Trinity Episcopal Parish House, 1009 Vermont Street, Lawrence, Douglas...
Significance: This stone structure in the Gothic style is the earliest church building in Kansas (with the exception of the early Indian missions) and dates from Territorial times. Survey number: HABS KS-10 B... More
Hollenberg Pony Express Station, Route 243, 6.9 miles south of Nebrask...
1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Hollenberg Pony Express Station is the only Pony Express Station still standing on its original site with its original dimensions intact. It s... More
Hollenberg Pony Express Station, Route 243, 6.9 miles south of Nebrask...
1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Hollenberg Pony Express Station is the only Pony Express Station still standing on its original site with its original dimensions intact. It s... More
Hollenberg Pony Express Station, Route 243, 6.9 miles south of Nebrask...
1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Hollenberg Pony Express Station is the only Pony Express Station still standing on its original site with its original dimensions intact. It s... More
Fort Leavenworth, Metropolitan Avenue & Seventh Street, Leavenworth, L...
Significance: Founded in 1827, Fort Leavenworth is one of the oldest Army posts in the American West. During the mid nineteenth century the post protected travelers on the Santa Fe Trail and supplied all milit... More
Fort Leavenworth, Metropolitan Avenue & Seventh Street, Leavenworth, L...
Significance: Founded in 1827, Fort Leavenworth is one of the oldest Army posts in the American West. During the mid nineteenth century the post protected travelers on the Santa Fe Trail and supplied all milit... More
Fort Leavenworth, Metropolitan Avenue & Seventh Street, Leavenworth, L...
Significance: Founded in 1827, Fort Leavenworth is one of the oldest Army posts in the American West. During the mid nineteenth century the post protected travelers on the Santa Fe Trail and supplied all milit... More
They're coming home song - Public domain World War One sheet music
Words by C. S. Davis ; music by Al. Farnham. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. Staff notation. (language)
African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Adams & Third Streets, Nicod...
See HABS No. KS-49 for list of structures that are contributing to the historic district & fieldnotes. Significance: Probably, the first relatively significant stone church edifice on Nicodemus town site. Nativ... More
Shawnee Methodist Mission, West Building, Kansas City, Wyandotte Count...
Survey number: HABS KS-1 Building/structure dates: 1839- 1840 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000345
Spooner Hall, Fourteenth Street & Jayhawk Road, Lawrence, Douglas Coun...
1995 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Spooner Hall was financed by William B. Spooner, a Boston merchant, with a bequest of $91,000. In 1893, "Van Brunt & Howe Architects" of Kansas City we... More
Plat book of Finney County, Kansas : containing maps of villages, citi...
"Copyrighted 1910 by Western Pudlishing [sic] Co." Includes index, patrons reference directory with agricultural data, and portraits of early Finney County residents. Available also through the Library of Congr... More
Elizabeth D. Steen House, 1225 Vermont Avenue, Lawrence, Douglas Count...
Survey number: HABS KS-44 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Leavenworth City, Kansas Tery. Settled fall of 1854. 3000 pop. 1856
Library has two impressions. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Bachmann.
Fort Riley, Building No. 107, 107 Reed Avenue, Riley, Riley County, KS
Significance: Building #107 at Fort Riley is the only existing frame structure on the post dating back to the 19th century. It was built in 1891 to house the hospital steward, and is located west of Summerall ... More
Fort Riley, Building No. 73, 73 Holbrook Avenue, Riley, Riley County, ...
Significance: Building #73 is the only nineteenth century, single family brick residence at Fort Riley. It does, however, somewhat resemble in scale, materials, and design Building #117, #119 and #121 on Lower... More
First Territorial Capitol of Kansas, Fort Riley Military Reserve, Rile...
Significance: This simple two story stone building served as the first capitol of the Kansas territory. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-8 Survey number: HABS KS-15 Building/stru... More
First Territorial Capitol of Kansas, Fort Riley Military Reserve, Rile...
Significance: This simple two story stone building served as the first capitol of the Kansas territory. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-8 Survey number: HABS KS-15 Building/stru... More
Depot at Junction City, Kansas, 423 miles west of St. Louis, Mo.
No. 107. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his pho... More
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Mem...
Significance: The Ward Memorial Building (Building 29) was constructed as the original cultural, administrative and recreational center of the Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers... More
Henry E. Williams Farmstead, Garage, South of Residence & west of Smok...
Significance: The Garage contributes to the historic character of the Henry E. Williams Farmstead. Survey number: HABS KS-75-C Building/structure dates: ca. 1917 Initial Construction
J. B. Watkins Land Company, 1047 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Dougl...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS KS-50 Building/structure dates: ca. 1885- 1888 Initial Construction
J. B. Watkins Land Company, 1047 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Dougl...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS KS-50 Building/structure dates: ca. 1885- 1888 Initial Construction
Well by the wayside near Locompton, Kansas, 338 miles west of St. Loui...
