prospective engineers the operation of a steam locomotive. This was used in the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Shops at Dodge City, Kansas. The model was later collected by Charles "Bud" Goebel, whose collection was house at the Santa Fe depot at Burlingame, Kansas from 1963 to 1981, at which time it was donated to the Kansas Museum of History.

Aerial view of the Kansas Soldiers' Home, Dodge City, Kansas
Date: January 1961
This is an aerial view of the Kansas Soldiers' Home and the Mother Bickerdyke Annex in Fort Dodge, Kansas.

Alonzo B. Webster funeral, Dodge City, Kansas
Date: April 15, 1887
These three black and white photographs show scenes from Alonzo B. Webster's funeral in Dodge City, Kansas. The former mayor of Dodge City (1881-1883) died on April 12, 1887, at the home of his niece Mrs. M. W. Sutton. He was buried in the Prairie Grove Cemetery north of town.

Arkansas River, Dodge City, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
This black-and-white photograph shows a horse-drawn wagon hauling hay across the steel girder bridge over the Arkansas River in Dodge City, Kansas.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Fred Harvey House, Dodge City, Kansas
Date: Between 1905 and 1908
This photograph shows a view of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Fred Harvey House in Dodge City, Kansas.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's freight office, Dodge City, Kansas
Date: April 13, 1917
This photograph shows a group of men gathered inside the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's freight office in Dodge City, Kansas. Seated are Vernon Mears and Herbert Ross Landes. Standing are Arden Carter, A. W. Tuck and Virgil Conway.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's pile driver, Dodge City, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
This black and white photograph shows an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's pile driver on the tracks at 3rd Avenue, Dodge City, Kansas. In addition to the pile driver, are track workers and a steam locomotive.

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's reading room, Dodge City, Kansas
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: May 09, 1931
This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company reading room at Dodge City, Kansas. The reading room was built in 1883 and measured 40'x20'.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steam locomotive #1
Date: September 1958
These two black and white photographs show the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steam locomotive #1 at the Larned Branch near Dodge City, Kansas. This locomotive, commonly known as the Cyrus K. Holliday, was built in 1880 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement and a road number of #132. The success of this locomotive to climb the steep grades of the Raton Pass at the Colorado-New Mexico border, prompted ATSF to order ten more for service. These were numbered from 130 to 139. In 1977, Santa Fe Railway officials donated the locomotive to the Kansas Historical Society for placement in the museum's main gallery.

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 depot, Dodge City, Kansas
Date: June 19, 1950
This photograph shows a group of people waiting along the platform in front of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Dodge City, Kansas. The two-story red-brick structure, built in 1898, and designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style includes a passenger depot and railroad offices. In 2000, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, the building is operated as a Amtrak stop but service is limited with two daily trains.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Dodge City, Kansas
Date: Between 1920s and 1930s
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Dodge City, Kansas. The two-story red-brick structure built in 1898 and designed in the Richardsonian-Romanesque style includes a passenger depot and railroad offices. In 2000, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, the building is operated as a Amtrak stop but service is limited to two trains daily.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Dodge City, Kansas
Creator: Robinson, Troy
Date: 1978
This photograph shows an elevated view of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Dodge City, Kansas. The two-story red-brick structure, built in 1898, and designed in the Richardsonian-Romanesque style includes a passenger depot and railroad offices. In 2000, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, the building operates as an Amtrack stop but service is limited to two daily trains.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Dodge City,Kansas
Date: 1920
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Dodge City, Kansas. Some individuals have been hand drawn along the tracks and platform. In the foreground a passenger car is visible. The two-story red brick building, built in 1898, includes a passenger depot, Harvey House, and railroad offices. In 1996 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company transferred ownership of the structure to the city of Dodge City, Kansas. The building has been refurbished and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Dodge City, Kansas
Date: 1972
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Dodge City, Kansas. The two-story red brick building, built in 1898, includes a passenger depot, the El Vaquero Harvey House, and railroad offices. In 1996 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company transferred ownership of the structure to the city of Dodge City, Kansas. The building has been refurbished and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Dodge City, Kansas
Creator: Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
This photograph shows Engine No.36 in front of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Dodge, City, Kansas. In the background passengers are visibly walking along the brick platform. The two-story red-brick structure, built in 1898, is designed in the Richardsonian-Romanesque style which includes a passenger depot and railroad offices. The building operates as an Amtrak stop but service is limited with two daily trains. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Dodge City, Kansas
Date: Between 1870 and 1879
This stereograph shows a group of men gathered in front of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Dodge City, Kansas. The box car may have been the first depot in the town.

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Harvey House, and railroad yard, Dodge City, Kansas
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1914
This birds-eye view shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, tracks, Harvey House, freight house, and railroad yards at Dodge City, Kansas. Visible in the photograph are passenger and box cars. This photograph was copied from the Santa Fe Magazine, March, 1914, Vol. VIII, No. 4.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Sitka, Kansas
Date: May 06, 1962
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot from Sitka, Kansas. The wooden structure with clapboard siding was moved to Ashland, Kansas by Sam Cravens. The depot was later moved to Dodge City, Kansas and is now part of the Book Hill Museum.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Sitka, Kansas
Date: 1972
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot from Sitka, Kansas. The wooden structure with clapboard siding was moved to Ashland, Kansas by Sam Cravens. The depot was later moved to Dodge City, Kansas and is now part of the Boot Hill Museum.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depots, Dodge City, Kansas
Date: 1909
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depots in Dodge City, Kansas. In the background are the passenger depot, Harvey House and railroad offices. The freight depot is visible in the foreground.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot waiting room, Dodge City, Kansas
Creator: Wolf, Henry L. 1850-1924
Date: 1915
An interior view of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot waiting room at Dodge City, Kansas. Visible in the background is the Harvey House dining room.