Series 1

Box 1

Leslie's, 1855-1907

Series 2

Box 2

Harper's, 1857-1909

Series 3

Box 3

Various Sources, 1878-1930

Series 1 -- Leslie's

Box 1

1855-12-15

Constitutional Convention, Kansas Territory; The Monster Mormon Grasshopper

Subjects: Constitutional Convention; entomology

Comments: Illustrations

Box 1

1856-07-26

Kansas - Col. Sumner arriving at Constitution Hall

Subjects: Dispersement of the Legislature

Comments: Illustration and text

Box 1

1856-10-04

"Free State Prisoners," taken at their camp, near Lecompton, Kansas territory

Subjects: Geo. W. Brown, John Brown, Jun., Judge Smith, Gov. Charles Robinson, Gaius Jenkins, Williams, Geo. W. Deitzler

Comments: Illustration

Box 1

1856-10-04

United States troops as they appeared in camp guarding the free state prisoners, near Lecompton, Kansas territory

Subjects: Free state prison camp

Comments: Illustration (panoramic)

Box 1

1858-12-25

The cities of Kansas

Subjects: Leavenworth, Topeka, Lecompton, Lawrence

Comments: Text only

Box 1

1858-12-25

The cities of Kansas

Subjects: Leavenworth, Topeka, Lawrence

Comments: Illustrations

Box 1

1869-12-25

English boys at the Erie railroad depot, on their way to College Farm, Wakefield, Kansas, from Earl Shaftesbury's Reform School, London.

Subjects: College Farm, Wakefield, Kansas

Comments: Illustration

Box 1

1871-06-10

The Far West - interior of a dug-out on the line of the Kansas-Pacific Railway; The Far West - Exterior covering of a dug-out on the line of the Kansas-Pacific Railway; A dug-out on the plains (text)

Subjects: Dug-out

Comments: Illustrations and text, duplicate in color

Box 1

1875-03-20

Central Kansas - Interior of the temporary home of the Russian Mennonites

Subjects: Russian Mennonites

Comments: Illustration

Box 1

1875-03-20

Central Kansas - The Russian Mennonites' settlement

Subjects: Gnadenau, the vale of grace; temporary home of the Russian Mennonites, Mennonites at worship on the prairie; Gnadenau, looking east; Halstead, and a Mennonite mill

Comments: Illustrations

Box 1

1877-00-00

Kansas - Dedication of a monument to John Brown, on the twenty-first anniversary of the Battle of Osawatomie, August 30th

Subjects: John Brown, Battle of Osawatomie

Comments: Illustration

Box 1

1877-06-16

Kansas - The May floods - A railway excursion party being conveyed in boats from a train to the shore; Destructive spring floods in Kansas (text)

Subjects: Floods

Comments: Illustration and text, 2 copies

Box 1

1878-07-27

Kansas - Raising supplies of meat for foreign markets - A herd of Texas "long-horns" being driven to the cattle rendezvous, Dodge City

Subjects: Cattle drive, Dodge City

Comments: Color illustration; duplicate in German

Box 1

1879-10-18

Kansas - Visit of President Hayes and party to the agricultural fair at Neosho Falls, September 25th

Subjects: President Hayes responding to the address of welcome; buck-horn chair presented to the President; symbolic arch at the entrance to the fair-grounds; viewing the display of fruit in Floral Hall

Comments: Color illustrations and text

Box 1

1879-10-18

Kansas - The agricultural fair at Neosho Falls - President and Mrs. Hayes viewing the seventeen-feet-high corn stalks; Kansas - the farmers' camp-ground at the Neosho Falls fair

Subjects: Neosho Falls fair

Comments: Color illustrations; duplicate in German

Box 1

1881-01-01

Kansas - The Last Invasion of the Red Man's Home - The Settlers' Raid on Oklahoma

Subjects: Soldiers in the rear, Col. Coppinger and the emigrants, drilling in the camp, Sunday service in camp

