101 Ranch Cowboy Band, Wichita, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1909
A photograph of a parade taken at the intersection of Douglas Avenue and Main Street in Wichita, Kansas. Visible is the float for the 101 Ranch Cowboy Band of Bliss, Oklahoma, as well as the Manhattan Cigar Company store and several other buildings and businesses along the city streets.

110th Sanitary Train, camped in Wichita Mountains, Oklahoma
Date: February 07, 1918
This panoramic photograph shows the 110th Sanitary Train, 35th Division, camped in the Wichita Mountains in southwestern Oklahoma. It shows soldiers, wagons and tents, with the mountains in the background. The 110th Sanitary Train had a field hospital and a field ambulance section. The 35th Infantry Division was formed, initially, with Kansas and Missouri National Guard units in response to the need for soldiers in World War I.

130th Field Artillery, 35th Division regimental officers at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma
Creator: Willard
Date: October 15, 1917
This is a panoramic photograph showing the 130th Field Artillery, 35th Division regimental officers at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma. Captain James Clark Hughes is ninth from the left in the front row.

130th Gun Pits
Creator: Hughes, James Clark, 1888-1964
Date: November 8, 1917
Soldiers of the 130th Field Artillery digging gun pits at Fort Sill. Captain Hughes may be the soldier at the far right. One soldier is holding a pick ax. Others are working with shovels. In 1917 James C. Hughes was Captain of Battery C, 130th Field Artillery, Kansas National Guard. He was stationed at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma, for field artillery training. Camp Doniphan is adjacent to Fort Sill which is just outside Lawton, Oklahoma. The 130th Field Artillery, Kansas National Guard, trained at both in 1917 and 1918 as part of the 35th Division. The 35th Division was constituted in 1917 as one of the 17 National Guard divisions authorized for service in World War I. The division was organized from the National Guard of Kansas and Missouri. The 35th included three machinegun battalions, three field artillery regiments, four infantry regiments, one engineer regiment and one signal battalion with a total strength of 26,373. A full biography of James Clark Hughes is available at the link below to Kansapedia.

130th Gun Pits
Creator: Hughes, James Clark, 1888-1964
Date: November 8, 1917
About three dozen soldiers of the 130th Field Artillery digging gun pits at Fort Sill. In 1917 James C. Hughes was Captain of Battery C, 130th Field Artillery, Kansas National Guard. He was stationed at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma, for field artillery training. Camp Doniphan is adjacent to Fort Sill which is just outside Lawton, Oklahoma. The 130th Field Artillery, Kansas National Guard, trained at both in 1917 and 1918 as part of the 35th Division. The 35th Division was constituted in 1917 as one of the 17 National Guard divisions authorized for service in World War I. The division was organized from the National Guard of Kansas and Missouri. The 35th included three machinegun battalions, three field artillery regiments, four infantry regiments, one engineer regiment and one signal battalion with a total strength of 26,373. A full biography of James Clark Hughes is available at the link below to Kansapedia.

35th Division, 130th Field Artillery, Battery C at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma
Creator: Willard
Date: October 20, 1917
This is a photograph showing members of the 35th Division, 130th Field Artillery, Battery C at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma. Captain James Clark Hughes is seated on the ground fifth from the right.

6th Class/Sections A &
Creator: Hughes, James Clark, 1888-1964
Date: March 6, 1918
Dozens of soldiers training to use field glasses. Some are seated on the ground, some are in camp chairs, and some are standing. James C. Hughes was stationed at Fort Sill from January 18 to May 18, 1918. He was a student and then from March 22 to May 1 he was an instructor at the School of Fire, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. A full biography of James Clark Hughes is available at the link below to Kansapedia.

Aaron Zadik and Daul Mans, prisoners 9196 and 8443
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: February 17, 1901
This photograph shows inmates, Aaron Zadik, prisoner #9196 and Daul Mans, prisoner #8443. Aaron Zadik was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on January 1, 1900 from Oklahoma for larceny and escaping prison. Inmate Daul Mans was received at the penitentiary on February 10, 1898 from Elk County, Kansas for rape.