No. 81. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More
Well by the wayside near Locompton, Kansas, 338 miles west of St. Loui...
No. 81. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More
Fort Leavenworth, Building No. 19, 12-14 Sumner Place, Leavenworth, Le...
Significance: Building #19 is historically significant as the only surviving building associated with the founding period of Fort Leavenworth. Erected as the post commander's quarters and office, the Rookery w... More
Monroe Elementary School, 1515 Monroe Street, Topeka, Shawnee County, ...
Significance: The Monroe School is one of two elementary schools in Topeka that is associated with the Supreme Court's 1954 landmark decision in Oliver Brown et al v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. T... More
Deister Farmstead, Garage-Granary, Stull, Douglas County, KS
Survey number: HABS KS-36-H Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Deister Farmstead, Garage-Granary, Stull, Douglas County, KS
Survey number: HABS KS-36-H Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fort Scott, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, KS
Survey number: HABS KS-30 Building/structure dates: ca. 1842 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000106
Office U. Pacific Railway Co. E. D. Wyandotte, Kansas, 286 miles west ...
No. 16 1/2. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his ... More
Deister Farmstead, Wood Barn, Stull, Douglas County, KS
Survey number: HABS KS-36-E Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, small home in Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fort Leavenworth, Building No. 1, 1 Scott Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenw...
Significance: #1 Scott Avenue is significant as the home of the commanders of the various divisions of the army, depending on the current operational functions of the post. It was built in the early 1860's as ... More
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, 395 Biddle Boulevard, Leavenworth,...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Calvin Sayers House, Madison Street, Nicodemus, Graham County, KS
See HABS No. KS-49 for list of structures that are contributing to the historic district & fieldnotes. Significance: Outstanding example of relatively large residence with some architectural detailing. Existin... More
Col. Fremont's last grand exploring expedition in 1856
Fremont and his abolitionist supporters are ridiculed. In particular, the artist condemns the Republican candidate's alliance with New York "Tribune" editor Horace Greeley and Henry Ward Beecher and Beecher's r... More
Deister Farmstead, House, Route 442, Stull, Douglas County, KS
Survey number: HABS KS-36-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Kansas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Deister Farmstead, House, Route 442, Stull, Douglas County, KS
Survey number: HABS KS-36-A Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Kansas City in 1855 & 1887 - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Co...
Print showing view of Kansas City as it looked in 1855 and bird's-eye views of several buildings present in Kansas City in 1887. 21952 U.S. Copyright Office. (inscribed in pencil). Copyrighted by The Lanward S... More
Morrow House, 1408 Kentucky Street, Lawrence, Douglas County, KS
Survey number: HABS KS-43 Building/structure dates: 1865-1870 Initial Construction
Morrow House, 1408 Kentucky Street, Lawrence, Douglas County, KS
Survey number: HABS KS-43 Building/structure dates: 1865-1870 Initial Construction
Fort Leavenworth, Building No. 37, 630-632 Thomas Avenue, Leavenworth,...
Significance: Building #37 is one of a few quarters illustrating the residential development of the West End Parade ground in the late 1880's. The West End Parade after the establishment of the Infantry and Ca... More
Railroad bridge across Grasshopper creek, Kansas, 336 miles west of St...
No. 73. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More
George Spangerberger Farmstead, East Tool Shed, 2012 West Illinois Ave...
Significance: The east tool shed contributes to the historic character of the George Spangerberger Farmstead. Survey number: HABS KS-77-F Building/structure dates: 1940 Initial Construction
Fletcher-Switzer House, Washington & Second Streets, Nicodemus, Graham...
See HABS No. KS-49 for list of structures that are contributing to the historic district & fieldnotes. Significance: The Fletcher-Switzer site was an important focus of activity on the Nicodemus town-site. The ... More
Fletcher-Switzer House, Washington & Second Streets, Nicodemus, Graham...
See HABS No. KS-49 for list of structures that are contributing to the historic district & fieldnotes. Significance: The Fletcher-Switzer site was an important focus of activity on the Nicodemus town-site. The ... More
Olive Beach House, 603 Ohio, Lawrence, Douglas County, KS
Survey number: HABS KS-32 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Eisenhower House, Abilene, Dickinson County, KS
Survey number: HABS KS-4 Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Eisenhower House, Abilene, Dickinson County, KS
Survey number: HABS KS-4 Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Parker Bridge, Spanning Verdigris River 1.5 miles Southeast of Coffeyv...
Significance: The combination bowstring/camelback bridge is a riveted steel high through truss and is one of only five camelbacks known to exist in the state. The bowstring pony truss is the only identified ex... More
Fort Leavenworth, Building No. 16, 24 Sumner Place, Leavenworth, Leave...
