Harold Wiley Boice, World War I soldier
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 Harold Wiley Boice, Company K, 137th Infantry, 35th Division. Harold died from pneumonia on October 27, 1917 at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.

James H. Berkshire
Date: Between 1861 and 1865
This is a carte-de-visite of James H. Berkshire who served in the 12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry, Company I.

James King to Governor John St. John
Creator: King, James
Date: May 16, 1879
James King of Spring Hill, Kansas, invites Kansas Governor St. John to attend a temperance meeting that's to be held on May 25th, 1879. King expects the largest crowd ever to attend a gathering in that township.

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, subject residences
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 residences, arranged alphabetically by city.

Map of Johnson County
Creator: Edwards, John P.
Date: 1886
The map illustrates the subdivisions of Johnson County along with a business directory listing the names and occupations of its citizens by township.

Prescription slips pasted into a prescription register, Spring Hill, Kansas
Date: Between 1898 and 1900
These images show small handwritten prescription slips from various doctors in the region of Spring Hill, Kansas, pasted into a prescription register belonging to Henry Adams, a registered prescription druggist in Spring Hill. Only a few sample pages are shown here. Partially visible on the prescription slips are examples of old-fashioned prescription compounding instructions for the pharmacist. Some chemical names and instructions are in Latin or use standardized Latin abbreviations, and some parts of the instructions are indicated using special apothecary symbols for units of measurement such as ounces and drams. Some parts of the prescription, such as instructions for the patient about taking the prescription, are in English. The entire prescription register contains over 200 pages filled with such prescriptions.

Spirit of St. Louis quilt
Date: 1930s
Quilt in the "Spirit of St. Louis" pattern, made of red, white, and blue cotton fabric. Tricolor blocks, with quilted eagles in the white squares. The block design originally appeared in a 1934 edition of the magazine "Farm Journal." It was named for the plane that Charles Lindberg flew across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. The unmistakable swastika pattern in the block was a popular symbol of luck among aviators and appeared in the original propeller spinner on Lindberg's plane. Lora Wedd of Spring Hill, Kansas, made this quilt in the mid-1930s for her son, Ralph Henry Wedd, Jr. Soon after Lora completed the quilt, the Nazi Party took power in Germany. The party's use of the swastika as its symbol led Mrs. Wedd to put the quilt in storage. Ralph Wedd, Jr., received the quilt when his mother entered a nursing home. His wife donated it to the Kansas Historical Society.

St. Louis-San Francisco Railway depot, Spring Hill, Kansas
Creator: Killam, H.
Date: June 01, 1958
This photograph shows the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway depot in Spring Hill, Kansas. The one-story limestone structure was once part of the Northern Division, KS. City Sub. Division at milepost 30.1. The depot is no longer standing.

Standard atlas of Johnson County, Kansas
Creator: Geo. A. Ogle & Co.
Date: 1922
This atlas includes plats of the villages, cities and townships of the county, a map of the state, the United States and world, a patrons directory, and a reference business directory.

Standard atlas of Johnson County, Kansas
Creator: Geo. A. Ogle & Co.
Date: 1902
This atlas includes plats of townships and principal towns in Johnson County with names of landholders. It also includes a patrons' directory and portraits.