Ambulance in Elwood, Kansas
Date: Between 1950 and 1955
This is a photograph showing an ambulance in Elwood, Kansas.

Ed Russell to Franklin Crane
Creator: Russell, Ed
Date: July 2, 1857
The letter was a follow-up to Franklin Crane's presentation in St. Joseph, Missouri, about efforts to build the St. Joseph and Topeka Railroad. Russell wrote to inquire what progress Crane had made to raise money to build the railroad. [Russell lived in Elwood, Doniphan County, and lobbied for the railroad to pass through that community.]

Ed Russell to Franklin Crane
Creator: Russell, Ed
Date: June 1, 1859
This letter, sent by Ed Russell to Franklin Crane, a prominent citizen of Topeka, Kansas Territory, concerns the proposed St. Joseph and Topeka Railroad. Russell is convinced that the people of Topeka had not acted in "good faith" by choosing to route the railroad through Doniphan rather than Elwood. Russell wants the railroad to go through his hometown of Elwood, which had been the initial plan. This letter illustrates how various communities competed for railroads, even if these railroads were never built.

Edward Russell
Date: Around 1865
This is a portrait of Edward Russell, a newspaperman and politician. He came to Kansas Territory in 1856, and located in Elwood, in Doniphan County, Kansas. Shortly after moving to Kansas, Russell started a newspaper that espoused the free-state side. In August, 1858, he lobbied Doniphan county citizens against the Lecompton Constitution. In that same year, Russell, D. W. Wilder and others founded a free-state paper. Russell later served in the Kansas legislature, and held several state offices.

Elwood, Doniphan County, Kansas
Creator: Krebs A. & Bro
Date: Between 1870 and 1890
This is a plat of Rose Port in the city of Elwood in Doniphan County, Kansas.

Harvey Victor 'Rudy' Maxson playing baseball in Elwood, Kansas
Date: Between 1932 and 1935
This is a photograph showing Harvey 'Rudy' Maxson playing baseball in Elwood, Kansas.

Harvey Victor 'Rudy' Maxson playing baseball in Elwood, Kansas
Date: Between 1932 and 1935
This is a photograph showing Harvey Victor 'Rudy' Maxson playing baseball in Elwood, Kansas.

Historical plat book of Doniphan County, Kansas
Creator: J. S. Bird (Firm)
Date: 1882
This atlas contains a state and Indian history, county history, accounts of organizations in Doniphan county and lithographic views of residences, farms, and businesses in the county.

Hyklass Store #23 photograph
Date: 1960
This is a photograph of Victor Harvey Maxson and Frieda Neeland behind a counter in the Hyklass Store #23 in Elwood, Kansas.

Kansas Film Commission site photographs, subject stadiums - trains
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 in this part of the collection include stadiums, stockyards, studios, theaters, and trains.

Lincoln in Kansas
Creator: Kansas State Historical Society
Date: December 3, 1859
This article was published in the Kansas Historical Collections and includes synopses of Lincoln's speeches during his visit to Kansas in 1859, reminiscences of those present during his visit, and background material and annotations.

People attending a rally in Elwood, Kansas
Creator: Jones, Dick
Date: Between 1947 and 1948
This photograph shows Victor Harvey Maxson on the far right attending a rally in Elwood, Kansas. Some of the people are holding a sign which reads "We Need St. Joe, St. Joe Needs Us, Elwood, Kansas."

People attending a rally in Elwood, Kansas
Creator: Jones, Dick
Date: Between 1947 and 1948
This is a photograph showing a business street with people attending a rally in Elwood, Kansas. Some of the people are holding a sign which reads "We Need St. Joe, St. Joe Needs Us, Elwood, Kansas."

Plat book of Doniphan County, Kansas
Creator: North West Publishing Co.
Date: 1904
This atlas includes plats of the townships and largest towns of Doniphan County with the names of landholders. It also includes a patrons' directory.

Shareholders in the Topeka and St. Joseph Railroad Company
Creator: Topeka and St. Joseph Railroad Company
Date: Around 1858
Prepared by the temporary treasurer [perhaps Franklin Crane], this list identified the individuals who pledged capital to the Topeka and St. Joseph Railroad Company, the number of shares each held, and the communities each represented.

Thomas Ewing, Jr., to A.J. Isacks
Creator: Ewing, Thomas, 1829-1896
Date: May 20, 1860
Mention was made in the Ewing letter to Andrew J. Isacks in Washington, D.C., of the development of the Smoky Hill route to the gold fields and railroad legislation. The Atchison & St. Joseph, as well as the "Pacific railroad," was specifically noted.