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McCue's Drugstore

Date: 1945
Description: Exterior view of McCue's Drugstore. In the window are drawings of drug specimens produced by a local botany class.
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Meyer's Pharmacy

Date: 04 21 1948
Description: Exterior view of Meyer's Pharmacy.
Print

Westward the Star of Empire Takes its Way

Date: 1886
Description: Advertisement for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad featuring an illustration of Uncle Sam stretched from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean....
Painting

12th Wisconsin Marching to Fort Riley

Date: 04 24 1862
Description: Watercolor view of Manhattan, Kansas, from the bluff westward. The watercolor portrays the 12th Wisconsin Volunteers on their way to Fort Riley, on April ...
Painting

12th Wisconsin Marching through Tecumseh

Date: 04 1862
Description: Watercolor of the 12th Wisconsin Volunteers marching through on their way to Fort Riley, April 1862. Created by John Gaddis of Company E.
Painting

12th Wisconsin in Topeka

Date: 05 1862
Description: Topeka, Kansas, when the 12th Wisconsin Volunteers came marching through the town on their way to Fort Riley, May 1863. Watercolor by John Gaddis of E Com...
Photograph

International Truck Loaded with Watermelons

Date: 10 07 1938
Description: Slightly elevated view of two men loading watermelons into the back of an International D-35 truck owned by the the Redmon Grain Company. Signs advertising...
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Men Standing near Scrap Iron Pile

Date: 1942
Description: Men watch as workers cut down scrap iron and load it on a railroad car as part of a wartime scrap drive.
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Farmers Unloading Metal for Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Farmers unload scrap metal onto a large pile as part of a wartime scrap drive.
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Three Men Weighing Scrap Iron

Date: 1942
Description: Three men stand near a trailer while weighing in a load of scrap iron brought from a farm by William Gory (at far right). At left is Jim Barrett, manager o...
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Men Cut Scrap Iron with Torch

Date: 1942
Description: A group looks on as a man uses a cutting torch to reduce scrap iron into readily marketable pieces in the farm scrap collection drive in Barton County. Acc...
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Court House after Snowfall

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the spired courthouse after a snowfall, from a tree-lined path.
Photograph

The Cowley County National Bank

Date: 1900
Description: View across intersection toward the Cowley County National Bank. Other buildings and businesses are on either side, including a Drug Store and Bakery, and ...
Photograph

The First National Bank

Date: 1900
Description: View across intersection toward the First National Bank and surrounding businesses. Caption reads: "First National Bank."
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The Winfield National Bank

Date: 1900
Description: View across intersection toward the Winfield National Bank and surrounding businesses. Men stand on the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Winfield National Bank."
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Men on Stagecoach

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Description: A team of four horses with two men on a stagecoach in front of a house.
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Pioneer Town

Date: 1872
Description: Distant view of the fledgling town showing a few log cabins, large tent buildings, saddled horses, pedestrians and a horse-drawn wagon.
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Distant View of Town's Beginnings

Date: 1847
Description: Distant view of the early settlement of the town showing a strip of low-slung buildings in a barren expanse.
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IH Wichita Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: Several railroad cars resting on the tracks in front of International Harvester Company's Wichita branch building.
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Street Scene, Winfield, Kansas

Date: 
Description: View down a street featuring shops and small businesses.

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