Comments: Illustrations

Box 1

1881-06-18

Caption in German

Subjects: Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri

Comments: Illustration

Box 1

1882-00-00

Caption in German

Subjects: Tornado in Rice County, April 6, 1882

Comments: Illustration

Box 1

1885-00-00

Caption in German

Subjects: Native American

Comments: Illustration

Box 1

1885-03-28

Kansas - The boomer's invasion of Oklahoma - view of the camp at Arkansas City

Subjects: A boomer's outfit near the east centre of the camp; interior of a tent; view of campsite

Comments: Illustrations, 2 copies

Box 1

1885-04-04

Kansas - The proposed invasion of Oklahoma - scenes at the boomers' camp at Arkansas City

Subjects: Capt. W. L. Couch, the boomer leader; headquarters; retiring for the night; Capt. Couch's tent

Comments: Illustrations, duplicate in color

Box 1

1885-06-20

Kansas - The transfer of the Nez Perces - The Indians boarding a train at Arkansas City for their old home in Idaho

Subjects: Transferring of the Native Americans

Comments: Color illustration

Box 1

1885-09-26

Kansas - Monument of General Grant, constructed of corn-ears, on the state fair grounds at Peabody

Subjects: monument to General Grant

Comments: Color illustration

Box 1

1887-04-23

Destructive prairie fires in Kansas - endangered settlers taking refuge in the plowed fields

Subjects: prairie fires

Comments: Illustration

Box 1

1887-05-07

Kansas - Terrible effects of the cylcone of April 21st at Prescott - two hundred buildings demolished, and thirty persons killed and injured

Subjects: Tornado in Prescott

Comments: Illustration

Box 1

1887-05-07

Kansas - Scenes in the track of the cyclone of April 21st; Tornadoes and Storms (partial text)

Subjects: A storm-cellar; interior of cellar during progress of the cyclone

Comments: Illustrations and text, 2 copies

Box 1

1887-05-28

Kansas - Views in the city of Emporia - two of its educational institutions and one of its principal streets

Subjects: The Presbyterian College; Southwest corner of Commercial Street and Fifth Avenue; The State Normal School

Comments: Illustrations and text

Box 1

1887-07-02

Kansas - Views in Fort Scott, the business centre of the southeastern part of the state

Subjects: Main street, looking south; artesian well; east side market square; depot of Kansas City, Fort Scott and the Gulf Railroad; view from the junction of Market and Wall streets

Comments: Illustrations

Box 1

1887-07-16

Kansas - Views in and around the historic city of Lawrence

Subjects: Episcopal Church; Main building, Kansas University; Kansas River above Lawrence; Massachusetts Avenue; Water-power below the dam; Congregational Church

Comments: Illustrations

Box 1

1888-00-00

Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, Kansas

Subjects: Oskaloosa and women in government (Mary Lowman, Carrie Johnson, Hanna Morse)

Comments: Illustrations

Box 1

1888-01-21

Kansas - The United States Military Prison at Fort Leavenworth

Subjects: military prison

Comments: Illustration

Box 1

1888-04-21

A Revolution in Municipal Government - A Kansas town governed by women

Subjects: View of Oskaloosa, with portraits of the mayor and common council (Mary Lowman, Carrie Johnson, Sadie Balsley, Hanna Morse, Emma Hamilton, Mittie Josephine Golden)

Comments: Illustrations

Box 1

1889-00-00

Caption in German

Subjects: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; rifles

Comments: Illustration

Box 1

1890-01-04

The Leading Financial Institutions of the West

Subjects: The Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Trust Co., Kansas City; The U. S. Savings Bank, Topeka, Kansas; The National Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

Comments: Illustrations

Box 1

1892-06-16

The recent terrible cyclone at Wellington, Kansas

Subjects: A partial view of the ruins; looking south, west side of business street; the old court house; view from the top of the opera house, looking north; ruins of the Phillips House; inspecting the ruins; wreck of the Lutheran Church

Comments: Photographs

Box 1

1893-01-26

The political struggle in the Kansas Legislature - rival Houses in session with two presiding officers at the Speaker's desk

Subjects: Kansas Legislature

Comments: Illustrations

Box 1

1907-09-26

The Regeneration of a Western Valley

Subjects: Garden City's $900,000 enterprise - first beet sugar factory erected in Kansas; Steam-plow in the Arkansas Valley turning over many furrows at a time; Pond created for irrigation purposes - water pumped up from the underflow by a gasoline engine

Comments: Text and photographs

Box 1

0000-00-00

Kansas City's phenomenal growth - important new enterprises - the new Winner Bridge

Subjects: Kansas City Bridge and Terminal Railway - the Winner Bridge; end view; William H. Parmenter; Building the bridge

Comments: Illustrations

Box 1

0000-00-00

Caption in German

Subjects: Ossawatomie (sic), Kansas (hospital?)

