A dog in a dress, John Fenton Pratt home, Studley, Sheridan County, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1900
This is a novelty photograph of one of the Pratt family's dogs in a dress, posing on a chair in front of the John Fenton Pratt home, Studley, Sheridan County, Kansas. Cottonwood Ranch was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Adolph Duever farm near Bremen, Kansas
Creator: Hawkins, Omar F. (Omar Finlay), 1890-1967
Date: March 27, 1929
This is a view of people and dairy cattle on the Adolph Duever farm near Bremen, Kansas. A man and woman are each posed with cows, and a second woman is in the center of the photograph with a dog. Also visible are a milking machine, part of the barn, and dairy cows in a fenced corral to the right of the barn.

A. E. Blake and others on the plains in Seward County, Kansas
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: Between 1900 and 1912
In this photograph, A. E. Blake is seated in an automobile, a man is standing next to that automobile, a man is seated in the driver's seat of a horse-drawn wagon, and two young girls and a dog are standing next to the wagon. All are present in an unidentified field in Seward County, Kansas.

Albert E. Brosa and his pet collies, Valley Falls, Kansas
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
A photograph of Albert E. Brosa and his pet collies near Valley Falls, Kansas.

Anderson County fair at Garnett, Kansas
Creator: Donaldson Lithograph Company
Date: September 03, 1895-September 05, 1895
A crowd is gathered on the fair grounds in this Anderson County, Kansas, fair poster. Adults, children, livestock, farm implements, and buildings are featured. M.L. White is listed as secretary of the fair.

Animal pelts on a barn wall
Date: 1920s
In this photograph, a dog sits in front of several rows of animal pelts, which have been hung on an exterior barn wall.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Harper, Kansas
Creator: Jennings Studio
Date: Between 1920 and 1925
This hand colored photograph showing the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Harper, Kansas. A bicycle and dog are visible in the foreground.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Regal Spa car
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
This photograph shows two passengers walking their dogs beside the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Regal Spa car during a stop in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The car was built by the American Car and Foundry Company and served as the sleeping car for service on the Super Chief.

Automobile, Osborne County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
This black and white photograph shows a gentleman and his dog seated in a parked automobile on the streets of Osborne County, Kansas.

Automobiles in Hoxie, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1920
These photographs show two examples of cars produced before 1920.

Barbara Boyer Schreiber
Date: 1910-1915
Black and white photograph of Barbara Boyer Schreiber (1833-1916) seated on a porch in a rocking chair reading a book. A dog is by her side.

Billy Weldon and George Theis, Jr., getting ready for a wolf chase
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: Between 1891 and 1903
View of Billy Weldon and George Theis, Jr. on horseback getting ready for a wolf hunt. Also visible in the photograph are their hunting dogs.

Boating club, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
This sepia colored photograph shows the members of the Topeka Boating Club standing beside their boat the "Outing". In the background, a truss designed bridge commonly associated with railroad transportation is visible.

Boys in a dog-drawn wagon, Dorrance, Kansas
Creator: Halbe, L. W. (Leslie Winfield), 1893-1981
Date: March 13, 1910
This is an informal portrait of Joseph Basala's three young sons riding in a small dog-drawn wagon on a farm in Dorrance, Kansas. There is a farm building and stone fence posts in the background.

Burrell soddy, Ness County, Kansas
Date: Between 1886 and 1887
This photograph shows Frank, Henry and Otis Burrell with their dogs in front of the Burrell homestead in Ness County, Kansas. The sod house was located in northern Ness County and was built by Warren Burrell across the corner of three quarters of land.

Butler County farmhouse and windmill, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 11 Oct 1899
This photograph shows a log farmhouse in rural Butler County with a metal windmill set to one side. A white dog is visible in front of the house. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Butler County farmstead, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1899
This photograph shows a farmhouse with windmill, outbuildings, and wagons, located in rural Butler County, Kansas. A small cut-out inset shows the dog seated on a buggy from CHM219. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Camping
Date: Between 1880 and 1920
This is a photograph of a camping scene in Russell County, Kansas. It shows men and boys, a horse, a dog, rifles, and a tent.

Camping scene
Date: Between 1890 and 1920
A photograph of three people camping in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Bicycles, guns, fishing poles, a dog, and a pelt are visible.

Captain James Hughes, Monterey, California
Creator: Hughes, James Clark, 1888-1964
Date: Fall 1929
The photo of this house in Monterey, CA is labeled, "Col's personal quarters"-Barbie. The photo was taken in the fall of 1929. The person beside the house is not identified. At this time, Captain James Hughes was at the Battery Commander Headquarters with D Battery, 76th Field Artillery at the Presidio of Monterey. James Clark Hughes was born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1888, and served in the Mexican Border Conflict, World War I, and World War II. He used an autographic camera to take pictures of friends, family, and places in the United States and Europe during World War I. After the Armistice was signed November 11, 1918, Captain Hughes became part of the Army of Occupation. He finally returned to the U. S. arriving July 31, 1919 as part of the 13th Field Artillery, 4th Division. He was assigned to Camp Dodge, Iowa until August, 1920. Then Captain Hughes was assigned to the Motor Transport School, Camp Holabird, Maryland for training in Army vehicles for six months. From there Hughes and the 13th F.A. went to Fort Lewis, Washington. Hughes was the Battery Commander of the 13th F.A. During this time he had applied for enlistment in the Regular Army. On September 7, 1920 he was discharged from the National Guard and appoint to the Regular Army. It was then that Captain Hughes and his family moved to Schofield Barracks, Hawaiian Territory where they stayed until September, 1923. His next appointment was as Battery Commander of the 15th Field Artillery at Fort Sam Houston. In September 1924, Hughes attended the Battery Officers Course in the School of Artillery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma for nine months. From 1924 until 1933 the Hughes family continued to be moved frequently from Ft. Sill to Houston, to Waco, back to Hawaii and eventually to Long Beach. It was here in 1935 that Hughes was promoted to Major. By August of 1940 he had been promoted to Lt. Colonel. In 1941, he commanded a Philippine regiment (Filipino soldiers led by American officers), which surrendered in 1942 on the Bataan peninsula. Hughes spent the next 41 months in various Japanese P.O.W. camps. He was liberated by Russian forces at Camp Hoten, Manchuria, in 1945. He was assigned permanent limited duty status and April 1, 1946 was promoted to Colonel. He retired from the Army March 20, 1948. Hughes died in 1964 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Cheyenne camp
Date: Unknown
This is a photograph of Cheyenne women returning to their camp. The women have tree limbs strapped on their backs. Three tipis and several dogs are also visible in the image. This photograph was copied from Cheyenne Indians by G. B. Grinnell, volume I, page 80. Funds for digitization provided by Mr. Steve Peckel in memory of William Chalfant.

Cheyenne woman fleshing a hide
Date: Unknown
This is a photograph of a Cheyenne woman fleshing a large hide in a field. A small dog looks on. Funds for digitization provided by Mr. Steve Peckel in memory of William Chalfant.

Children, Medicine Lodge, Kansas
Date: 1913
This black and white photograph shows children watching puppies eat from a pail in Medicine Lodge, Kansas.

Children on steps of schoolhouse
Date: 1911-1912
This is a photograph of children and a dog standing on the steps of District 99 schoolhouse in Gray County.

Children with animals, Gray County, Kansas
Date: 1910s
This photograph shows a young girl riding a donkey and a boy with his rifle and dog, Gray County, Kansas. There is a windmill in the background.