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Souvenir postcard for Hutson Hotels. The Eldridge Hotel is in the list of Hutson Hotels. On the front is "Notice to Guests" list about different "rules." The text is black and is surrounded by a black border with a black dot at each corner within the…

Souvenir postcard for Hutson Hotels. The Eldridge Hotel is in the list of Hutson Hotels. On the front is "Notice to Guests" list about different "rules." The text is black and is surrounded by a black border. On the back at the the top of the left…

Souvenir postcard for Hutson Hotels. The Eldridge Hotel is in the list of Hutson Hotels. On the front is "Notice to Guests" list about different "rules." The text is mostly red with the beginning letter of each new rule in yellow. A Yellow horseshoe…

Postcard with a bill for the Hutson Hotels on the front. A note is typed in black ink stating that the Hutson Hotels owes the $3.00 for an Eldridge Hotel road sign. On the back the postcard is addressed to Mr. E.B. Eibes in Tonganoxie, Kansas with 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…

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

Homer Frank served in the United States Army Air Corps (155th Photo Recon Outfit) from 1942 to 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on November 23, 2007, Frank talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Frank was born on March…

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…

Herman Cox was a Merchant Marine during the Second World War. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on March 15, 2007, Cox talked about his experiences, and how the Merchant Marine contributed to the war effort. Cox was born on August 23, 1927, in…

A portrait of Helen Mary Hewitt, who would marry Jerome Griswold and later George Banks. The photograph shows her aged 18 to 25 wearing a flowered bonnet and black dress with a fur collar.

An obituary in The Daily Gazette of Helen Griswold Banks, Quantrill's Raid widow and city librarian from 1867-1870.

Hazel (Leeper) Burgert served in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) from 1943 to December 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on June 26, 2007, Burgert talked about her experiences during the Second World War. Burgert was born on June 21,…

Harold Wray served in the United States Army (12th Air Corps) from 1942 to 1945. After the war, he served in the Reserve until he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1973. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on August 30, 2005, Wray talked about his…

Harold R. Jones joined in the United States Navy (Signalman’s Corps) in 1944. He served on the tugboat, the Sombrero Key, with the Merchant Marine until he was discharged in 1946. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on March 29, 2006, Jones talked about…

Harold Jehle was inducted into the United States Army in 1942 and served in the Flying Grasshoppers, 2nd Army Air Force LTE at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, until 1946. Prior to enlisting, he worked as a mechanic for the Army Air Corps in Kansas as a…

Harold Goss joined the United States Army (Air Corps) in 1942. He served in the 36th Fighter Group, 53rd Squadron. Interviewed by Helen Krische on June 21, 2006, Goss talked about his military experiences. Goss was born in Pleasanton, Kansas on…

Harold D. Jones served in the United States Army (102nd Infantry Division) from 1943 to 1946. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on March 13, 2006, Jones talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Jones was born in Osage City, Kansas on…

Harold Cartwright was drafted into the United States Army (Infantry) in 1944. He served as a rifleman in the 32nd Division. He also served as a Corporal in General MacArthur’s Honor Guard in Tokyo for nine months. Interviewed by Deborah Pye on…

Harold Ballew served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. Interviewed by Helen Krische on March 15, 2007, Ballew talked about his experiences during the Second World War. In this two-part interview, Ballew shared photographs of the Crusade,…

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…

A photograph of the Griswold residence, where Dr. J.F. Griswold, Josiah Trask, Mr. Thorpe, and Harlow W. Baker were killed during Quantrill's Raid in 1863. The house survived the burning of the town. Allegedly, some men were sent to set fire to the…

Postcard with a small black and white photograph of Haskell Institute on the front. The photograph is on the left side and depicts the campus from a distance. At the bottom of the photograph "Haskell Institute (Indian School)" is printed in white…

Postcard with a black and white photograph of Massachusetts Street on the front. Photograph is small and oval shaped and positioned at the top left corner of the postcard. Photograph is looking south down Massachusetts Street and at the bottom…

A photograph of Lillian J. Constant's grave marker at the Mount Hope Cemetery (Topeka, Kan.). It shows a simple stone with her name and dates of birth and death engraved.

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.