This set of photographs shows exhibits at the Kansas State Historical Society's Memorial Building in Topeka, Kansas. The first photo shows the Longren No. 5 Biplane. In 1938, Philip Billard's older brother, Robert T. Billard, donated Philip's own Longren No. 5 biplane to the Kansas State Historical Society. The biplane had been built by Topeka-based aircraft manufacturer, Albin K. Longren, and stored in the Billard family's garage for two decades following Philip's death. The Kansas Historical Society was located in the GAR Memorial Building for nearly seven decades, until the Kansas Museum of History moved to a new facility west of Topeka in 1984, and in 1995 the State Archives Division moved as well to the west side of Topeka next to the museum.

Date: November 18, 1953