Comments: Illustration

Series 2 -- Harper's

Box 2

1857-06-06

The Governor's Mansion, Lecompton, Kansas Territory; Lane's Fort on Mount Oread, Near Lawrence, Kansas Territory; Famous places in Kansas ( text )

Subjects: Buildings in Kansas

Comments: Illustrations and text

Box 2

1857-06-06

Lane's Fort on Mount Oread, Near Lawrence, Kansas Territory

Subjects: Lawrence

Comments: Illustration

Box 2

1863-09-05

The destruction of the city of Lawrence, Kansas, and the massacre of its inhabitants by the rebel guerrillas, August 21, 1863

Subjects: Quantrill's raid of Lawrence

Comments: Illustration, 2 copies

Box 2

1863-09-19

The ruins of Lawrence, Kansas; The Destruction of Lawrence, Kansas (text)

Subjects: Quantrill's Raid of Lawrence

Comments: Illustration and text

Box 2

1866-01-27

Butterfield's Overland Mail-Coach starting out from Atchison, Kansas; Driving the first spike on the Atchison and Pike's Peak Railroad; Eastern Terminus of Butterfield's Overland Route, Atchison, Kansas; Our artist's trip on the Overland Route - "Council of War" on the Plains

Subjects: Railroads, stagecoaches

Comments: Illustrations; 2 copies

Box 2

1866-05-26

Little Rock, Arkansas; Southern Pictures (text)

Subjects: Big Rock on the Arkansas River

Comments: Illustrations and text

Box 2

1866-07-28

Commercial Street, Atchison, Kansas

Subjects: Atchison

Comments: Illustration

Box 2

1867-05-25

Interior of Fort Dodge, Kansas; Sutler's Store at Fort Dodge, Kansas; text

Subjects: Fort Dodge, Kansas

Comments: Illustrations and text; 2 copies

Box 2

1867-05-25

Indian Council at Fort Dodge, Kansas, between General Hancock and the Kiowa Chiefs; The Indian War (text)

Subjects: Altela, Chief of the Kiowas; Set-Im-Ga-Er, or "Stumbling Bear"; Ten-E-Au-Coop, or "Kicking Bird"

Comments: Illustrations and text; 2 copies

Box 2

1867-06-08

Fort Larned, Kansas; The Indian War (text)

Subjects: Sa-Tan-Ti, Chief of the Kiowas; Little Raven, Chief of the Arapahoes

Comments: Illustrations and text; 3 copies

Box 2

1867-06-15

Valley of Spring Creek, Kansas Pacfic Railroad; Cave on Mulberry Creek, Kansas Pacific Railroad; Look's Ranche, Kansas Pacific Railroad; Pulpit Rock on Alum Creek, Kansas Pacific Railroad; The Kansas Pacific Railroad (text)

Subjects: Kansas Pacific Railroad

Comments: Illustrations and text; 2nd partial copy

Box 2

1867-07-06

Buffalo-hunting on the Plains by officers of the United States Army; The Buffalo Hunt ( text )

Subjects: Sport hunting; the chase, the wounded bull, the herd leader, the champion hunter, cutting out the tongues, the feed, counting the tongues, Maj. Morrow, Col. Wickliffe Cooper

Comments: Illustrations and text

Box 2

1867-11-16

Indian lodge at Medicine Creek, Kansas - Scene of the late Indian Peace Council; Council at Medicine Creek Lodge with the Kiowa and Comanche Indians

