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, Ellinwood, Kansas
Date: Between 1950s and 1960s
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Ellinwood, Kansas. The station no longer provides rail service but houses the Hines-Grossman American Legion Post #320.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Rozel, Kansas
Date: Between 1890s and 1970s
These two photographs show the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad depot in Rozel, Kansas. In the first photograph gran bins and a grain elevator are visible. The second image shows the structure in its later years. The station has been moved to Ellinwood, Kansas were it was refurnished and is privately owned.

Disloyalists are warned
Creator: Inman Review
Date: April 26, 1918
This article, published in the Inman Review, covers the Barton County Night Riders. The Night Riders, a vigilante group of self-proclaimed loyalists, claimed that their mission was to "clean up the country of German spies, German sympathizers and dirty slackers." In addition, the Night Riders threatened to take care of disloyalty in communities "largely populated by people either of German birth or decent."

Dressen residence, Ellinwood, Kansas
Creator: Yarmer, Robert E
Date: 2007
This is a photo of the Dressen residence, lots 10-11, block 84, Ellinwood, Ks.

Ellinword Band, Ellinwood, Kansas
View of the members of the Ellinwood Band of Ellinword, Kansas.

Handbill
Creator: Night Riders
Date: 1918
This anti-German handbill was distributed to residents of Barton County, Kansas, on April 18, 1918. It was directed at those of German birth or descent who were suspected of being loyal to Germany during World War I. Newspaper reports indicate that, between midnight and 1:30 a.m., the handbill was distributed individually to almost every residence and business in Great Bend, and a plane was used to drop handbills on Hoisington, Redwing, and Larned. In Ellinwood, the handbill was distributed by men on horseback firing pistols in the air. Newspapers report similar late night distributions had been conducted in other parts of the state in the preceeding days. On April 23 and again on June 10, a group of Night Riders tarred and feathered Mennonite leaders in McPherson who spoke against supporting the war effort.

Interview on experiences in World War II
Creator: Seidl, Charles H.
Date: January 12, 2006
Seidl enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served until 1945 on the USS McDougal; USS Franklin Roosevelt; AKA 81. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Jan 12, 2006, Seidl talked about military experiences in the Second World War. The 2005 Kansas Legislature passed a bill funding the WWII Veterans Oral History grant program. This transcript is from one of the community institutions receiving grants. The transcript of the interview is presented here; the original video copy of the interview is available through the Rice County Historical Society (Lyons) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.

John Christoph photograph album
Date: 1891-1895
This album contains photographs of Ellinwood and Barton County, Kansas, taken by John Christoph. On June 18, 1891, he opened a photography gallery in the north room of a furniture store and continued in the business until February 14, 1919. Christoph also served as the Ellinwood police judge for twenty years.

John Denker residence, Ellinwood, Kansas
Creator: Yarmer, Robert E
Date: 2007
This is a color photo of the John Denker residence, lot 16, block 4, Ellinwood, Ks.

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.

Kansas Woman's Christian Temperance Union memory book
Creator: Kansas Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Date: Between 1941 and 1950
This memorial book contains photographs and biographical sketches of members of the Kansas Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Click "Text Version" below for a searchable index of the names contained in this volume.

Main Street, Claflin, Kansas
Creator: Scott, L
Date: Between 1908 and 1909
Two black and white photographs showing the start of an automobile race at the corner of Main Street in Claflin, Kansas, to the nearby town of Ellinwood, Kansas.

Main Street, Ellinwood, Kansas
Creator: Yarmer, Robert E
Date: 2007
This is a color photo of lots 4-6, block 6 of Main Street showing several businesses, Ellinwood, Ks.

Matt Rader residence, Ellinwood, Kansas
Creator: Yarmer, Robert E
Date: 2007
This is a color photo of the Matt Rader residence, Ellinwood, Ks.

Plat book, Barton County, Kansas
Creator: North West Publishing Co.
Date: 1902
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.

Road construction, Barton County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
This black and white photograph shows a Reeves Steam Engine pulling a Russell elevating grader, during construction of U.S Highway 50 North, between Great Bend, Kansas and Ellinwood, Kansas.

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."

Santa Fe Wheat Festival Special
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1926
This Wheat Festival Special was operated by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company. It traveled throughout Kansas July 19-July 30, 1926, to numerous Kansas communities. Other organizations that cooperated to operate the train included the following: The Kansas State Agricultural College, the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, The Kansas State Grain Inspection Department, the Southwestern Wheat Improvement Association and the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, under authority of the Kansas Public Service Commission. The flyer lists the speakers and their topics. Miss Vada Watson, the Kansas Wheat Girl, was one of the special attractions.

Theo Osterhause residence, Ellinwood, Kansas
Creator: Yarmer, Robert E
Date: 2007
This is a color photo of the Theo Osterhause residence, block 54, Ellinwood, Ks.

Toilet Paper
Creator: Robinson, David
Date: 1918
Single square of two-ply toilet paper. Before the time of donation, it was found in a desk drawer in the city light plant in Ellinwood, Kansas. A portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II wearing a spiked military helmet is printed in red ink on the paper. The image is identical to those used to promote the 1918 anti-German film "The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin." It is unclear whether the toilet paper was made specifically to promote the movie or if it was simply inspired by the film. Newspapers indicate the movie was shown at the Knights of Columbus Opera House in Ellinwood on May 7 and/or 8, 1918. It was scheduled to be shown at the Echo Theater in Great Bend on May 15-16, 1918, but was rescheduled to May 22-23, 1918. The movie was heavily advertised in local papers for serveral weeks leading up to the showings.

William F. Scheufler, World War I soldier
Date: 1918
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of those who died in service, notably from the Gold Star Mothers. Each veteran or family member was asked to provide letters, photographs, a biography, and military records. This file contains information on William F. Scheufler, Company C, 137th Infantry, 35th Division. Scheufler was wounded in action in the Argonne Forest on September 28, 1918 and died of those wounds two days later.