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These three photographs show Josephine Louise Barry (1910-1974) at various times in her life. The first image shows Louise wearing a WAVES uniform during her service in World War II. The second image, possibly, shows her at the Kansas Historical Society in February 1939. The third image is a formal portrait of Louise taken in 1972. A librarian and indexer at the Kansas Historical Society from ,(1936-1974), she wrote a number of articles on Kansas and Western History. Louise is best known for "The Beginning of the West: Annals of the Kansas Gateway to the American West, 1540-1854." She also wrote numerous articles pertaining to the Santa Fe Trail.
Date: Between 1939 and 1974
Item Number: 229007
Call Number: B Barry, Louise *1-3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 229007
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Authors
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Librarians
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1930s
Date - 1940s
Date - 1970s
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Kansas State Historical Society
Military - Wars - World War II
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs
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