Significance: Building #16 and its duplicate, #15, retain a high degree of integrity in their architecture and in their setting. These structures are fine examples of the frame Italianate cottage. Buildings o... More
Stone sawing mill, Junction City, Kansas, 423 miles west of St. Louis,...
No. 110. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his pho... More
State University, Lawrence, Kansas, 323 miles west of St. Louis, Mo.
No. 38. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More
Fort Union, Lawrence, Kansas, 323 miles west of St. Louis, Mo.
No. 39. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More
Fort Leavenworth, Building No. 18, 16-18 Sumner Place, Leavenworth, Le...
Significance: Building #18 occupies a prominent position on Main Parade, situated between the old Post Commander's House and the Rookery. Its site was that of an early frame officers' quarters of the Fort. Bu... More
Onion Creek Bridge, Spanning Onion Creek .1 mile South of U.S. 166, Co...
Significance: From the National Register nomination: "The bridge is unique in that it is one of only two vertical end post Parker trusses in Kansas, and retains a high degree of its integrity. It is also uniqu... More
Onion Creek Bridge, Spanning Onion Creek .1 mile South of U.S. 166, Co...
Significance: From the National Register nomination: "The bridge is unique in that it is one of only two vertical end post Parker trusses in Kansas, and retains a high degree of its integrity. It is also uniqu... More
Fort Riley, Building No. 100, 100 Schofield Circle, Riley, Riley Count...
Significance: This is one of two almost identical residences built in 1887-1888 for the commanding officers of each division of the school for Cavalry and Light Artillery. Quarters #100 was built for the Comma... More
Fort Larned, Officers' Quarters (South), Larned, Pawnee County, KS
Significance: Fort Larned was originally built of adobe. In 1865 the first stone structure was erected. By 1868 there were ten permanent sandstone buildings. Nine of these still stand to be viewed by the pub... More
Fort Larned, Officers' Quarters (South), Larned, Pawnee County, KS
Significance: Fort Larned was originally built of adobe. In 1865 the first stone structure was erected. By 1868 there were ten permanent sandstone buildings. Nine of these still stand to be viewed by the pub... More
Fort Larned, Officers' Quarters (South), Larned, Pawnee County, KS
Significance: Fort Larned was originally built of adobe. In 1865 the first stone structure was erected. By 1868 there were ten permanent sandstone buildings. Nine of these still stand to be viewed by the pub... More
Nicodemus Historic District, Nicodemus, Graham County, KS
Significance: Nicodemus, Kansas, represents the earliest and most prosperous midwestern black settlement associated with the massive westward migration of former slaves out of the south during Reconstruction. ... More
Nicodemus Historic District, Nicodemus, Graham County, KS
Significance: Nicodemus, Kansas, represents the earliest and most prosperous midwestern black settlement associated with the massive westward migration of former slaves out of the south during Reconstruction. ... More
Kandt-Domann Farmstead, State Route 3, Hope, Dickinson County, KS
See HABS No. KS-42-A thru KS-42-J for individual structures within complex. Significance: A Prussian immigrant John Kandt, homesteaded the farm in 1859 and many of the structures date from, as early as 1862. E... More
Fort Leavenworth, Building No. 436, 5 Riverside Avenue, Leavenworth, L...
Significance: Building #436 is a unique example of vernacular residential design built at Fort Leavenworth in the mid 1880's. Its design makes a valuable contribution to the neighborhood, which is also compose... More
Fort Leavenworth, Building No. 436, 5 Riverside Avenue, Leavenworth, L...
Significance: Building #436 is a unique example of vernacular residential design built at Fort Leavenworth in the mid 1880's. Its design makes a valuable contribution to the neighborhood, which is also compose... More
Beaumont St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Water Tank, Third & D Stre...
Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Beaumont St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Water Tank, Third & D Stre...
Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Beaumont St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Water Tank, Third & D Stre...
Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Clementine Vaughn House, Block 40, Nicodemus, Graham County, KS
Public domain photograph - historical image of Kansas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fifth Street, Leavenworth, Kansas, 809 [309] miles west of St. Louis, ...
No. 52. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More
Fifth Street, Leavenworth, Kansas, 809 [309] miles west of St. Louis, ...
No. 52. Part of series: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his phot... More
Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (H...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (H...
Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Leavenworth Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Leavenworth, Leavenworth ...
See also HAER NE-2 for historical report and additional documentation. Significance: The bridge that George Morison designed for Leavenworth represented a synthesis of his previous thirteen bridges over the Mis... More
Leavenworth Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Leavenworth, Leavenworth ...
See also HAER NE-2 for historical report and additional documentation. Significance: The bridge that George Morison designed for Leavenworth represented a synthesis of his previous thirteen bridges over the Mis... More
Veterans Administration Center, Officers Duplex Quarters, 5302 East Ke...