A. B. Long and James Simons, prisoners 9398 and 9066
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: February 17, 1901
This photographs shows inmates A. B. Long, prisoner #9398, and James Simons, prisoner #9066. Both inmates were received at the Kansas State Penitentiary from Oklahoma for larceny.

Abolition of Capital Punishment - Effect on Crime
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper)
Date: 1915
This file includes correspondence asking for literature about the abolishment of capital punishment. In reply to the request from Oklahoma, the Governor's office states that Kansas abolished the use of capital punishment years prior to Governor Capper's administration. This is part of a bigger collection of Governor Arthur Capper correspondence.

A.B. Treadwell and Phillip Searls, prisoners 6949 and 9065
Creator: Kansas. Dept. of Corrections
Date: January 25, 1905
This photograph shows inmates A.B. Treadwell, prisoner #6949, and Phillip Searls, prisoner #9065. A.B. Treadwell was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on May 14, 1894 from Lyon County, Kansas for burglary, escaping prison and larceny. Phillip Searls was received at the penitentiary on October 6, 1899 from Oklahoma for larceny. Varient spelling of his names includes Phillip Searls.

A farm out west. Emigration folder of the great Rock Island route
Date: 1897
This Chicago & Rock Island railroad pamphlet promotes agricultural production and settlement in the southwestern states of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

A. G. Brown and Moses Chambers, prisoners 9178 and 3250
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: January 30, 1901
This photograph shows inmates, A. G. Brown, prisoner #9178 and Moses Chambers, prisoner #3250. A.G. Brown was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on December 22, 1899 from Oklahoma for forgery. Inmate Moses Chambers was received on May 14, 1884 from Leavenworth County, Kansas for murder and sentenced to death by hanging.

A herd of 5,000 head of cattle owned by Vale and Gates
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: 1896
View of the CCC cattle herd owned by Vale and Gates. Wild Horse Lake, located in the western part of Beaver County, Oklahoma Territory, is visible in the background.

A. J. Stinnett and George Stevens, prisoners 9311 and 7732
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: January 26, 1901
This photograph shows inmates, A. J. Stinnett, prisoner #9311 and George Stevens, prisoner #7732. A.J Stinnett was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on April 6, 1900 from Oklahoma for shooting with intent to kill. Inmate George Stevens was received at the penitentiary on March 28, 1896 for murder from Montgomery County, Kansas.

Albert Myatt and Sherman Johnson , prisoners 9326 and 9124
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: February 1, 1901
This photograph shows inmates, Albert Myatt, prisoner #9326 and Sherman Johnson, prisoner #9124. Albert Myatt was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on April 21, 1900 from Cherokee County, Kansas for robbery. Inmate Sherman Johnson was received at the penitentiary on November 25, 1899 from Oklahoma for larceny. Aliases for him includes Walter Coles.

Albert Vandorf and Henry Stowers, prisoners 9308 and 9228
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: February 16, 1901
This photograph shows inmates, Albert Vandorf, prisoner #9308 and Henry Stowers, prisoner #9228. Albert Vandorf was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on April 3, 1900 from Oklahoma for larceny. Variations of his last name includes Vandroff. Inmate Henry Stowers was received at the penitentiary on March 3, 1900 from Lyon County, Kansas for robbery.

Albert Williams and William Fay, prisoners 9506 and 8034
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: January 31, 1901
This photograph shows inmates, Albert Williams, prisoner #9506 and William Fay, prisoner #8034. Albert Williams was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary from Oklahoma on October 27, 1900 for forgery. Inmate William Fay was received at the penitentiary on February 26, 1897 from Hamilton County, Kansas for highway robbery.

