1904 Wichita, Kansas flood
Date: 1904
Pictured here is the Manhattan Hotel, located on the Northwest corner of Douglas and Topeka at 328 East Douglas Avenue during the 1904 flood in Wichita, Kansas. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1905 Lecompton First Grade, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1905
Photograph of First Grade Lecompton School, 1905, as stated on the back of the photo. Albert Drake in front row in striped shirt. Lenora Caldwell, teacher. Photo mounted on board. Twenty-five students and one teacher. Standing outside in front of wooden doors and stone building. Several African American students in photo. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1912 threshing crew, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1912
This photograph shows a Butler County threshing crew posing with their equipment and mules. Standing third from the left of the largest wheel is Oscar L. Griffith, owner. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1914 Lecompton Fourth Grade; Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1914
Photograph, black and white glued on board. Class picture taken outside in front of school. 4th Grade Lecompton, 1914. Written on verso: "Taken in 1914--when Dorothy [Baughman] was in the 4th grade." Names for photograph taken from two written pages (placed in accession folder). Back row: Margrite (sp?) Wright, teacher, Olma Huey, Gerne Rogers, Ross Carlson, Julia Sehon, Mary Heise, Dale Bartlett, Russel Kerr, Hiram Scott, Don Taylor, Dorothy Drake Baughman, Horace Slavens, Paul Wagenar, George Shaw,; 2nd row: Bryan (or Carry or Harry?) Brisbine, Walter Rist, Rosa Osborn, Ollie Carter, Sarah Dummer, Alice Osborn, Eva Boswell, Edna Anderson, Joe Bronson, Fred Smith; Front Row: Welford Harmon, Frank Luckey, Grace Belcher, Fae Carlson, Catherine (or Kathrine?) Walters, Helen Hogan (or Hoagen?). Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1916 Graduating Class of Lecompton High School, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1916
Photograph of graduating class of 1916 of Lecompton High School, eight seniors sitting on a merry-go-round holding a banner "L.H.S. 1916." On postcard stock. Only one student is identified on verso: "Geo. F. Bahnmaier first man standing on left." Other students are: Louis Schott, Harry Fleenor, Frank Shirley, Louis Jackson, Mabel Cole, Esther Ingham. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1924 Class of Lecompton Elementary School, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1924
1924 Class Photograph of Lecompton Elementary School. Two rows of students are standing in front of the Lane University building. The students have been identified on verso from left to right: Front Row: unknown, Paul Maust, Maybelle Slavens, unknown, teacher, Julia Sehon, Dorothy Drake, Edna Lasswell, Ruth Baughman; Back Row: Sarah Dummer, Ruth Nace, Flossie McRea, unknown, ? Belcher, George Shaw, unknown, unknown. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1924 Lecompton High School Football Team, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1924
Photograph of the 1924 Lecompton High School Football Team. The team is posed in front of Lane University which served as the High School from 1902-1928. The team members are seated on the entrance stairs in four rows with the coach standing on the left side in the back row. The uniforms worn by the team members consists of a dark sweater jersey, knee length pants and leather helmets. One player in the center of the second row is holding a football with "LHS 1924" written on it. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1926 Kaffir Corn Carnival baby court, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1926
This photograph shows the child Kaffir Corn "Fairy Queen" and her Baby Court at the 1926 Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Kansas. Shown are Dorothy Jean Feder, Billie Wallace Smith, Lollie Caroline Ewing (sitting), Sarah Margaret Blair (sitting), Lucile Sluss, Ruth Dudley (Queen, wearing crown), Peggy Smith, and Virginia Lee Lathrop. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1926 Kaffir Corn queen and her court, Kaffir Corn Carnival, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1926
This photograph shows the 1926 Kaffir Corn Queen and her Court during the Kaffir Corn Carnival in El Dorado, Kansas. On the top step are Kaffir Corn Queen Iva Lorene Ferrier, left, and Miss El Dorado Ruth Armour, right. Miss El Dorado is incorrectly labeled as Carrie Penner on back of photograph. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1927 Kaffir Corn Queen float, El Dorado, Kansas
Date: 1927
This postcard photograph shows the float of the 1927 Kaffir Corn Queen and her Court, created for the Kaffir Corn Carnival Parade in El Dorado. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1927 Lecompton High School Women's Basketball Team, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1927
