"A" Truck, Topeka, KS - Topeka Pure Milk Co
Creator: Hughes, James Clark, 1888-1964
Date: July 24, 1917
Truck parked on city street with driver and one man standing next to it. The driver is wearing a National Guard uniform. The reference to "A" could mean it belongs to Battery A of the Kansas National Guard. The building sign behind the truck reads "Topeka Pure Milk Company." The two seem unrelated. James Clark Hughes was born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1888, and served in the Mexican Border Conflict, World War I, and World War II. During the latter conflict, 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. Hughes died in 1964 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Fairmont ice cream store, Iola, Kansas
Creator: Gibson, Arthur E.
Date: 1950s
This black and white photograph shows the Fairmont Ice Cream Store on the corner of South Jefferson Avenue and East Street, in Iola, Kansas. Also visible, is the store front of Litwins Department Store and on the upper level, optometrist Dr. Mila Lee's office.

Fred Christensen's soda fountain photograph
Date: 1911
A man stands behind the counter in Fred Christensen's soda fountain, Menlo, Thomas County, Kansas. According to the calendar on the wall, the photograph was taken in July 1911.

Fudgicle sticks
Creator: Fudgicle
Date: between 1925 and 1935
Wood fudgicle sticks from Scott Brothers Ice Cream Company of Topeka. The words "Fudgicle" and "Free" were concealed by ice cream. When a person ate the frozen treat, he/she received another one free if the stick was thus marked. The name changed to "Fudgsicle" in the late 1930s. Scott Brothers was founded in 1879 by Harry C. Scott and claimed to be the oldest ice cream manufacturer in Kansas.

Kansas Film Commission site photographs, subject businesses
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 businesses, including banks, bars, general stores, food stores, funeral homes, gas stations, hotels, malls, miscellaneous buildings, newspaper offices, restaurants, toy stores, and workshops.

Moulton and Rose Rochford Kleckner photographs
Creator: Kleckner, M. A.
Date: 1910-1914
Here are photographs of Osborne, Kansas taken by Moulton A. and Rose (Rochford) Kleckner.

Popsicle Pete sign
Creator: G. W. French
Date: 1937
Cardboard countertop advertising sign for Popsicles featuring the mascot "Popsicle Pete." From Scott Brothers Ice Cream Company of Topeka, Kansas. Scott Brothers was founded in 1879 by Harry C. Scott and claimed to be the oldest ice cream manufacturer in Kansas.

Scarborough Fountain, Iola, Kansas
Date: Between 1930s and 1940s
A black and white photograph of the Scarborough Fountain in Iola, Kansas. Behind the counter, advertisements for Coca Cola and Sealtest Ice Cream are visible.

Scenes of Sherman County, Kansas
Date: 1890-1930
Multiple scenes of Sherman County, Kansas. They include the exterior of the Goodland Creamery Company, an image of Coca Cola Bottling Co. trucks, an advertisement for ice cream made by the Goodland Creamery, and the interior of a bottling plant.

Scott Brothers Ice Cream carton lid
Creator: Scott Brothers Ice Cream Company
Date: between 1925 and 1935
Cardboard lid for small cup of ice cream or sherbet, with pull tab at side. From by Scott Brothers Ice Cream Company of Topeka. The company was founded in 1879 by Harry C. Scott and claimed to be the oldest ice cream manufacturer in Kansas.

Scott Brothers Ice Cream serving tray
Date: between 1925 and 1940
Cardboard carrying tray with holes for five ice cream cones, from Scott Brothers Ice Cream Company of Topeka. Scott Brothers was founded in 1879 by Harry C. Scott and claimed to be the oldest ice cream manufacturer in Kansas.

Scott Brothers Ice Cream sign
Creator: Wilson-Hurd Company
Date: 1929
Aluminum flavors sign from Scott Brothers Ice Cream Company of Topeka, Kansas. Made by the Wilson-Hurd Company of Wisconsin, the sign has slots for the cardboard inserts printed with names of flavors. Scott Brothers was founded in 1879 by Harry C. Scott and claimed to be the oldest ice cream manufacturer in Kansas.