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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.
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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...
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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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Fifth Avenue Street Scene

Date: 
Description: Fifth Avenue with horse-drawn carts, automobiles and pedestrians crowding the broad street. Grill of vehicle in center reads: "Buick." Sign on left side of...
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View Down Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: Main Street lined with street lights. Several horse-drawn carts are carrying hay down the street.
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Main Street

Date: 
Description: View down Main Street with overhead sign reading "Welcome Garden City" sign. Text on buildings reads: "E.J. Pyle Real Estate" and "F. Finnup. Hardware." Ci...
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Broadway Street Scene

Date: 1900
Description: Intersection of unpaved street with horse-drawn carts and storefronts. Business signs read: "Citizens Bank" "Gleissner Druggist" and "Abilene National Bank...
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Street Scene

Date: 1905
Description: Street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts, an electric cable car and pedestrians. Electric power lines hang over the street. Business signs read: "F...
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Street Scene

Date: 1900
Description: Street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Electric power lines hang over the street. On the right an African American girl and a Ca...
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Residential District

Date: 
Description: A view of South Highland Avenue, a residential district in Chanute, Kansas.
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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.
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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 ...

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