Photograph of 1927 Lecompton High School Women's Basketball Team. Eight young women and the women's basketball coach are kneeling in front of the Lane University building which served as the high school from 1902-1928. The young women are dressed in dark sailor style blouses and pleated bloomers. One of the players is holding a basketball with "L.R.H.S. 1927" written on it. The identities from Left to Right: Back Row: Helen McClanahan, Mary McRae, Professor Browning, Roberta McClanahan, Elsie Lasswell; Front Row: Arlette Fulton, Mary Smith, Grace Gray, Martha James. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1927 Lecompton Rural High School Basketball team, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1927
Photograph of the 1927 Lecompton High School basketball team. The six man team is attired in two-toned striped jerseys with "LRHS" lettering and dark shorts. Some team members are wearing knee length striped socks as well with laced hightop athletic shoes. The coach is attired in a suit and he is standing behind the front row of team members. The player in the center is holding a basketball with "L.R.H.S. 1927" written on it. The identities of the team from left to right: Delmar Parrish, Edgar Lancaster, Billy Glenn, Frank Smith, Roy Browning (coach). Raymond Foree, Joe Smith. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1928 Lecompton High School Girls Basketball team, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1928
Photograph of Lecompton High School Girls Basketball team. The team is posed in three rows in front of the entrance to the Lecompton High School. A girl in the front row is holding a basketball with "L.R.H.S. 1928" written on the front. The girls in the front two rows are wearing a dark uniform consisting of knee length bloomer style shorts and sailor style blouses. The back row are wearing similar uniforms except the blouses are white. The following team members have been identified: Front Row: Mary Smith, Lavina DeKat, Elsie May Lasswell, Arlete Fulton; Second Row: Louise Clark, Edith Leslie, Roy Browning, Mary McRae, Helen McClanahan. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1928 Senior Class, Lecompton Rural High School, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1928
Photograph of the Lecompton High School Senior Class of 1928. Three rows of students are standing at the entrance of the Lecompton Rural High School. The students are identified as: Front Row: Sara Slavens, Ruth Shaffer, Hazel Taylor, Roberta McClanahan, Elsie Lasswell; Middle Row: Mary McRae, Mary Agnes Walter, Romanus DeKat; Back Row: Raymond Foree, Billy Glenn, William C. "Billie" Schroyer, Albert Hamlin, Roy Browning (coach); Raymond Sanford was not included in the photograph. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1929 Lecompton High School Football Team, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1929
Photograph of the 1929 LHS football team. The team is dressed in uniforms consisting of a dark jersey, lighter colored pants, striped socks and leather helmets. The coach is standing in the middle of the back row. The identities of the team members are undocumented. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1930-1931 First and Second Grade Class Photo, Lecompton Grade School
Date: 1930-1931
Photograph of 1st & 2nd grade, 1930-1931, Lecompton Grade Schoo. First Row (Left to Right): Billy Springer, Margaret Goodrich, Luciele Sulzen, Roy Norwood, Dorothy B. Sulzen, Betty Kolb, Robert Michael, Thomas Garcia; Second Row: Opal Laswell, Phyllis Martin, Glen Koester, Laura Holloway, Christine Traylor, Margaret Carr, Frankie Garcia; Third Row: Thelma Hemphill, John Lewis, Junior Robinson. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1931 Senior Class, Lecompton Rural High School, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1931
Photograph of the Lecompton HS Senior Class of 1931. Two rows of students are standing at the entrance of the Lecompton Rural High School. The students are identified as: Front Row: Leatha Glenn, Frances Goodrich, Dorothy Hanna, Goldie Slusser, Ida Mae Richards, Wilma Gibbens; Back Row: Clarence Matney, Patricia Gibbens, Wayne Stover, Edyth Leslie, Clarence Transmeier, Mr. Whitter (teacher), Warren Wingfield; Vernon Beatty and James White were not included in the photograph. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1932-1933 Freshman Class of Lecompton Rural High School, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1932-1933
