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  • Collection: You Are Local History Community Digitization Project

ArcFlashposter.jpg
A concert poster for Arc Flash, designed by Tanner Spreer, a graphic design artist, Lawrence local, and band member of Psychic Heat. This poster was printed on a risograph, an alternative to silk-screen printing that allows designers to create…

bogusmanposter.jpg
A concert poster for Bogusman, designed by Tanner Spreer, a graphic design artist, Lawrence local, and band member of Psychic Heat. This poster was printed on a risograph, an alternative to silk-screen printing that allows designers to create…

CampusCarryExpirationBumperSticker2017-page-001.jpg
Yellow and black bumper sticker with the words 'Expires July 1, 2017' above two phone numbers to the State Capitol and Representative Barker. The date signals the end of the exemption from the Personal and Family Protection Act, permitting…

CrackwhoreCocktailRecipes.pdf
Cocktail cards included in the Crackwhore Quarterly Issue #4, with cocktail recipes from local bartenders around Lawrence, along with a cocktail recipe from Xoe Wreckroach, the creator of Crackwhore.

CrackwhorePoster.pdf
Promotional poster for the Crackwhore zine. Poster includes cursive 'Crackwhore' above a framed photograph of a nude man, surrounded by the handwritten words 'the Mentors, 'nudity!!,' 'drugs!,' '*whoroscopes,' 'eye candy,' and 'a serialized…

Doublethroatedhoopnet1950.jpg
Double-throated hoop nets were submerged in the river to catch large quantities of fish. This net has been passed down through the Higgins family to Barbara Higgins-Dover, the director of the Riverkings Museum. Barbara remembers her grandfather…

EighthGradeExaminations1926.pdf
Pamphlet of examination questions for reading, arithmetic, grammar, spelling, geography, United States history, physology and hygiene, civics, and music for the eighth-grade year.

FrancisSportingGoodsSign.jpg
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 hangs in April Dwyer's office as a memento of the family business.

Grabhook1930.jpg
Hook made for snagging individual, large fish without bait required. Fishermen would make these by hand. These hooks were also used for dragging the Kaw River when someone drowned, which was a common occurrence in the early 1900's in Lawrence.

Grapplehook1940.jpg
A grapple hook would be thrown out to retrieve submerged fishing nets. This grapple hook was likely made in Lawrence by a Riverking, a fisherman who made a living fishing during the Kaw River fishing industry boom.

GuinnessAttendeePlaque.pdf
Plaque from the successful Guiness Book of World Records attempt for the 'loudest crowd road at an indoor sports event.' Each attendee of the University of Kansas 2017 basketball game against the West Virginia Mountaineers received a commemorative…

HigherEdUndertheGunTshirt2016.jpg
Gray t-shirt with the words 'Higher Ed Under the Gun' printed over an outline of Kansas state, with the date 'July 1, 2017' printed below the state outline. Megan designed this shirt in 2016 to protest "campus carry," concealed carry policies that…

SwedesPoolHallBilliardBalls.jpg
Two billiard balls, one red and one yellow, from Swede's Pool Hall in the House Building, which opened in 1911.

InnerAltarposter.jpg
A concert poster for Inner Altar, designed by Tanner Spreer, a graphic design artist, Lawrence local, and band member of Psychic Heat. This poster was printed on a risograph, an alternative to silk-screen printing that allows designers to create…

JHouseClothingHanger1908.jpg
Wood and metal clothing hanger printed with the words 'J. House and Son Clothiers and Furnishers, Lawrence, Kansas, patented August 18th, 1908.'

JaystorkCaresTshirt.jpg
White t-shirt with a Jayhawk cartoon holding a smaller Jayhawk wrapped in a white cloth printed on the front. Underneath the cartoon are the words 'Jaystork Cares.' Ian doesn't know the story behind this t-shirt, but found it during a garage sale and…

KansasCoalitionforaGunFreeCampusBanner2016.jpg
Cloth and paint banner with "Kansas Coalition for a Gun-Free Campus" printed next to a pistol with a barrel in the shape of a pencil. This banner was displayed at the 2016 Wescoe protest at the University of Kansas.

KansasPatriotsBrochure2016.pdf
Brochure with a picture of a soldier in camoflauge running, facing front, armed with a rifle on the front page, between the words 'Kansas Patriots for the 2nd Amendment.' The inner folds discuss the Kansas Gun Law (75-7c01) and concealed carry on…

KVKLAfterpartyposter.jpg
An event poster for the KVKL afterparty, designed by Tanner Spreer, a graphic design artist, Lawrence local, and band member of Psychic Heat. This poster was printed on a risograph, an alternative to silk-screen printing that allows designers to…

LawrenceCentennialFlag1954.jpg
Large red flag with a while circle in the middle, with a blue outline of the state of Kansas overlaid with a red rifle and Bible and framed with the words 'Lawrence Centennial' on the top and bottom of the circle. The red rifle and Bible are…

LawrenceCommunityBikeRideTshirtFront2017.jpg
White t-shirt with a bicycle wheel graphic encompassing an outline of the University of Kansas. Included are the words '7th Annual Lawrence Community Bike Ride.' Greg Leung received this t-shirt through participating in the bike ride in 2017.

lhscommencementpamphlet1902.pdf
Commencement pamphlet for the Lawrence High School class of 1902. Includes names of graduating students and the program schedule.

BarbaraKingsolverLetter1993.pdf
Letter from Mary Lou Wright to Barbara Kingsolver, requesting that she visit Lawrence and hold a reading at the Raven Bookstore, given the proximity to Kansas City and Kingsolver's popularity in Lawrence.

ParetskyLetter1990-page-001.jpg
Letter from Mary Lou Wright to Sara Paretsky, wherein Wright gives an overview of the latest Sisters in Crime meeting with Carolyn Hart, Joan Hess, and Jean Hager, including new members and discussions of the future goals of Sisters in Crime as an…

LMHSClassof1931RingFront.jpg
Silver ring with a front design of a small building with colonnades, surrounded by laurels and stars. The letters 'LMHS' appear on the roof of the building. The sides of the ring display the year 1931, along with a notched pattern. On the inside of…
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