17th Annual Kansas State Fair
Creator: Hutchinson Gazette
Date: September 02, 1917
This is an advertisement for the 17th Annual Kansas State Fair published in the Hutchinson Gazette, September 2, 1917.

Abilene weekly reflector
Creator: Reflector Pub.
Date: May 3, 1888-June 28, 1894
View and search this newspaper by clicking on the Chronicling America link below. This newspaper comes from the collections of the Kansas Historical Society and was digitized with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program. The Abilene Weekly Reflector was published from May 3, 1888 until February 21, 1935. Owned by the Reflector Publishing Company, consisting of John J. Cooper as president and Richard Waring as business manager, the Reflector began a new Republican Party affiliation. The new proprietors cited "the universal demand of republicans in this section of the state for a Republican newspaper at Abilene" and began the "anomalous task of converting a Simon-pure democratic paper into a live, progressive republican journal." In 1888, the Reflector became the official paper of Dickinson County, seizing the title from the Abilene Gazette.

Aerial spray equipment
Date: February 20, 1949
This black and white image from the Topeka Daily Capital shows the aerial spray equipment operated by Don Pratt from Hays, Kansas.

An article concerning the death of Jason Clarke Swayze in Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Emporia News
Date: March 30, 1877
This is an article concerning the death of newspaper publisher Jason Clarke Swayze published in the Emporia News on June 15, 1877. Jason Swayze moved to Topeka in 1873 and began publishing "The Topeka Blade", which later became "The Topeka State Capitol". In 1877 Jason was murdered outside his office in downtown Topeka after publishing articles in his paper implicating prominent local men in a lottery scandal.

Barney Oldfield race car driver copied from the Wichita Beacon
Creator: Wichita Beacon
Date: October 11, 1915
This is a photograph of Barney Oldfield, a race car driver, copied from the Wichita Beacon, October 11, 1915.

Brass Band, Camp Lake Wellington Civilian Conservation Corps
Date: July 4, 1940
This is a photograph showing the brass band of Company 786 of the Civilian Conservation Corps, based at Camp Lake Wellington near Wellington, Kansas. The photograph was copied from The Observer, a supplement to the Wellington Daily News, July 4, 1940.

Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp Lake Wellington near Wellington, Kansas
Creator: The Observer
Date: January 01, 1940
This is an aerial photograph of Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 786 at Lake Wellington near Wellington, Kansas. The photograph was copied from The Observer, January 1, 1940, a supplement to the Wellington Daily News.

Dr. Ray A. West
Creator: Goldberg, Jack
Date: Between 1925 and 1940
Here are photographs of Dr. Ray A. West, an obstetrician in Wichita, Kansas, along with a newspaper article about his early medical career. The group photograph showing St. Francis Hospital staff was copied from A History of the Sedgwick County Medical Society by Howard C. Clark, M.D.

Eight "Speed Kings" and their "Queen" here for races
Creator: Wichita Eagle
Date: July 02, 1916
This is a photograph showing the "Eight Speed Kings" and their "Queen", Elfrieda Mais, copied from the Wichita Eagle.

First Session of the Kansas Industrial Court
Creator: Topeka Daily Capital
Date: February 03, 1920
This newspaper clipping, from the Topeka Daily Capital, features Kansas Governor Henry J. Allen and members of the newly established Industrial Court in Topeka, Kansas. The three member board was created by a special session of the legislature in response to the coal miners strike in southeast Kansas. In this court collective bargaining was discussed between management and labor but strikes were prohibited. The members of the court were Clyde M. Reed, Parsons; Senator George H. Wark, Caney; and W. L. Huggins, Emporia.

Herald of Freedom, Lawrence, Kansas
Creator: G. W. Brown & Co.
Date: March 26, 1859
This is an issue of the Herald of Freedom published by G. W. Brown & Co. in Lawrence, Kansas. Much of the front page features an article "The Jay-Hawker; A Tale of Southern Kansas" by P. P. Fowler. The other three pages contain news stories and advertisements.

John S. Gilmore
Creator: Topeka State Journal
Date: December 12, 1935
This is a photograph of John S. Gilmore, State Fire Marshal of Kansas for the year 1933. The photograph was taken from the December 13th, 1935 issue of the Topeka State Journal.

Kansas City Star newspaper
Date: August 21, 1957
This is page 22 of the Kansas City Star, August 21, 1957. An article on Wabaunsee, Kansas and the Beecher Bible and Rifle Church is featured.

