Band, Ozawkie, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1909
A view of a band performing in a street in Ozawkie, Kansas. Also visible are spectators, a man wearing a patterned blanket or robe, utility poles and power lines, a portion of an automobile, and buildings and businesses along the city street.

Depot in Osawkie, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
These three photographs show scenes of the railroad depot in Osawkie, Kansas. The first image shows a group of people gathered in front of the depot. The second photograph shows a group of people waiting to board a doodlebug. The last image shows two men in front of the one-story wooden structure.

Descriptive atlas of Jefferson County, Kansas
Creator: Acme Publishing Company
Date: 1899
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.

Harvesting corn, Ozawkie, Kansas
Date: November 1957
This black and white photograph shows a farmer husking corn with a horse drawn wagon and a bang board attached in a field near Ozawkie, Kansas.

Holler Brothers Drugs, Groceries, and Hardware; Ozawkie, Kansas
Date: Between 1870 and 1900
This photograph shows an exterior view of Holler Brothers Drugs, Groceries, and Hardware store, in Ozawkie, Kansas. A horse is partially visible near the fence outside the store.

Insurance on School Buildings and Contents
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper)
Date: 1915
This file includes a letter from Ozawkie, Kansas discussing the insurance assessment and plan for the school board to move forward after their school burned down. This is part of a bigger collection of Governor Arthur Capper correspondence.

Johnson's Cafe, Ozawkie, Kansas
Date: 1946
This black and white photograph shows Lottie Johnson standing outside of the Johnson's Cafe in Ozawkie, Kansas. The building was later demolished for the construction of the Perry Dam and Lake.

Marvin Metzger video interview on experiences in World War II
Creator: Metzger, Marvin
Date: June 27, 2007
Marvin Metzger enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 and served in Fox Company, Third Marine Division. Interviewed by Brian Grubbs on Jun 27, 2007, Metzger talked about military experiences in the Second World War. He did his Marine training at San Diego and Camp Pendleton in California. He was stationed several places in the Pacific including Bougainville and Guadacanal. He provides good descriptions of his experiences. He was born in Ozawkie in 1922 but attended school primarily in Oskaloosa.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 Watkins Community Museum of History (Lawrence) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.

Ozawkie Band, Ozawkie, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1909
An informal portrait of the members of the Ozawkie Band standing in a grove west of Ozawkie, Kansas.

Railroad depot in Osawkie [Ozawkie], Kansas
Creator: Gladfelter, George
Date: Between 1910 and 1915
This is a photograph showing unidentified people standing by the railroad depot in Ozawkie, Kansas.

Scott's Grocery and Johnson's Cafe, Ozawkie, Kansas
Date: 1948
This black and white photograph shows the store fronts of Scott's Grocery and Johnson's Cafe in Ozawkie, Kansas. The buildings were later demolished to make way for the construction of Perry Dam and Lake.

Standard atlas of Jefferson County, Kansas
Creator: Geo. A. Ogle & Co.
Date: 1916
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.

State Bank of Ozawkie, Ozawkie, Kansas
Date: Between 1940s and 1950s
This black and white photograph shows a man standing in front of the State Bank of Ozawkie in Ozawkie, Kansas. This building was later demolished for the construction of the Perry Dam and Lake.

Tea Leaf or Single Lily quilt
Creator: Crowel, Eliza Ann
Date: 1872
Pieced cotton quilt in Tea Leaf or Single Lily design. Pieced blocks feature printed diamonds in a floral design with appliquéd stem and leaves, all on a white ground. Pieced blocks alternate with whole blocks of green calico. Double border of pink calico and dark green prints. Hand-pieced. Hand-quilted overall in a variety of designs, including outline quilting, scallops, and overlapping circles. Batting is probably cotton. Binding of dark green print, and white cotton backing. Eliza Ann Crowel made this quilt when she was nine years old. Born in Ozawkie, Kansas, in 1863, Eliza moved to Lyon County, Kansas, at the time of her marriage to Frederick Denner in 1880. The family believed this quilt was never laundered.

Thomas Ewing, Jr., to Dear Hamp B. Denman
Creator: Ewing, Thomas, 1829-1896
Date: July 25, 1857
From Leavenworth, Ewing wrote in his letter press book to a law and business partner, Hamp Denman, who was working on some possible land acquisitions in the Osaukee (Ozawkie?) vicinity. Ewing provided some specific instruction regarding a number of potential deals, including the "fraction . . . Adjoining the Kaw land directly opposite Topeka. My sole object in buying would be to have a RR [railroad] depot on the land, & lay out a town."

Tom Ewing, Jr., to Honorable T. Ewing
Creator: Ewing, Thomas, 1829-1896
Ewing, Jr., wrote from Leavenworth to inform his father about 915 acres of land, "near the Kaw river . . . three & a half miles north east of Topeka," that had just been purchased for him. "The land is beautiful & fertile--and is adjacent to fine bodies of timber in the Kansas Valley. The proximity of the land to Topeka (which will be the Capital, of the state) and to the rail road, which will undoubtedly be built in a few years is to be considered in estimating the value of the land." He also mentioned its proximity to the "great military road to Fort Riley."