Digital Douglas County History

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1951 Flood

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1977.055.067
Taken about 10am before crest of 31.5 had (arrowed?) in afternoon.

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You Are Local History Community Digitization Project

The You Are Local History community digitization project aimed to collect and digitize objects that tell stories about Lawrence, in order to create a…

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The Story of the Lawrence Public Library

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The Lawrence Public Library is an indelible part of the community; it's hard to imagine Lawrence without it. Yet few...

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Francis Sporting Goods Sign

Neon sign for Francis Sporting Goods, a sports gear and equipment store that used to be on Massachusetts Street in the House Building. The sign now…

USS Vammen Ballcap

A USS Vammen hat worn by a neighbor of Anne Tangeman's. This neighbor always sat on the front porch with his wife and watched the Barker neighborhood…

Photograph of the Prentiss residence

The home of Dr. S.B. Prentiss and his wife, Annie J. Soule, in Lawrence, Kansas. Mrs. Prentiss is in the picture with three of her four stepchildren…

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