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A photograph of Emma Ellis. Emma was elected Rossville, Kansas, treasurer in 1889 on an all-woman ticket. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.
Date: Between 1889 and 1893
Item Number: 99750
Call Number: People-RCL0050
Holding Institution: Rossville Community Library
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Collections - Contributing Institutions - Rossville Community Library
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Suffrage
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Rossville
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/99750