Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Kingman, Kansas
Date: Between 1918s and 1970s
These three photographs show the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Kingman Kansas. The one-story "county seat" style depot built between 1910-11 features a gabled roof with a operators' bay and an enclosed freight room and a waiting room. At the top of the freight room are the Santa Fe emblems which are commonly associated with a county seat depot. In 2001 the structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Bird's eye view of Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas
Creator: Koch, Augustus
Date: 1886
This bird's eye view of Kingman, Kansas, was drawn by Augustus Koch. It shows the court house, a school, churches, the Kingman Planing Mill, the Kingman Opera house, two newspaper offices, a fair grounds, and two railroad depots. One railroad line was the Wichita & Western Railroad and the other was the D. M. & A. R. R. (Denver, Memphis and Atlantic Railroad.) The street names are on the image and the location of the business district is very obvious. Individual houses are also visible. There are several windmills in the image. The south fork of the Ninnescah River runs through Kingman. Hand printed in the upper margin is the phrase With Compliments of James P. Mead & Co., Kingman, Kansas. Mead's property is in the upper left area of the image.

Bird's eye view of Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas
Creator: Koch, Augustus
Date: 1883
This colored bird's eye view of Kingman, Kansas, was drawn by Augustus Koch of Kansas City, Missouri. It shows the court house, two schools, a hotel, and the Methodist Episcopal Church. The street names are on the image and the location of the business district is very obvious. Individual houses are also visible. There is a windmill at the corner of Main and Avenue A. The south fork of the Ninnescah River runs through Kingman.

Cities, 2nd Class
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1887
These letters are from various individuals regarding the establishment of second class cities, based on population, to Kansas Governor John Martin. These letters also include oversize maps important for the city's incorporation. The second class cities with signed petitions for incorporation include Coffeyville, Belleville, Caldwell, Washington, Nickerson, Kingman, Concordia, Council Grove, Garden City, Garnett, Harper, and Horton. There are Ordinances and Governor's Proclamations for the declaration of second class cities to Belleville, Caldwell, Nickerson, Osborne, Kingman, Council Grove, Concordia, and Garden City. See "Cities, 1st Class" (Item number: 454842) for a list of first and second class cities along with their dates of incorporation.

Commemorative spoon
Date: between 1908 and 1920
Sterling commemorative spoon. Scene of the "Kingman County High School Kingman, Kan." engraved in bowl. 1908 patent date on reverse of stem.

Conrardy Seed Company, Kingman, Kansas
Creator: Worley, Barry J
Date: June 1998
These photographs are part of the Kansas State Historical Society's online exhibit, "Wheat People: Celebrating Kansas Harvest." This exhibit focuses on the people who have built Kansas' agricultural reputation. In June 1998, the KSHS staff followed harvesters from the Oklahoma border to far northwestern Kansas. They photographed and interviewed families from the top twenty wheat-producing counties in Kansas. The photographs featured here are of Paul and Steve Conrardy and the Conrardy Seed Company in Kingman, Kansas.

Curtis Loyal Russell, World War I soldier
Date: Between 1918 and 1919
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 Curtis Loyal Russell, Headquarters Company, 351st Infantry, 88th Division. Russell died from pneumonia on October 8, 1918 in Haute Saone, France.

Cutting wheat, Kingman, Kansas
Creator: Worley, Barry John, 1949-
Date: June, 1998
View of a man in a combine cutting wheat on the Paul and Steve Conrardy Farm and Seed Company land near Kingman, Kansas.

Farm structures and equipment, Kingman, Kansas
Creator: Worley, Barry John, 1949-
Date: June, 1998
View of farm equipment and structures on the Paul and Steve Conrardy Farm and Seed Company land near Kingman, Kansas.

Farm structures and equipment, Kingman, Kansas
Creator: Worley, Barry John, 1949-
Date: June, 1998
View of farm equipment and structures on the Paul and Steve Conrardy Farm and Seed Company land near Kingman, Kansas.

Farm structures, Kingman, Kansas
Creator: Worley, Barry John, 1949-
Date: June, 1998
View of farm structures on the Paul and Steve Conrardy Farm and Seed Company land near Kingman, Kansas.

Firemen, Kingman, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
This photograph shows members from the Kingman, Kansas fire department gathered with their equipment in front of the Mead Automobile Company and REO dealership. On the left-hand side of the image the guns, bicycles & sewing machine repair building is visible.

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.