Kansas Cycler
Date: May 20, 1895-February 01, 1897
This monthly bicycle journal published in Topeka, Kansas, in the late 19th century was associated with the Topeka Athletic Association Wheelmen and meant to advance the interests of cycling, increase the number of riders, and advocate for better roads in Kansas. The publishers sought "reliable correspondents in all parts of the state", encouraged submissions of stories about cycling, published stolen bicycle reports, suggested cycling routes, and encouraged women to participate by establishing a Ladies Department. Initially published by the McHenry-Chesney Printing Co., the publisher later changed to The Kansas Cycler Co. and began joint publication in Wichita.

Kansas State Fair advertisement from the Hutchinson Gazette
Creator: Hutchinson Gazette
Date: September 19, 1912
This is an advertisement for the Kansas State Fair published in the Hutchinson Gazette, September 19, 1912.

Last call for the motor races at the Winfield Fair Speedway in Winfield, Kansas
Creator: Winfield Daily Courier
Date: May 11, 1915
This is an advertisement for the motor races at the Winfield Fair Speedway in Winfield, Kansas. The advertisement was published in the Winfield Daily Courier.

Lynch Law in Hiawatha, Kansas
Date: December 01, 1892
This newspaper article from the Kansas Democrat focuses on the lynching of Commodore True and how the town of Hiawatha is defying the state law that prohibits the sale of intoxicating liquors. The article goes on to state that city officials lack the backbone to prosecute those who violate the law.

Reading Room, Camp Lake Wellington Civilian Conservation Corps
Creator: The Observer
Date: July 4, 1940
This is a photograph showing enrollees in the reading room during leisure time at the Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 786, at Camp Lake Wellington near Wellington, Kansas. The photograph was copied from The Observer, a supplement to the Wellington Daily News, July 4, 1940.

Rex Todhunter Stout
Creator: Topeka Daily Capital
Date: January 13, 1907
This is a photograph of Rex Todhunter Stout who grew up in Topeka, Kansas and attended Topeka High School and the University of Kansas. He is a well known American writer noted for his detective fiction and his larger-than-life fictional detective Nero Wolfe. The photograph was copied from the Topeka Daily Capital, January 13, 1907, page 6 and the caption reads Rex Stout, a Yoeman in the Navy.

Rex Todhunter Stout
Creator: Topeka Daily Capital
Date: May 04, 1913
This is a photograph of Rex Todhunter Stout who grew up in Topeka, Kansas and attended Topeka High School and the University of Kansas. He is a well known American writer noted for his detective fiction and his larger-than-life fictional detective Nero Wolfe. The photograph was copied from the Topeka Daily Capital, May 4, 1913, page 16 and the caption reads "Rex T. Stout, who sold fourteen stories during the first year in New York."

Strikes don't stop me
Creator: Arcadia Journal
Date: December 09, 1921
This illustration of Santa Claus, from the Arcadia Journal, encouraged striking miners in the southeast Kansas coal fields to return to work to purchase presents for their families during the holiday season.

The devil's cook kitchen
Date: October 05, 1906
This newspaper advertisement from the Topeka Plaindealer, is promoting Reverend H. Charles Pope's moving and stereopticon pictures titled "The Devil's Cook Kitchen or Death in the Pot." The exhibition also goes on to show the twenty-six different ways dancing is harmful.

Today entire change of program at the Kansas State Fair Grounds in Hutchinson, Kansas
Creator: Hutchinson Gazette
Date: September 25, 1915
This is an advertisement announcing an entire change of program for the Kansas State Fair grounds automobile races. The advertisement was published in the Hutchinson Gazette, September 25, 1915.

"Topping Captains All-Kansas Prep Team"
Creator: Topeka Daily Capital
Date: December 13, 1942
This newspaper article, from the Topeka Daily Capital, features the annual all prep team of outstanding high school football players in Kansas. The box lists the first, second and third teams. Kenneth Topping, a tackle from St. Francis, Kansas, was the captain. Others selected to the first team include Jack Peppers, Wichita East; William Herron, Topeka; Ralph Tucker, smith Center; Charles Lyons, Wyandotte K.C.; Eldon McHugh, Dodge City; Arthur Fletcher, Junction City; William Modrein, Ward K.C.; James Stevens, Lawrence; Wendell Pollock, Wichita East; and Charles Startz, Parsons. The entire newspaper page was not copied but it appears to include brief sketches of the first team players.

Wamego Reporter newspaper
Creator: Wamego Reporter
Date: February 07, 1953
The front page of the Wamego Reporter, February 7, 1955. A Tuttle Creek Dam article is featured.