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A page from the 1866 Lawrence City Directory and Business Guide that contains an advertisement for J.S. Boughton's circulating library and reading room, located over George Leis's Drugstore on 90 Massachussetts Street.

Eugene Bovee was drafted into the United States Army in May 1942. He served as a military intelligence lieutenant with a censorship group until 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston, Bovee talked about his military experiences during World War II.…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Jenny Wren Gingy Mix 10 Pony Hitch on the front. Photograph is of a man sitting at the front of a horse drawn carriage, man's head is another , 10 horses are hitched to the carriage and running. At…

Postcard with a Zephyr Flour advertisement on the front. At the left side of the postcard is an illustration of a flour sack with wheat arms and wheat legs, the flour sack's face is winking, and the left hand is holding a loaf of bread. At the bottom…

Postcard with a colored image of Bowersock Mills on the front. Image is of the two mills with the bridge in the foreground and the railroad tracks underneath. Image is a photograph colored in by hand. At the top of the left side "Home of Zephyr…

Postcard with a colored image of Bowersock Mills on the front. Image is of the two mills with the bridge in the foreground and the railroad tracks underneath. Image is a photograph colored in by hand. At the top of the left side "Home of Zephyr…

Postcard with a colored image of Bowersock Mills on the front. Image is of the two mills with the bridge in the foreground and the railroad tracks underneath. Image is a photograph colored in by hand. At the top of the left side "Home of Zephyr…

Postcard with an advertisement for a play at the Bowersock Opera House. On the front of the postcard is a black and white photograph of two actors in costume on set. A white border is around the entire photograph. At the bottom border "A.H. Woods…

Postcard with an advertisement for a play at the Bowersock Opera House. On the front of the postcard is a black and white photograph of two actors in costume on set. A white border is around the entire photograph. At the bottom border "A.H. Woods…

Antonette Louise Brecheisen grew up in Douglas County, Kansas, during the Second World War. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston as part of the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project, Brecheisen talked about her experiences living in Kansas as a…

Howard Breitenbucher was drafted into the United States Navy in 1943. He served as a Fireman First Class on the USS Lexington until 1946. Interviewed by Helen Krische on July 14, 2006, Breitenbucher talked about his military experiences during the…

Correspondence from the Brook Creek Neighborhood Association representative, coordinator and the Housing and Neighborhood Develepment Department and the Community Development Block Grant program of the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas.…

Minutes from the meetings of the Brook Creek Neighborhood Association in Lawrence, Kansas. The Brook Creek Neighborhood Association was formerly known as the Brook Creek Neighborhood Improvement Association, and prior to that known as the Far East…

Survey, coding protocol, and demographic information for an undated survey of the Brook Creek neighborhood in Lawrence, Kansas.

Newsletters from the Brook Creek Neighborhood Association in Lawrence, Kansas. This collection of newsletter was compiled by the City of Lawrence Community Development Office; the run is incomplete.

Newsletters from the Brook Creek Neighborhood Association in Lawrence, Kansas. This collection of newsletter was compiled by the City of Lawrence Community Development Office; the run is incomplete.

Newsletters from the Brook Creek Neighborhood Association in Lawrence, Kansas. This collection of newsletter was compiled by the City of Lawrence Community Development Office; the run is incomplete.

Newsletters from the Brook Creek Neighborhood Association in Lawrence, Kansas. This collection of newsletter was compiled by the City of Lawrence Community Development Office; the run is incomplete.

Newsletters from the Brook Creek Neighborhood Association in Lawrence, Kansas. This collection of newsletter was compiled by the City of Lawrence Community Development Office; the run is incomplete.

Newsletters from the Brook Creek Neighborhood Association in Lawrence, Kansas. This collection of newsletter was compiled by the City of Lawrence Community Development Office; the run is incomplete.

Constitution and bylaws for residents and property owners within the boundary of that area of the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, bounded on the east by the City Limits; on the north by the Kaw River; on the west by the Santa Fe Spur Line;…

Byron Brooks enlisted in United States Navy in 1943. He served on the USS West Point, a troopship, transporting troops throughout the Atlantic and Pacific. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston in 2003 as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II…

Postcard with a colored image of Deichman's Crossing on the front. Image depicts the bridge above the Wakarusa River, beneath the bridge are people on a small boat. At the top of the right side "Lawrence, Kans., Scene on Wakarusa River, Deichman's…

A short newspaper article reccounting the details of the first meeting of the Lawrence Library Association and the temporary appointment of officers.

Clara (Ramirez) Bucia and her brother Thomas Ramirez were interviewed by Helen Krische in 2006 as part of an oral history project to document the La Yarda and Mexican-American communities in Lawrence, Kansas. La Yarda was a neighborhood of worker…