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Kansas memory
A black and white photograph of six year old Joe Ramirez, Jr., and five year old Mark Ramirez, the sons of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Ramirez, awaiting the start of the annual Fiesta Mexicana parade in Topeka, Kansas. July 14, 1973
A black and white photograph of Anna Martinez waiting for the start of the Mexican Independence Day Parade in downtown Topeka, Kansas. September 15, 1974
A photograph of Beth Stewart Rogers and two unidentified women participating in Kansas Day activities. Beth Rogers was wife of layer, judge, and politician Richard Dean Rogers, 1967
A photograph showing Dick Bishop from Hugoton, Kansas, riding Grunter a bison (buffalo) in a Santa Fe Trail reride at Council Grove, Kansas. The event was part of the Kansas State Centennial. May 10, 1961
These photographs show interior views of unidentified drug store pharmacies in Wichita, Kansas. The first photograph shows two women standing at a pharmacy counter under a large sign reading, "Prescriptions." Many drug store items are visible on shelves. The second photograph shows a man and a woman exchanging a paper bag with a prescription in it. A sign in the background reads, "Prescriptions," and includes the traditional mortar and pestle pharmacy symbol. A variety of drug store and convenience store items are visible on display shelves in the background, including non-prescription medications and sunglasses. The third photograph shows two men standing at a pharmacy counter with various drug store and convenience store items visible on shelves in the background, including medications and batteries. The wall calendar to the right of the man's shoulder reading "May 2, Tuesday" suggests the year is 1961 or 1967. The fourth photograph shows a customer standing in front of a pharmacy counter with another person's hand partially visible on the far left side of the picture. A man dressed in a pharmacist uniform is visible behind the counter. Near the center of the photograph a large sign represents the traditional mortar and pestle pharmacy symbol, and the traditional Rx prescription symbol is also partially visible on it. A variety of bottles and pharmacy items are visible on the shelves in the background, and items displayed in front of the counter include medications, cigars, and candy. Between 1958 and 1968
View of a woman using the fire and police emergency telephone in front of the Sumner School, an elementary school in Topeka, Kansas. Between 1960 and 1969
A black and white photograph of Wayne Hightower #55 rebounding during the KU vs. K-State basketball game in Lawrence, Kansas. Hightower was a center for the University of Kansas men's basketball team from 1960-1961 before being drafted in 1962 into the NBA. He played for a number of professional basketball teams including the San Francisco Warriors, Detroit Pistons and Denver Rockets before retiring in 1972. On April 18, 2002, Wayne Hightower passed away at the age of sixty-two in his hometown of Philadelphia. Between 1960 and 1961
A photograph of Governor William Henry Avery speaking to a young woman who was crowned queen at the Kansas State Fair. Avery was born August 11, 1911, near Wakefield, Kansas, and graduated from Wakefield High School and the University of Kansas. In 1964, Avery was elected the 37th governor of Kansas. He served one term as governor, losing a re-election bid to Robert Docking in 1966. 1966
A photograph showing a woman eating a meal on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Scout dining car. Between 1950 and 1959
A photograph showing Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's steam locomotive #18 and a stagecoach. Between 1954 and 1961
Photograph of a passenger exiting from an ATSF Super Chief train at the Los Angeles, California Union Passenger Terminal. March 20, 1952
A photograph of Beth Stewart Rogers, wife of lawyer, judge, and politician Richard Dean Rogers, dressed in her Easter clothes possibly posed in front of the First Presybertian Church, Manhattan, Kansas. 1951
View of a coal miner with pick and lantern, but not a hard hat. 1940s or 1950s
View of two children, one of whom is wearing cowboy boots with a star, standing in the crowded midway and eating cotton candy at the Kansas Free Fair in Topeka, Kansas. 1951
A photograph showing a young woman walking in the rain with an umbrella along Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas. Visible in the photograph are automobiles parked on the street. 1950
A black and white photograph of two female students studying in their dorm room at the University of Kansas. Between 1950 and 1959
A farewell kiss to a recruit from a young woman at the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal. The recruits are on board an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway train. 1940s
A pullman porter assisting soldiers returning from the South Pacific aboard an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway troop train. 1945
View of a woman and man looking at a book in the Boeing Airplane Company library in Wichita, Kansas. The library was created as part of the Works Progress Administration's library service program. Between 1935 and 1943
A photograph showing an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway engine service employee lubricating connections on a steam locomotive. 1930