Subjects: Native Americans

Comments: Illustrations

Box 2

1867-12-21

Prairie chicken shooting in Kansas

Subjects: Sport hunting

Comments: Illustration; 2 copies

Box 2

1868-10-17

Engagement of Colonel Forsyth's command with the Indians at Small Island, September 17, 1868; Attack on Colonel Forsyth's command ( text )

Subjects: Native Americans

Comments: Illustrations and text

Box 2

1869-01-23

Altar of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Leavenworth, Kansas; Altar of Leavenworth Cathedral ( text )

Subjects: Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, Leavenworth

Comments: Illustrations and text; 2 copies

Box 2

1873-03-01

Scene in the Kansas State-House when the bribe money was handed to the presiding officer; Senator Pomeroy's defeat ( text )

Subjects: Hon. Samuel C. Pomeroy, United States Senator from Kansas; Hon. A. M. York, Mr. Pomeroy's accuser

Comments: Illustrations and text

Box 2

1873-06-07

The Bender Murders near Cherryvale, Kansas

Subjects: The Bender Shanty; Scene of the Bender Murders; The grave of Dr. York

Comments: Illustrations

Box 2

1873-11-08

Leaf from a sketch-book; text

Subjects: A smoking city - Pittsburg; a sunny home on the Neosho River; taking water in the Prairie, prairie chickens for sale; a surprise party; herding with comfort; going to church; a market day in Parsons City - 18 months old.

Comments: Illustrations

Box 2

1874-02-28

"Busted!" - A deserted railroad town in Kansas

Subjects: Railroad town

Comments: Illustration; 2 copies

Box 2

1874-07-11

A Kansas land-office

Subjects: Real estate

Comments: Illustration

Box 2

1874-09-12

Limestone in Kansas

Subjects: limestone

Comments: Illustration

Box 2

1877-09-22

The John Brown Monument, Osawatomie, Kansas

Subjects: "Old John Brown"; cabin near Osawatomie, Kansas; oration on the battle ground of Osawatomie; dedication of the monument; the monument at Osawatomie

Comments: Illustrations

Box 2

1879-02-08

The first public inauguration of a governor in Kansas, January 13, 1879 - The State-House in Topeka; Governor St. John, of Kansas ( text )

Subjects: The Hon. John P. St. John, Governor of Kansas, The late John Blair Scribner

Comments: Illustrations and text; 4 copies

Box 2

1879-07-05

The Colored Exodus - Scenes at Topeka, Kansas [Terminal station of the colored exodus - Floral Hall and Secretary's Office, now in use as barracks - fair grounds; religious services in the north wing of Floral Hall; group in the south wing of Floral Hall]

Subjects: Kansas African-Americans

Comments: Illustrations; 2 copies

Box 2

1880-01-31

Another investigation committee [Self-appointed gent. " An' what right have you, sure, to be afther laving your native place an' coming here? Spake!"]

Subjects: Kansas African-Americans

Comments: Illustration

Box 2

1884-04-05

Departure of the "Corn Train" from Wichita, Kansas; Uncle Abram makes a discovery and hears a voice

Subjects: Agriculture; African-Americans

Comments: Illustrations

Box 2

1886-12-18

Coursing jack-rabbits at Great Bend, Kansas; The meet of the American Coursing Club ( text )

Subjects: Coursing, sport hunting

Comments: Illustration and text

Box 2

1888-11-03

The City of Hutchinson ( text )

Subjects: Clinton C. Hutchinson; The Masonic Temple; First Avenue, east from Main Street; The Residence of Mrs. John Puterbaugh; View in Glendale Park; Main Street; The First Presbyterian Church; The County Jail; The North Side School House

Comments: Illustrations and text

Box 2

1889-09-14

The Grant Monument at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; The Grant Monument ( text )

Subjects: Grant Monument

Comments: Illustration and text

Box 2

1890-06-07

Ninth Street, Kansas City, looking west from Walnut Street

Subjects: Kansas City

Comments: Illustration

Box 2

1890-07-26

The new University building at Topeka

Subjects: Washburn University

Comments: Illustration

Box 2

1893-02-16

The Kansas trouble at Topeka

Subjects: Arrival of the Militia at the East Wing of the State Capitol on the Afternoon of February 16th