Significance: The Georgian Colonial Style Officers Duplex Quarters, Building 8, is a contributing structure within the Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center complex which was historically named th... More
Veterans Administration Center, Officers Duplex Quarters, 5302 East Ke...
Significance: The Georgian Colonial Style Officers Duplex Quarters, Building 8, is a contributing structure within the Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center complex which was historically named th... More
Veterans Administration Center, Officers Duplex Quarters, 5302 East Ke...
Significance: The Georgian Colonial Style Officers Duplex Quarters, Building 8, is a contributing structure within the Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center complex which was historically named th... More
Veterans Administration Center, Officers Duplex Quarters, 5302 East Ke...
Significance: The Georgian Colonial Style Officers Duplex Quarters, Building 8, is a contributing structure within the Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center complex which was historically named th... More
Veterans Administration Center, Officers Duplex Quarters, 5302 East Ke...
Significance: The Georgian Colonial Style Officers Duplex Quarters, Building 8, is a contributing structure within the Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center complex which was historically named th... More
Veterans Administration Center, Officers Duplex Quarters, 5302 East Ke...
Significance: The Georgian Colonial Style Officers Duplex Quarters, Building 8, is a contributing structure within the Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center complex which was historically named th... More
Veterans Administration Center, Officers Duplex Quarters, 5302 East Ke...
Significance: The Georgian Colonial Style Officers Duplex Quarters, Building 8, is a contributing structure within the Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center complex which was historically named th... More
Veterans Administration Center, Officers Duplex Quarters, 5302 East Ke...
Significance: The Georgian Colonial Style Officers Duplex Quarters, Building 8, is a contributing structure within the Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center complex which was historically named th... More
Veterans Administration Center, Officers Duplex Quarters, 5302 East Ke...
Significance: The Georgian Colonial Style Officers Duplex Quarters, Building 8, is a contributing structure within the Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center complex which was historically named th... More
W. K. Bowman-O'Neal Apartment Building, 4313 East Kellogg Street, Wich...
Significance: The 1929 building is associated with multi-family Tudor Revival, Craftsman influenced architecture popular in Wichita during the late 1920s and early 1930s. The O'Neal Apartment Building is also ... More
W. K. Bowman-O'Neal Apartment Building, 4313 East Kellogg Street, Wich...
Significance: The 1929 building is associated with multi-family Tudor Revival, Craftsman influenced architecture popular in Wichita during the late 1920s and early 1930s. The O'Neal Apartment Building is also ... More
W. K. Bowman-O'Neal Apartment Building, 4313 East Kellogg Street, Wich...
Significance: The 1929 building is associated with multi-family Tudor Revival, Craftsman influenced architecture popular in Wichita during the late 1920s and early 1930s. The O'Neal Apartment Building is also ... More
W. K. Bowman-O'Neal Apartment Building, 4313 East Kellogg Street, Wich...
Significance: The 1929 building is associated with multi-family Tudor Revival, Craftsman influenced architecture popular in Wichita during the late 1920s and early 1930s. The O'Neal Apartment Building is also ... More
Constitution Hall, 315 Elmore Street, Lecompton, Douglas County, KS
1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Constitution Hall was built in 1856, probably by Samuel Jones, sheriff of Douglas County and a notorious proslavery champion. It was a commercial ventur... More
Leavenworth National Cemetery, 150 Muncie Road, Leavenworth, Leavenwor...
Address changed to 150 Muncie Road, the address listed on the Veteran's Administration website that more accurately reflects its location Survey number: HALS KS-2
Standard atlas of Harper County, Kansas : including a plat book of the...
Picryl description: Public domain image of printed material, catalog page, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions
Standard atlas of Lyon County, Kansas : including a plat book of the v...
Includes indexes and portraits of early Lyon County residents. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: Front and back boards separated from binding. Vendor:... More
Honorable M.P. Norton of Kansas, Glass negative photograph, American C...
A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas--in the hands of the "border ruffians...
A bitter indictment of the Democratic administration's responsibility for violence and bloodshed in Kansas in the wake of the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act. (See also "Forcing Slavery Down the Throat of a Freesoiler... More
Strong's dime caricatures. No. 2, Little Bo-Peep and her foolish sheep
The second in a series of caricatures criticizing the secession of several Southern states from the Union during the last months of the Buchanan administration. Here the young nursery-rhyme shepherdess Bo-Peep ... More
Haworth, Honorable John of Kansas. Glass Plate Negative, American Civi...
A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sutler's store at Fort Dodge, Kansas / sketched by Theodore R. Davis.
People in general store. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1867 May 25, p. 329.
Bird's eye view of Wyandotte, Wyandotte Co., Kansas 1869.
Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 232 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 6... More