A black and white photograph of six year old Joe Ramirez, Jr., and five year old Mark Ramirez, the sons of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Ramirez, awaiting the start of the annual Fiesta Mexicana parade in Topeka, Kansas. July 14, 1973
A black and white photograph of Anna Martinez waiting for the start of the Mexican Independence Day Parade in downtown Topeka, Kansas. September 15, 1974
A photograph of Beth Stewart Rogers and two unidentified women participating in Kansas Day activities. Beth Rogers was wife of layer, judge, and politician Richard Dean Rogers, 1967
A photograph showing Dick Bishop from Hugoton, Kansas, riding Grunter a bison (buffalo) in a Santa Fe Trail reride at Council Grove, Kansas. The event was part of the Kansas State Centennial. May 10, 1961
These photographs show interior views of unidentified drug store pharmacies in Wichita, Kansas. The first photograph shows two women standing at a pharmacy counter under a large sign reading, "Prescriptions." Many drug store items are visible on shelves. The second photograph shows a man and a woman exchanging a paper bag with a prescription in it. A sign in the background reads, "Prescriptions," and includes the traditional mortar and pestle pharmacy symbol. A variety of drug store and convenience store items are visible on display shelves in the background, including non-prescription medications and sunglasses. The third photograph shows two men standing at a pharmacy counter with various drug store and convenience store items visible on shelves in the background, including medications and batteries. The wall calendar to the right of the man's shoulder reading "May 2, Tuesday" suggests the year is 1961 or 1967. The fourth photograph shows a customer standing in front of a pharmacy counter with another person's hand partially visible on the far left side of the picture. A man dressed in a pharmacist uniform is visible behind the counter. Near the center of the photograph a large sign represents the traditional mortar and pestle pharmacy symbol, and the traditional Rx prescription symbol is also partially visible on it. A variety of bottles and pharmacy items are visible on the shelves in the background, and items displayed in front of the counter include medications, cigars, and candy. Between 1958 and 1968
View of a woman using the fire and police emergency telephone in front of the Sumner School, an elementary school in Topeka, Kansas. Between 1960 and 1969
A black and white photograph of Wayne Hightower #55 rebounding during the KU vs. K-State basketball game in Lawrence, Kansas. Hightower was a center for the University of Kansas men's basketball team from 1960-1961 before being drafted in 1962 into the NBA. He played for a number of professional basketball teams including the San Francisco Warriors, Detroit Pistons and Denver Rockets before retiring in 1972. On April 18, 2002, Wayne Hightower passed away at the age of sixty-two in his hometown of Philadelphia. Between 1960 and 1961
A photograph of Governor William Henry Avery speaking to a young woman who was crowned queen at the Kansas State Fair. Avery was born August 11, 1911, near Wakefield, Kansas, and graduated from Wakefield High School and the University of Kansas. In 1964, Avery was elected the 37th governor of Kansas. He served one term as governor, losing a re-election bid to Robert Docking in 1966. 1966
A photograph showing a woman eating a meal on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Scout dining car. Between 1950 and 1959
A photograph showing Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's steam locomotive #18 and a stagecoach. Between 1954 and 1961
Photograph of a passenger exiting from an ATSF Super Chief train at the Los Angeles, California Union Passenger Terminal. March 20, 1952
A photograph of Beth Stewart Rogers, wife of lawyer, judge, and politician Richard Dean Rogers, dressed in her Easter clothes possibly posed in front of the First Presybertian Church, Manhattan, Kansas. 1951
View of a coal miner with pick and lantern, but not a hard hat. 1940s or 1950s
View of two children, one of whom is wearing cowboy boots with a star, standing in the crowded midway and eating cotton candy at the Kansas Free Fair in Topeka, Kansas. 1951
A photograph showing a young woman walking in the rain with an umbrella along Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas. Visible in the photograph are automobiles parked on the street. 1950
A black and white photograph of two female students studying in their dorm room at the University of Kansas. Between 1950 and 1959
A farewell kiss to a recruit from a young woman at the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal. The recruits are on board an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway train. 1940s
A pullman porter assisting soldiers returning from the South Pacific aboard an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway troop train. 1945
View of a woman and man looking at a book in the Boeing Airplane Company library in Wichita, Kansas. The library was created as part of the Works Progress Administration's library service program. Between 1935 and 1943
A photograph showing an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway engine service employee lubricating connections on a steam locomotive. 1930