Comments: Illustration

Box 2

1897-02-20

The Senator from Kansas preparing an oratorical eruption

Subjects: William Peffer

Comments: Illustration

Box 2

1898-00-00

Typical street scene in Topeka, Kansas; Eight wagons, containing 19,000 pounds of corn, drawn by one team, Manhattan, Kansas; Prosperity in Kansas and Nebraska ( text ); comparative tables of Kansas banks ( charts )

Subjects: Commerce, agriculture

Comments: Photographs, text, chart

Box 2

1899-00-00

A Kansas irrigator's pump and fish-pond; what irrigation does for kafir corn in kansas; Individual irrigation ( text )

Subjects: irrigation, windmills

Comments: Illustrations, photographs, text

Box 2

1899-00-00

Our new possessions - A parade feature; King Corn - A parade feature in Atchison; Corn, cattle, and contentment ( text )

Subjects: Agriculture

Comments: Illustrations, photograph, text

Box 2

1899-04-22

Manila - The ammunition-train and reserves of the 20th Kansas volunteers, Colonel Frederick Funston, marching through Caloocan at night after the battle of February 10 - the town was totally destroyed by fire

Subjects: Military

Comments: Illustration and text

Box 2

1909-00-00

The University as an Aid to Commerce ( text)

Subjects: Photographs and text

Comments:

Box 2

1909-00-00

The Senatorial Hall of Fame

Subjects: Kansas Senators Joseph Bristow and Charles Curtis

Comments: Illustration

Box 2

0000-00-00

Cottages of Kansas State Soldiers' Home, Fort Dodge; Branch of the National Soldiers' Home, Leavenworth, Kansas; text

Subjects: Military veterans

Comments: Photographs and text

Box 2

0000-00-00

Irrigation in southwestern Kansas

Subjects: irrigation, artesian wells, "jumbos"

Comments: Illustrations

Series 3 -- Various Sources

Box 3

1878-5-21

The Imprisoned Nez Perces; Chief Joseph; The camp near the post of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (from The Daily Graphic)

Subjects: Native Americans

Comments: Illustrations and text

Box 3

1856-00-00

The above views of Kansas, were taken for this work in May, 1856. The large building, in the central part of the engraving of Lawrence, is the Free State Hotel, which was destroyed the week after this view was drawn. Near the river bank is seen a breastwork, which had been erected for defense by the citizens.

Subjects: Lawrence; Front Street, Leavenworth City; Old Elm, Leavenworth City; State-House, Lecompton; Shawnee Mission

Comments: Illustrations and text

Box 3

1857-04-25

Conference of Kaw Indians (Kansas) with the United States' Commissioner of Indian Affairs

 (from The Illustrated London News)

Subjects: Native Americans

Comments: Illustration

Box 3

1858-00-00

Kaw Indians of Kanzas, before the U. S. Commissioner at Washington (from Ballou's Pictoral Drawing-Room Companion)

Subjects: Native Americans

Comments: Color illustration and text

Box 3

1868-10-10

Attack of Indians on a "bull-train" near Sheridan, Kansas

Subjects: Native Americans

Comments: Illustration

Box 3

1874-02-20

Hon. James M. Harvey, U. S. Senator from Kansas (from The Daily Graphic)

Subjects: Republican Senator James M. Harvey

Comments: Illustration and text

Box 3

1875-00-00

Central Kansas - The public well at the temporary home of the Russian Mennonites

Subjects: Russian Mennonites

Comments: Illustration and text

Box 3

1878-00-00

Special Geography of Kansas

Subjects: View of Leavenworth; view of Atchison; seal of the city of Leavenworth, Kansas

Comments: Illustrations and text

Box 3

1879-00-00

En Route for Kansas - Fleeing from the Yellow River

Subjects: African Americans

Comments: Illustration

Box 3

1880-00-00

The Seedling Voter - Southern Exotics in Western Soil (from Puck)

Subjects: African Americans

Comments: Illustration

Box 3

1888-00-00

Residence of W. A. Kissick, Section 21, Greeley Township; Sherwood and Rohr, (stock-farm), Section 36, Grant Township

