Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Elkhart, Kansas
Creator: Kelley, F.O.
Date: 1972
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, in Elkhart, Kansas. The one-story structure was moved to Hugoton, Kansas.

Barbecue, Hugoton, Kansas
Date: 1913
This photograph shows a group of men standing before an open barbecue pit as slabs of meat are being cooked for a celebration in Hugoton, Kansas. The event celebrated the completion of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company branch from Dodge City, Kansas, to Elkhart, Kansas.

Business buildings in Elkhart, Kansas
Date: February 2007
This photo shows business buildings and automobiles in Elkhart, Kansas.

Business buildings in Elkhart, Kansas
Date: February 2007
This photo shows business buildings and automobiles in Elkhart, Kansas.

Businesses on Main Street, Elkhart, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
This photograph shows a view of businesses on Main Street in Elkhart, Kansas. A sign for a drug store is partially visible in the background of the left side of the street. Several other businesses are visible along the street, and several automobiles are visible.

Elkhart & Santa Fe Railway Company agent house, Keyes, Oklahoma
Date: Between 1920s and 1930s
This photograph shows the Elkhart & Santa Fe Railway Company agent house in Keyes, Oklahoma. The railroad line and its structures were a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company which ran from Elkhart, KS to Boise City, Oklahoma and Felt, Oklahoma.

Elkhart & Santa Fe Railway Company section house, Keyes, Oklahoma
Date: Between 1920s and 1930s
This photograph shows the Elkhart & Santa Fe Railway Company section house in Keyes, Oklahoma. The railroad line and its structures were a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company which ran from Elkhart, KS to Boise City, Oklahoma and Felt, Oklahoma.

Elkhart & Santa Fe Railway Company tracks, Keyes, Oklahoma
Date: Between 1920s and 1930s
This black and white photograph shows a stretch of tracks at a crossing along the Elkhart & Santa Fe Railroad in Keyes, Oklahoma. The rail line, a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, ran from Elkhart, Kansas, to Boise City, Oklahoma, and Felt, Oklahoma.

Elkhart & Santa Fe Railway Company water tank, Keyes, Oklahoma
Date: Between 1920s and 1930s
This black and white photograph shows the Elkhart & Santa Fe Railway Company water tank in Keyes, Oklahoma. The railroad line and its structures were a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company which ran from Elkhart, Kansas, to Boise City, Oklahoma, and Felt, Oklahoma.

Elkhart High School relay team with Glenn Cunningham
Creator: Turtle
Date: Between 1925 and 1930
This is a photograph showing members of the Elkhart High School relay team. The athlete on the far right is Glenn Cunningham.

Excerpts from taped interviews with John Stadler
Creator: Stadler, John
Date: 1979
This oral history interview with John Stadler, Stevens County, describes his experiences during the dust bowl of the 1930s. He devotes much of the interview to reminiscing about how these dust storms interrupted the daily routines of those living in western Kansas. Stadler worked for the local gas company, and he also supervised the drilling of 443 wells near Hugoton. Copied from Dust Storms as Remembered by Hugoton Citizens.

Excursion trains, Hugoton, Kansas
Date: May 1913
These two black and white photographs show groups of people gathered around two excursion trains at the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe depot in Hugoton, Kansas in celebration of the ATSF line from Dodge City, Kansas to Elkhart, Kansas. Activities from that day can also be seen in Kansas Memory item 214562.

Glenn Cunningham article in The Elkhart Tri-State News
Creator: Elkhart Tri-State News
Date: May 31, 1930
This is an extra edition published by The Elkhart Tri-State News. It contains a photo and article about Glenn Cunningham breaking the world's record for the mile with a time of 4 minutes and 24 seconds. The track meet was held at Stagg Field, Chicago, Illinois.

Governor's proclamations
Date: 1869-1977
This collection of proclamations issued by Kansas Governors declares first, second or third-class status for Kansas towns and cities. Proclamations are arranged in alphabetical order by town name. Included are descriptions of city limits, plat maps and censuses.

Grain elevators, Elkhart, Morton County, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1919
Grain elevators in Elkhart, Morton County, Kansas.

Harvested broom corn, Elkhart, Morton County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
A photograph of men posing with possibly harvested and baled broom corn, Elkhart, Morton County, Kansas.

Hotel, Elkhart, Morton County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
This photograph shows the hotel, pool hall, and drug store in Elkhart, Morton County, Kansas.

Kansas Film Commission site photographs, subject farmhouses
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. The subject of this part of the collection is farmhouses, arranged alphabetically by county.

Kansas Film Commission site photographs, towns Caldwell - Everest
Creator: Kansas Film Commission
Date: 1980s and 1990s
These are panoramic photographs of Kansas towns beginning with Caldwell and ending with Everest. The Kansas Film Commission created the photos to promote Kansas locations to film companies. Many of the photographs show business districts and buildings. The panoramics were created by taking individual photos and taping them together. Towns and cities included in this part of the collection are: Caldwell, Caney, Carbondale, Cassoday, Cedar Bluffs, Cedar Vale, Centropolis, Chanute, Chase, Chautauqua, Chetopa, Circleville, Clay Center, Clayton, Climax, Clinton, Clyde, Codell, Coffeyville, Colby, Coldwater, Collyer, Colony, Columbus, Concordia, Corona, Courtland, Cuba, Damar, Deering (Dearing), Delavan, Delia, Denison, Denmark, Denton, Derby, De Soto, Dorrance, Dover, Dresden, Dunlap, Durham, Dwight, Easton, Edson, Elk City, Elk Falls, Elkhart, Ellinwood, Ellsworth, Elmdale, Emporia, Ensign, Eudora, and Everest. There are interiors of the Brown Grand Theatre in the Concordia folder. The theatre was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Main Street, Elkhart, Kansas
Date: Between 1940 and 1949
This photo shows a view of Main Street with business buildings and automobiles, Elkhart, Kansas

Main Street, Elkhart, Kansas
Date: 1913
This is a view of buildings along Main Street in Elkhart, Kansas.

Main business street in Elkhart, Kansas
Date: February, 2007
This photograph shows the main business street and automobiles in Elkhart, Kansas.

Main street, Elkhart, Kansas
Date: February 2007
This photograph shows the main business street in Elkhart, Kansas.

Point of Rocks-Middle Spring Historic District
Creator: Kansas State Historical Society. Historic Preservation Office
Date: 2011-2012
The Point of Rocks-Middle Spring Historic District is located in Elkhart, Morton County, Kansas. Point of Rocks served as a navigational aid that directed travelers on the Santa Fe Trail to and from Middle Spring between 1822 and 1872. The Daughter of the American Revolution marker was set here in 1914, and the district was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Santa Fe Demonstration Train
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Date: July 21--August 2, 1930 and August 24--September 5, 1931
These posters advertise Santa Fe demonstration trains traveling in Kansas in 1930 and 1931. The purpose of the 1930 train (8 cars) was to present a plan for higher profits on wheat farms. Tom L. Bair, the State's champion wheat grower, was part of the 1930 train. It's travel dates were July 21 through August 2, 1930. The 1931 train (9 cars) was designed to present a plan for more profits in the beef cattle industry. The 1931 train had special features for women and children and it was traveling throughout the state from August 24 through September 5, 1931. The towns where the train would stop each year are listed on the posters. The trains were operated jointly by the Santa Fe and the Kansas State Agricultural College. J. F. Jarrell, manager of Agricultural Development for Santa Fe, was the organizer of these trains. The posters make a point of emphasizing that the speakers will be on a flat car "equipped with electrically controlled voice amplifiers. Visitors remaining in their automobiles will be able to hear perfectly."