Birds-eye view of the glass and brick plants near West Mound, Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas
Date: 1908-1918
These two photographs are a black and white birds-eye view of the glass and brick plants taken in 1908, and a hand-colored postcard from 1918. The plants are located near near West Mound in Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas.

Brick plant, Buffalo, Wilson County, Kansas
Date: Between 1903 and 1930
These two photographs show workers at the brick plant in Buffalo, Wilson County, Kansas, which opened in October of 1903. In the first photograph a man is standing beside the brick kiln. In the second, a man is standing in a warehouse beside trolleys holding finished bricks.

Buffalo bricks, Wilson County, Kansas
Creator: Kansas. Industrial Development Commission
Date: 1903-1966
This photograph shows a pallette of bricks manufactured at the plant at Buffalo, Wilson County, Kansas. The plant operated from 1903 to 1973.

Coffeyville Vitrified Brick & Tile Company, Chanute, Kansas
Date: May 15, 1903
This photograph shows a group of workmen from the Coffeyville Vitrified Brick & Tile Company in Chanute, Kansas.

Humboldt Brick and Tile Co. in Humboldt, Kansas
Creator: Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Date: 1960
A car of bricks is pushed into a kiln for firing at the Humboldt Brick and Tile Co., in Humboldt, Kansas.

Kansas State Penitentiary
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
This photograph shows inmates working at the brick plant, Kansas State Penitentiary, Lansing, Kansas.

Laying a brick road near Kansas City, Kansas
Date: Between 1930 and 1939
A photograph showing Cook & Stucker Paving Company's workers laying a brick road near Kansas City, Kansas. Cook & Stucker Paving Company had their office in Ottawa, Kansas.

Laying a brick road near Kansas City, Kansas
Date: Between 1930 and 1939
A photograph of a brick road being built by Cook & Stucker Paving Company near Kansas City, Kansas.

Laying a brick road near Kansas City, Kansas
Date: Between 1930 and 1939
A photograph showing a worker from Cook & Stucker Paving Company checking the depth of a brick road base near Kansas City, Kansas. Cook & Stucker Paving Company had their office in Ottawa, Kansas.

Laying a brick street
Date: Between 1930 and 1939
A photograph showing Cook & Stucker Paving Company's workers laying a brick street in an unidentified town. The company had their office in Ottawa, Kansas.

Men loading a kiln, Excelsior Brick Company plant, Fredonia, Kansas
Date: 1904-1979
This photograph shows three men loading bricks from wheelbarrows into a kiln at the Excelsior Brick Company plant in Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas. Excelsior Brick Company was in operation from 1904-1979.

Part I: Child Labor in Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics
Creator: Kansas. Dept. of Labor and Industry
Date: January 1, 1891
Part I of this government report addresses the problem of child labor in Kansas, which appeared to be increasing. Most of the report focuses on existing child labor laws in Kansas, statistics about child employment (broken down by county, child's age, ethnic background, etc…), and the industries that employed children. The report also addresses school attendance and truancy laws (which would effectively curb the unlawful employment of children) and includes the results of interviews with school superintendents and questionnaires filed out by those known to employ children in their businesses. School superintendents were overwhelmingly in favor of compulsory education, and most employers believed that it was important for children to understand the value of hard work (although some did speak about the benefits of school).

Round Corner Drug Store, Lawrence, Kansas
Date: June 24, 1926-June 27, 1926
These two photographs show exterior views of remodeling work being done on the Round Corner Drug Store on the corner of 8th and Massachusetts streets in Lawrence, Kansas. Construction scaffolding and several workmen are visible in the pictures.

Round Corner Drug Store, Lawrence, Kansas
Date: June 21, 1926
These two photographa show exterior views of remodeling work on the Round Corner Drug Store on the corner of 8th and Massachusetts streets in Lawrence, Kansas. Bricks and other construction materials are visible piled up on the sidewalks, and a few men are visible in the second picture.

Round Corner Drug Store, Lawrence, Kansas
Date: June 12, 1926-June 15, 1926
These three photographs show exterior views of remodeling work being done on the Round Corner Drug Store on the corner of 8th and Massachusetts streets in Lawrence, Kansas. Construction materials are visible piled up on the sidewalks in the pictures. The second picture also shows a truck on the left side of the picture, and a partial view of a trolley on the right. The third picture also shows some automobiles on the street.

Urbin I. Rudell photograph collection
Creator: Rudell, Urbin I., 1878-1966
Date: Between 1907 and 1912
Photographer Urbin I. Rudell, 1878-1966, was born in the Lenape community of Leavenworth County, Kansas. His family later moved to Loring, Wyandotte County, where he attended school. Rudell became interested in taking photographs at age 15 and taught himself the art of photography with a German-made camera he acquired. Rudell married Alice Mae Barry in 1903 and the couple moved to Bonner Springs in 1907. About this time, the city leaders were promoting Bonner Springs as a health resort. Rudell was hired to take photographs of Bonner Springs businesses, homes, and other points of interest, which were published in the booklet "Kansas Karlsbad." During the Depression, Rudell was hired to carry mail and parcel post between the post office and the Union Pacific depot, and he held that job for the next twenty years. He continued to operate his photography business and worked out of his home taking photographs when requested and whenever a major event occurred in town.

View of the northeast corner of the north side of the courthouse square in Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas
Date: 1885-1920
This is a view of the intersection of 6th Street and Monroe, at the northeast corner of the north side of the courthouse square in Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas. The building on the corner is the Long Brothers building, which houses a millinery shop. Other businesses visible include the Fredonia Gas Company, the Fredonia Brick Company offices, the Kennedy Printing Company, and the J. E. Wolcott Piano Store.

West Campus construction of Menninger Foundation, Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1982
These eight black and white photographs show the construction of some of the 18 new buildings added to the seven existing buildings from the Security Benefit Life buildings to form the "West Campus".