Subjects: Sedgwick County, Kansas, Residences

Comments: Color illustrations

Box 3

1888-00-00

Residence of William Falk, Section 10, Eagle Township; Residence of J. E. McClallen, Section 34, Attica Township

Subjects: Sedgwick County, Kansas, Residences

Comments: Color illustrations

Box 3

1888-00-00

Residence of David Davis, Section 32. Nennescah (sic) Township; Residence of Wm. M. Burns, Section 16, Park Township; Residence of N. C. Smith, (160 acres for sale) Section 7, Nennescah (sic) Township

Subjects: Sedgwick County, Kansas, Residences

Comments: Color illustrations

Box 3

1889-00-00

Kansas General Statutes; The Western Farm Mortgage Trust Company, Lawrence [full page advertisement from unknown book]

Subjects: George W. Crane and Company; tax information, supreme court, mortgage bonds

Comments: Text

Box 3

1892-02-13

Untitled article about Topeka (from The Graphic)

Subjects: main hall of Washburn College; Bethany College; general office of Santa Fe Railway; Kansas Avenue; Coffer Dam; The Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe railroad yard; Steam Boiler Works; Crosby Roller Milling Co.; Hall & O'Donald Lithograph Co.; Hotel Throop; residence of Mr. C. C. Baker; Grand Opera House; Shawnee Roller Mills; Mill & Elevator Co.; Col. N. S. Goss, of Topeka; Hon. Thos. Ryan, U. S. Minister to Mexico

Comments: Illustrations, photographs, and text

Box 3

1893-02-25

The Kansas Embroglio. - Speaker Douglass breaking into the Hall of Representatives

Subjects: The Populists, Kansas Legislature

Comments: Illustration

Box 3

1895-11-23

A high pressure gas well in Kansas (from Scientific American)

Subjects: Gas well

Comments: Illustration and text

Box 3

1896-00-00

The Campaign Liar - "The price of wheat is going up every day, while the price of silver is decreasing, contrary to Mr. Bryan's arguments." (from Judge)

Subjects: Wheat, William Jennings Bryan, silver standard

Comments: Color illustration

Box 3

1897-08-21

"It is to laugh." - The calamity-howler is out of a job. (from Judge)

Subjects: Protective tariff; wheat

Comments: Color illustration

Box 3

1898-00-00

Back to Work. Uncle Sam - "Having satisfactorily settled that little difficulty with Spain, I will now get to work on the great grain harvest of 1898." (from Judge)

Subjects: Grain harvest, Spanish-American War

Comments: Color illustration

Box 3

1901-07-13

A typical Kansas zinc-ore reducing mill (from Scientific American)

Subjects: Zinc mining

Comments: Photograph and text

Box 3

1903-02-28

A farmer and his family seeking refuge in a storm-cellar (from The Illustrated London News)

Subjects: Tornado shelter

Comments: Illustrations

Box 3

1918-12-19

The Breeder's Gazette

Subjects: Advertisement of prizewinning cattle

Comments: Photographs and text

Box 3

1930-00-00

University scientists find this new oil lasts longer (from Texaco Motor Oil advertisement)

Subjects: University of Kansas

Comments: Color illustration and text

Box 3

0000-00-00

Camp Funston

Subjects: Camp Funston, panoramic postcard

Box 3

0000-00-00

Kanzas City

Subjects: Kansas City

Comments: Illustration

Box 3

0000-00-00

The metropolis of the new west - works of the Kansas City smelting and refining company

Subjects: Kansas industry

Comments: Illustrations

Box 3

0000-00-00

New Capitol of Kansas, at Lecompton City

Subjects: State capitol building

Comments: Illustration

Box 3

0000-00-00

Bird's-Eye view of Fort Riley, Kansas; Remains of the first Kansas State House; "Geographical Center" of the United States

Subjects: Kansas history

Comments: Photographs and text

Box 3

0000-00-00

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Subjects: U. S. Pacific Railroad Expedition & Surveys, 35th Parallel

Comments: Color lithograph