Albin Kasper Longren's photograph album
Date: 1912-1921
This photograph album documents a number of airplanes (biplanes)designed, built and flown by Albin Kasper Longren. He built and flew Topeka's first aircraft on September 2, 1911. At two different times, Longren tried to establish an airplane factory in Topeka, Kansas. His second factory was in an abandoned woolen mill in Oakland, a neighborhood in Topeka, Kansas. The album contains photographs of the exterior and interior of this factory and numerous views of planes and plane parts. Longren's planes were well received, but his business failed because he had difficulty manufacturing numbers of planes. There are two images of a plane parked at the entrance to Gage Park in Topeka. Longren did exhibition flying at county fairs and other events in the region under the name Longren Aviators Exhibition Flyers. The album also has images of biplanes at Coffeyville, Anthony, Stockton, and other locations in Kansas as well as at least one image taken in the following states: Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Texas. Longren built a plane the was purchased by Phillip Billard, a Topeka aviator, and there are images of this plane in the album.

Alfred Hatfield and Richard Roe, prisoners 9166 and 8714
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: February 4, 1901
This photograph shows inmates, Alfred Hatfield, prisoner #9166 and Richard Roe, prisoner #8714. Alfred Hatfield was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on December 16, 1899 from Sedgwick County, Kansas for murder. Inmate Richard Roe was received at the penitentiary on November 15, 1898 from Oklahoma for burglary. Aliases for Richard Roe includes H.C. Boekewyer, Bockeymer and Bockymeyer.

Al Hickerson and Abe Hyatt, prisoners 8939 and 9294
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: February 24, 1901
This photograph shows inmates, Al Hickerson, prisoner #8939 and Abe Hyatt, prisoner #9294. Al Hickerson was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on May 3, 1899 from Oklahoma for burglary. Inmate Abe Hyatt was received at the penitentiary on March 21, 1900 from Shawnee County, Kansas. Aliases for his surnmae includes Hyde.

Alice Sudlow Ash
Creator: Lenak Studios
Date: 1944
This is a photograph of Alice Sudlow Ash enlisted in the WAVE: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service for the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served until 1945. In an Interview conducted by Suzette McCord-Rogers on Nov 3, 2007, Ash talked about military experiences in the Second World War. She was sent to Bronx, New York, for basic training and then to Oklahoma to attend aviation mechanic school. She served the rest of her enlistment in Jacksonville, Florida, repairing airplane engines. She was born in Holton in 1924 and graduated from Holton High School in 1942. After she married Don Ash, she lived in Circleville, Kansas. A transcript of the interview is available at http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/218588.

Alonzo Berling and William N. Long, prisoners 8700 and 9022
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: January 31, 1901
This photograph shows inmates, Alonzo Berling, prisoner #8700 and William N. Long, prisoner #9022. Alonzo Berling was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on November 2, 1898 from Oklahoma for burglary. Inmate William N. Long was received at the penitentiary on September 10, 1899 from Doniphan County, Kansas for attempted rape.

Alternately Beveled Knives from 14MY316
Date: 800-1000 CE
These two alternately beveled knife fragments were recovered from an Early Ceramic village in Montgomery County. The site had at least one house and may represent a Pomona occupation. Radiocarbon dating on a burned post gave a date of 800-1000 CE. Archeologists believe that knives shaped like these would have been used for bison butchering. They can be alternately sharpened on all four sides or on two alternate sides. One knife has an exposed portion of a fossilized segmented worm, Spriggina floudersi. The other knife was made of a chert called Tahlequah, that outcrops in eastern Oklahoma.

Alvah Gray and Louis B. Tofte, prisoners 9268 and 9629
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: February 17, 1901
This photograph shows inmates, Alvah Gray, prisoner #9268 and Louis B. Tofte, prisoner #9629. Alvah Gray was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on March 27, 1900 from Oklahoma for burglary. Inmate Louis B. Tofte was received at the penitentiary on January 5, 1901 from Atchison County, Kansas for larceny and violating parole.