50th Anniversary of Chicken Annie's Original, Frontenac, Kansas
Date: 1984
Four photographs showing the 50th Anniversary celebration of Chicken Annie's Original restaurant in Frontenac, Kansas. Pictured is founder Anna Rehak Pichler, her daughter Louella Pichler Lipoglav, and Louella's daughter, Donna Lipoglav.

65th wedding anniversary of Louis Lipoglov and Louella Lipoglov
Date: Between 2005 and 2006
A photograph showing the 65th wedding anniversary of Louis Lipoglov and Louella Lipoglav. Pictured standing: Donna Lipoglav, Annie Cheney, Lonnie Lipoglav, and Janice Lipoglav. Seated: Louella Lipoglav and Louis Lipoglav. The celebration took place at the Frontenac Parrish Hall at Sacred Heart in Frontenac, Kansas. Louella and Louis were owners of the Chicken Annie's Original and Chicken Annie's Girard restaurants in southeast Kansas.

Ann Costello and Mabel Culpan, employees at Chicken Annie's Original, Frontenac, Kansas
Date: April 1972
A photograph of Ann Costello and Mabel Culpan, long-time employees of Chicken Annie's Original restaurant in Frontenac, Kansas.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Frontenac, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: August 30, 1958
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Frontenac, Kansas. The wooden structure, built in 1887, was part of the Eastern Lines, Eastern Division, Girard District at Mile Post 49.1 of the railroad line.

Automobiles used for advertising Chicken Annie's Original restaurant, Frontenac, Kansas
Date: 1970-1989
Two photographs showing automobiles used for advertising for the Chicken Annie's Original restaurant in Frontenac, Kansas.

Barto's Idle Hour restaurant in Frontenac, Kansas
Creator: Coble, Teresa Ann
Date: February 25, 2019
Several photographs of Barto's Idle Hour restaurant at 201 Santa Fe Street in Frontenac, Kansas. The restaurant was founded in 1951 by Ray Barto.

Chicken Annie's Original menus
Date: 1970-1999
Three menus from Chicken Annie's Original restaurant in Frontenac, Kansas.

Chicken Annie's Original restaurant, Frontenac, Kansas
Date: 1950-1990
Several photographs showing the interior and exterior of Chicken Annie's original building in Frontenac, Kansas. Also pictured are several photographs of owner Annie Rehak Pichler and her husband Charlie Pichler. Also pictured is their daughter and son Luella Pichler Lipoglav and Carl Pichler, and Annie?s mother, Mary Daubner Rehak.

Chicken Annie's restaurant, Frontenac, Kansas
Creator: Coble, Teresa
Date: February 25, 2019
Several photographs of Chicken Annie's restaurant near Frontenac, Kansas. Anna Rehak Pichler and her husband Charlie Pichler founded the restaurant in 1934.

Chicken Mary's restaurant, Frontenac, Kansas
Creator: Coble, Teresa Ann
Date: February 25, 2019
Several photographs of Chicken Mary's restaurant near Frontenac, Kansas. Joe and Mary Zerngast started Chicken Mary's in the early 1940s. Joe, a German immigrant, found work as a shot firer in the coal mines in the Pittsburg, Kansas area. However, due to poor health, he was no longer able to work in the mines. To help support the family, Mary turned to cooking. She prided herself in her fried chicken, German potato salad, and cole slaw. In the beginning, with Joe's help, Mary served customers in their home, seating them at the kitchen table. In response to large customer numbers, in 1945 Joe and Mary purchased the Foxtown Mining Camp Pool Hall and moved it to a location just west of the current Chicken Mary's. The new restaurant, originally named "Joe's Place," had ten tables, a potbellied stove and an outdoor toilet. Soon Zig and Mickey, their children, were recruited to help on weekends as the business flourished. In 1961 , Joe died, but Mary with the help of her son, Zig, and his wife Tootie, continued to run the restaurant. However, in that same year, Mary suffered a stroke and the business closed for six months while she recuperated. Zig and Tootie re-opened on weekends only. In 1966, the current restaurant was built and opened as a "full-time" business. Tootie and Zig were joined in the business by their son, Larry, and his wife, Karen. Even though Mary's health prevented her from returning full-time, she still helped in a limited capacity until her death in 1980. The present generation maintains close ties to Mary's original business. Zig and Tootie's daughter, Donna, and her husband, Anthony Pichler, own and operate Pichler's Chicken Annie's, located south of Pittsburg. After a lengthy illness, Zig died in May 1990. Tootie, Larry and Karen continue the tradition of Joe and Mary.

Frontenac, Crawford County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1969
These 15 images include photographs and records related to the town of Frontenac, in Crawford County, Kansas. The materials include school records, certificates of citizenship. The town, established in 1866 and incorporated in 1907, was founded by the Cherokee - Pittsburg Coal Company. There were a number of mining camps in the vicinity and many of the miners lived in Frontenac.

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.

Louella Lipoglav at Chicken Annie's Original restaurant in Frontenac, Kansas
Date: Between 1980 and 1999
Two photographs of restaurant owner Louella Lipoglav at Chicken Annie's Original in Frontenac, Kansas. Louella was the daughter of Ann Rehak Pichler and Charles Pichler, founders of Chicken Annie's Original.

Louis Lipoglav, Robert Titus, and Louella Lipoglav in Frontenac, Kansas
Date: Between 2005 and 2006
A photograph of Robert Titus, a past employee of Chicken Annie's Original restaurant, with the restaurant's owners, Louis and Louella Lipoglav, at their 65th wedding anniversary in Frontenac, Kansas.

Nursery school, Frontenac, Kansas
Creator: United States. Works Progress Administration
Date: Between 1939 and 1943
African American children playing in a nursery school, Frontenac, Kansas. This school was part of the Works Progress Administration.

Pichler store, Frontenac, Kansas
Date: Between 1930 and 1950
A photograph of the Pichler store north of Frontenac, Kansas. The store was owned by Anna Rehak Pichler and her husband Charlie Pichler, owners of Chicken Annie's Original restaurant. The Pichler store no longer stands.

Plat book, Crawford County, Kansas
Creator: North West Publishing Co.
Date: 1906
This atlas contains maps of each township within Crawford County, Kansas, as of 1906. Compiled from county records and surveys, it includes the names of landowners, a patrons' directory, and township plats. An oversize map of Pittsburg, Kansas, that accompanies this plat book is also available here and as unit 225945.

Postcards of Chicken Annie's Original restaurant, Frontenac, Kansas
Date: 1980-1999
Three postcards showing the original and new building for Chicken Annie's Original restaurant in Frontenac, Kansas.

Robert Titus working at Chicken Annie's Original restaurant, Frontenac, Kansas
Date: 1986
A photograph of long-time employee Robert Titus, working at Chicken Annie's Original restaurant in Frontenac, Kansas.