Interview on experiences in World War II
Creator: Dies, Edgar
Date: 12 July 2006
Sergeant Dies was drafted into the Marine Corps in 1943 and served until 1946 in the VMF-155 F4U Fighter Squadron. Interviewed by Janet Johannes on Jul 12, 2006, Dies 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 nine community institutions that received these grants. The transcript from the interview is presented here; the original video copy of the interview is available through the Ellis County Historical Society (Hays) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.

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 Independence to Ludell
Date: 1989-2001
These are panoramic photographs of Kansas towns beginning with Ada and ending with Bunker Hill. 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: Independence, Industry, Ingalls, Iola, Jennings, Jewell, Johnson City, Kanopolis, Kanorado, Kansas City, Kincaid, Kingman, Kingsdown, Kinsley, Kirwin, LaCrosse, Lamont, Lancaster, Langdon, Larned, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Lebanon, Lebo, Lenora, Leon, Leoti, Lerado, Levant, Lexington, Liberty, Lincoln, Lindsborg, Linwood, Longford, Longton, and Ludell.

Kansas State Temperance Union expense journals
Creator: Kansas State Temperance Union
Date: 1898-1911
This collection consists of 7 volumes of records from the Kansas State Temperance Union. The first volume lists the members and the dues they paid by local organization. The index lists the communities that have members listed and these communities have been included in the categories. Note: other communities are listed elsewhere in the records, particularly the speaker expenses volume. The second volume is the cash book (expense journal) for the years 1901-1904. Volumes three through five are the cash books for 1907-1910, 1909-1910, and 1910-1911. Volume 6 contains speaker expenses and contribution from the communities where they spoke, listed by name of speaker. Several speakers are listed. Volume 7 is an expense journal for 1907-1911. There are also some loose papers inserted into the volumes, mostly correspondence and form letters.

Kansas suffrage mass meetings for June
Creator: The Farmer's Wife
Date: May 1894
This article lists the upcoming suffrage meetings for June and their locations. The first section's meetings will have Carrie Chapman-Catt, Annie Diggs, and Theresa Jenkins as the speakers; the second section's meetings will be addressed by Susan B. Anthony, Anna Howard Shaw, Helen Kimber and Rachel Child.

Kansas Woman's Christian Temperance Union memory book
Creator: Kansas Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Date: 1981-1993
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.

Karl M. Settle, World War I soldier
Creator: Settle, Karl M.
Date: 1918-1919
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 Karl M. Settle, Company B, 314th Engineers, 89th Division.

Kingman County Courthouse, Kingman, Kansas
Date: Between 1911 and 1919
This set of postcards represent the Kingman County Courthouse in Kingman, Kansas. The three-story building designed by architect George P. Washburn was constructed between 1907 and 1908. Designed with a mixture of Romanesque, Free Classical and Queen Anne styles. The structure features square tower blocks with pyramid shaped roofs and a cupola rising from the center of the building. In 1985 the courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Kingman County Courthouse, Kingman, Kansas
Date: Between 1907 and 1919
This set of postcards represent the Kingman County Courthouse in Kingman, Kansas. The three-story building designed by architect George P. Washburn was constructed between 1907 and 1908. Designed with a mixture of Romanesque, Free Classical and Queen Anne styles. The structure features square tower blocks with pyramidal shape roofs and a cupola rising from the center of the building. In 1985 the courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Kingman County organization records
Creator: Kansas. Secretary of State
Date: 1873-1874
In order for an unorganized county to be recognized by the state of Kansas, a certain number of householders/legal electors had to petition the governor. The governor would appoint a census taker. Initially, unorganized counties were required to document that they had at least 600 inhabitants in order to be recognized as a county by the state legislature. Over time the number of residents needed to organize a county changed to 1500 and later to 2500 residents. The census was submitted to the governor who then issued a proclamation indicating that the requirements had been met, appointing county commissioners and a county clerk, and naming a county seat. Not all of these documents are available for each county. Included in this file is the memorial to the governor, the 1874 Kingman County census, and the proclamation appointing county officers and designating Kingman as the temporary county seat.

Kingman Mercury newspaper
Date: August 1880
Unmounted tintype of the Kingman Mercury newspaper in Kingman, Kansas.

Missouri Pacific Railroad depot, Kingman, Kansas
Date: 1956
This photograph shows the Missouri Pacific Railroad depot in Kingman, Kansas. The one-story brick structure features a pantile roof with massive brackets that brace the roof's overhangs. The depot still stands and houses the American Legion.