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A portrait of the literary society Friends in Council, of which Helen Griswold Banks, Nellie Griswold Palmer, and Mary Simpson were members. The photograph shows the ladies of Lawrence. On the lower right side are grouped Nellie Griswold Palmer…

Segments from an interview with Sandra Wiechert that was conducted by Kaye McIntyre of Kansas Public Radio for a KPR special commemorating the thirty-year anniversary of the 1983 broadcast of The Day After, a made-for-TV movie depicting the aftermath…

Records of marriages in Douglas County, Kansas, from 1885 to 1897, compiled from various sources. Information compiled includes the names of the bride and groom, date of marriage, officiant, and source of information.

Index of the names of teachers, students, and others listed in Goldie Piper Daniels's book, Rural School and Schoolhouses of Douglas County, Kansas. The index was prepared for the Douglas County Genealogical Society. The PDF contains two copies of…

A photograph of Massachusetts Street taken the summer of 1876. The photograph shows a gravel road and a row of horse-drawn carts parked in front of various storefronts, including a drug store and a liquor and cigar store. Also visible are a row of…

A photograph of Massachusetts Street taken the summer of 1876. The photograph shows a gravel road and a row of horse-drawn carts parked in front of various storefronts, one marked "Coal"

A list of all the journalists in Kansas in the 1870s. The list includes J.S. Boughton, who was involved with newspapers both as a printer, an agent, and a traveling correspondent.

John Weatherwax served in the United States Army (Company A, 33rd Infantry Division, 136 Infantry Regiment) from 1941 to 1946. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on November 13, 2006, Weatherwax talked about his military experiences during the Second…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a boy with toys on the front. Photograph shows the boy sitting on the floor with building blocks and a domino tower. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back is a note to Mrs. Francis…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of a young girl holding a kitten on the right half of the front. Young girl is standing barefoot on a porch. On the left side of the front is a note to Edmond Weatherby's brother from Edmond at 1017 Indiana…

1977.055.093 The trees at water edge were once the bank of the Kaw and far above the water edge. Now they were greatly submerged.

1976.1349 Flood at the Union Pacific Depot in North Lawrence.

1976.1348 Flood looking west from the Union Pacific Depot

1976.1031 View across Kaw river floodwaters toward north Lawrence; taken from riverbank just west of 6th St. bridge. Union Pacific Railroad station visible just beyond washed-out north end of bridge.

1976.1023 Photo shows two displaced frame buildings surrounded by rubble, branches and other debris. Caption: "1903 flood" and "North Lawrence" are both written in ink.

1976.1023 Photo shows two displaced frame buildings surrounded by rubble, branches and other debris. Caption: "1903 flood" and "North Lawrence" are both written in ink.

1976.1020 View across the Kaw floodwaters toward downtown Lawrence. Branches and other debris is in the foreground. There is a small grocery store at right."Looking south from the Union Pacific Depot."

1976.1010
The view is looking down a road that is covered with water, branches, and other debris. At right is a building with a sign "Buy Your Clothing at the Palace." This is the aftermath of the 1903 flood in Lawrence, KS. The photograph is from a…

1999.037.030B
Postcard photographs of Locations in Lawrence which were damaged by the 1911 tornado. Downtown from about 7th and Massachusetts looking south.

1994.077.002
A tornado photograph with a very thin funnel curving to the ground from a very dark cloud. The foreground contains a row of one and two story frame houses on the edge of a town which have not been touched by the tornado yet. The cloud…

1994.077.001
A photograph of a storm cloud with a tornadic funnel extending toward the ground but not touching it. The tornado may have touched down earlier as the air around it seems to be full of dust. The foreground of the photo is very dark and…

1986.127.003J
A photo of overturned buildings damaged during the April 11, 1911 tornado.

1986.127.003i
A home destroyed by the tornado in April 11, 1911. Two boys and a man look over the damage to a home.

1983.222.114A photograph shows several heavily damaged buildings being reconstructed. Piles of bricks and other construction material can be seen on the sidewalk. On the extreme right, three or four workmen are doing something, possibly laying brick.…

1983.049.001
600 block of Massachusetts Street in Lawrence after tornado.