A.M. Coville to George W. Martin
Creator: Coville, A.M.
Date: March 27, 1909
In this letter to Kansas State Historical Society Secretary Geroge W. Martin, A.M. Coville relates his knowledge of the Kaw Indian White Plume. Coville explains that when he first met White Plume in 1875 he "claimed to be over 90 years old, and he certainly looked to be 100. His hair was white his face wrinkled and features shrunken." Coville also mentions that White Plume had survived an attack with the "Plains Indians" in which he had been scalped, surviving only by being rescued by his tribesmen.

A Sellers Motor Car Company automobile, Hutchinson, Kansas
Date: 1909
William Nelson Benninghoff testing an automobile for Sellers Motor Car Company, Hutchinson, Kansas.

After 140 mile test in the mud, a Sellers Motor Car Company automobile
Creator: Bailey, Marion W.
Date: Between 1909 and 1910
A Sellers Motor Car Company automobile after a 140 mile endurance test, Hutchinson, Kan. William Nelson Benninghoff is seated beside the driver.

Albert Krhut's map of Township 12 South, Range 24 West, Trego County
Creator: Krhut, Albert F., 1895-1965
Date: 1909
A map drawn by Albert Krhut, from Voda, Kansas, showing creeks, the railroad and the school house in Township 14 South, Range 24 West, Trego county. On a separate sheet, Albert includes a legend for the map. This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing." This submission won the 5th place prize of twenty-five cents in the map contest of 1909.

An automobile made by the Sellers Motor Car Company, Hutchinson, Kansas
Date: Between 1909 and 1910
Four men seated and one man standing on the running board of an automobile made by the Sellers Motor Car Company, Hutchinson, Kan. The automobile is parked on a business street.

A study of the present trades union system
Creator: Britton, Wiley
Date: 1909; copyright 1909
A booklet written by Wiley Britton that focuses on the trades union system. The author asks for equal rights, justice and moderation in the dealings of men with each other, and that special privileges should be given to no one.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Fred Harvey El Tovar Hotel, Grand Canyon
Creator: Fred Harvey (Firm)
Date: Between 1905 and 1909
This photograph shows the "Rendezvous Club" room inside the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Fred Harvey El Tovar Hotel. The facility is located at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona and designed by architect Charles Whittlesey. In 1974, the El Tovar was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's passenger depot, Fort Madison, Iowa
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: September 19, 1909
These architectural drawings show the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's passenger depot in Fort Madison, Iowa.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company Reading Room, Canadian, Texas
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1909
A photograph showing the newly constructed Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Reading Room in Canadian, Texas.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway wreck, Topeka, Kansas
Date: October 08, 1909
These black and white photographs show the wreckage between two Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway locomotives east of north Topeka, Kansas. The accident occurred when oil train #185 collided into the construction train that was pulling six flat cars near the Kaw Valley school house about 2 miles north of the three bridge over Soldier Creek. At the time of the collision, there were approximately 60 to 70 section workers aboard the construction train. Many of the workers either escaped to safety or were severely injured, but seventeen of them were pronounced dead at the scene.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depots, Dodge City, Kansas
Date: 1909
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depots in Dodge City, Kansas. In the background are the passenger depot, Harvey House and railroad offices. The freight depot is visible in the foreground.

Autograph postcard
Date: 1909
Autograph remailing card. Card designed to be circulated to multiple people to collect autographs. The obverse has the image of an open book with blank pages for the signatures. The reverse has six blanks for names and addresses as well as six squares for postage stamps. The card has been circulated to Kansas City, Missouri, Newton, Kansas, and Smith Center, Kansas. Five green one-cent stamps on reverse, all cancelled. Additional postmark on obverse from Smith Center, April 4, 1909. Card copyrighted by "G&B" 1908.

Automobile Club of Wichita Year Book
Creator: Automobile Club of Wichita, Kansas
Date: 1909-1910
The Automobile Club of Wichita published this year book for the years 1909-1910. Its content reflects that automobile travel was a recent introduction to the lives of Kansans. It includes advertisements from automobile dealers, garages, and other businesses in Wichita, Hutchinson, Newton, Winfield, El Dorado, Dodge City, Yates Center, Iola, Independence, Topeka, Emporia, Garden City, and Lawrence. It also lists the officers and board of directors of the club, its constitution and bylaws, the Kansas law regulation the use of automobiles, two Wichita ordinances (#2875 and 3002) related to the use of cars, and rules of the road. The bulk of the yearbook provides driving routes to and from various cities and towns in Kansas, as well as Colorado and Oklahoma. An index to the routes and maps is on pages 22-23. These driving routes include specific directions and include references to many small towns and local landmarks, etc. The yearbook also lists Wichita residents that own automobiles, their license numbers and the type of automobile they own. The booklet concludes with a list of members of the automobile club.

Balloon ascension in Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1909
A photograph of a hot air balloon ascension in Rossville, Kansas.

Band participating in the Midian Temple parade, Wichita, Kansas
Date: Between 1908 and 1911
A view of an unidentified band marching in formation in a Midian Temple parade in Wichita, Kansas. Also visible are spectators, buildings and businesses along the city street, utility poles and power lines, a streetcar and streetcar tracks, automobiles, a bicycle and streetlights. The parade may have been associated with the Peerless Prophets Jubilee, a civic festival held in September or October beginning in 1908.

Band reunion in Hillsboro, Kansas
Date: June 15, 1909
This is a postcard showing a band reunion on Main Street in Hillsboro, Kansas.

Baseball team, McPherson, Kansas
Creator: Republican Print, McPherson, Kansas
Date: 1909
This composite postcard shows the baseball team from McPherson, Kansas.

Bentley Bank
Date: 1909
Photograph of the Bentley Bank under construction, with the construction workers posing for the picture.

Bird's eye view of Baker University in Baldwin, Kansas
Creator: Morgan-Follin Book Company
Date: April 12, 1909
This is a postcard with a bird's eye view of Baker University in Baldwin, Kansas. The postcard was addressed to Miss Laura Wolverton in Batavia, Illinois.

Boy's basketball team, Cimarron, Kansas
Date: 1909-1910
This is a photo of the boy's basketball team at Cimarron High School, Cimarron, Kansas. The boys are unidentified.

Breaking sod and seeding wheat in a field, Logan County, Kansas
Date: 1909
Photographs showing a steam tractor and plow being used to break sod and seed wheat in a field in Logan County, Kansas.

Bridge, Iola, Kansas
Date: 1909
Postcard image of possibly the Kentucky Street Bridge, Iola, over the Neosho River.

Bridge at Pomona
Date: January 04, 1909
Postcard view of the bridge over the Marais des Cygnes River, Pomona, Kansas. Postcard donated by Agnes Romary Sours.

Bunger Hotel, Alta Vista, Kansas
Date: Between 1908 and 1909
Photograph of nine men standing on the porch of the Bunger Hotel in Alta Vista, Kansas. Writing on the back identifies the man in the center with his arm around the pole as Dr. William Smith. In 1909, the Bunger Hotel advertised room and board for $1.00 per day.

By-laws of the Coffeyville Central Labor Union
Creator: Coffeyville Central Labor Union
Date: 1908-1909
The by-laws of the Coffeyville Central Labor Union of Coffeyville, Kansas. Among the reasons to organize this group, was the purpose of bringing the "wealth producers of the world to that plane upon which they so justly deserve to stand."