Emanuel Haldeman-Julius
Date: September, 1950
This is a photograph of Emanuel Haldeman-Julius at age 60. In 1915, Emanuel Julius was invited to move to Girard and write for the Appeal to Reason, then the largest socialist periodical in the country. While in Girard he married Anna Marcet Haldeman, a feminist in her own right. Following their marriage, Marcet and Emanuel decided to combine their surnames as a demonstration of their commitment to equality, and became Marcet and Emanuel Haldeman-Julius. In 1919 they purchased Appeal to Reason and its printing plant. The Haldeman-Juliuses wrote and published their own work, including the novel Dust, published in 1921. They also began publishing what became known as the Little Blue Books: 3 ½ by 5-inch reprints of classical, educational, biographical, and other literature with heavy-paper covers. Originally the books were 25 cents each, but with mass advertising and greater volume, the price was reduced to a dime, later to a nickel. From 1919 until 1951, the Haldeman-Julius Press of Girard, printed more than 500,000,000 of the famous Little Blue Books in over 6,000 different titles.

Living room and den of the Dunn house
Date: Between 1890 and 1910
These photographs show two interior views of the Dunn house in Ottawa. One is of the living rooms and the other is the study or den. The home is located at Sixth and Cedar on the northeast corner. The photographs were donated by the Franklin County Historical Society

Michael and Monroe Balton
Date: Between 1945 and 1950
This is a photograph of Michael and Monroe Balton at their family home in Wichita, Kansas.

Shawnee Indian Mission, Fairway, Kansas
Creator: Kansas State Historical Society
Date: about 1968
This set of photographs represents what may be the living room at the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway, Kansas. Captured in the photographs is a Wooton desk, benches, fireplace, and exhibit case installed displaying bowls, moccasins and other items. In 1968, the Shawnee Indian Mission was declared a National Historic Landmark and has since been under the operation of the Kansas Historical Society.

Shawnee Indian Mission, Fairway, Kansas
Creator: Wolfe Commercial Photo Service
Date: 1942
This photograph represents the office for the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway, Kansas after reconstruction in 1942. A label describing the furniture in the office is on the reverse of the photograph. In 1968, the Shawnee Indian Mission was declared a National Historic Landmark and has since been under the operation of the Kansas Historical Society.