Photograph of Lecompton Rural High School Freshman Class,1932-1933. The students are posed in three rows at the entrance of Lecompton Rural High School; Front Row: Rachel Norwood, Rosamond Barland, Helen Wymer, Lucille Rothwell, Rosemary Glenn, Madalyn McClanahan, Doris Mellenruck, Helen Henry, Elsie Kellogg, Dorothy Sanford, Maurice Bruner (Class Sponsor); Second Row: Glen Sims, Wesley Crady, David Paslay, Harold Tholl, Tolbert Dunn, Cecil Welcher, [?] Rothwell; Third Row: Riley Goff, Bob Walter, Joseph Logan, Gene Collins, Gene Sulzen, Glen Rothwell. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1932 Lecompton Rural High School Football Team, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1932
Photograph of the Lecompton Rural High School football squad of 1932. The football team is arranged in three rows outside of the Lecompton High School building. The team is dressed in their uniforms which consist of dark jerseys, lighter colored laced front pants, striped socks. The team members in the second and third rows are wearing leather helmets. Coach Cramer is standing in the third row, left side. The team members and their positions, the opponents and scores for each game are documented on verso: Billy Anderson, Captain, left half; Ray Scott, full back; Eugene Harding, quarterback and right end; Norman Lasswell, right end and quarterback; Eugene Murphy, left tackle; Ralph Shimmel, right guard, Homer McClanahan, left guard; Gene Sulzen, sub; James Clarke, center; George Kettering, sub; Willis Horton, center and guard; Hedger McClanahan, right half, Elmer Robison, left end; R. Hildenbrand, right tackle and half back; [?] Gibbens, end; Tholl, end; [?] Dunn, guard; Glenn Simms, guard. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1933 Champion Women's Basketball team, Lecompton High School, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1933
Photograph of the Lecompton High School Women's Basketball Team of 1933. The team was the champions of the East Central League. The team is standing outside of the Lecompton Rural High School and are attired in their basketball uniforms. One girl in the front row is holding a basketball which has "Champions" written across the front. The team is identified from left to right: Front Row: Henrietta Slavens, Esther Michael, Mae Norwood (captain), Pearl Slusser, Edna Anderson; Back Row: Hazel Wingfield, Theopolis Holmes, Jessie Norwoood, Dorothy Armstrong, Ruth Morris. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1933 Lecompton High School Basketball Team Members, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1933
Photograph of four male students kneeling in front of the Lecompton High School holding a trophy and a basketball, which has "Champs" written on it. The team were the champions of the East Central League. The students are all dressed in dark sweaters and pants. The identities of the team members are undocumented with the exception of Bill Anderson, who is second from the left. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1933 Senior Class of Lecompton Rural High School, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1933
Photograph of the 1933 Senior Class of Lecompton Rural High School. Two rows of students are posed at the entrance of the high school. The students have been identified as:; Front Row: Wilma Schaffer, Mae Norwood, Eunice Brass, Lorene Hildenband, Mildred Goodrich; Back Row: Elmer Robinson, Billy Anderson, Norman Lasswell. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1934 Senior Class of Lecompton Rural High School, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1934
Photograph of the 1934 Senior Class of Lecompton Rural High School. Three rows of students are posed at the entrance of the high school. The students have been identified as: Front Row: Hazel Wingfield, Edith Slavens, Ralph Schimmel, Hazel Glenn, Mae Schimmel, Mary Sanford; Middle Row: Lenora Mellenbruch, Juanita Childs, Lucille Hilderbrand, Grace Kellogg, Edna Anderson; Back Row: Hedgerman McClanahan, Dean Lichlyter (teacher), James Clark, Jessie Norwood; Other seniors not included in the photograph: Earnest Brown, Eugene Murphy, Helen Shaffer and Ralph Hildenbrand. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1935 Senior Class of Lecompton Rural High School, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1935
Photograph of the 1935 Senior Class of Lecompton Rural High School. Three rows of students are posed at the entrance of the high school. The students have been identified as: Front Row: Ruth Norwood, Dorothy Wolfe, Eugene Harding, Dorothy Armstrong, Ruth Morriss; Middle Row: Ray Scott, Pearl Slusser, Henrietta Slavens, Chester Gibbens; Back Row: Clifford Brass, Earl Goodrich, Katheryn Weatherby (teacher), Russell Sehon, Homer McClanahan. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

1936 Boys in the Senior Class of Lecompton Rural High School, Lecompton, Kansas
Date: 1936
Photograph of the 1936 Senior Class Boys of Lecompton Rural High School. Two rows of male students are standing outside of the southwest corner of the high school building which can be seen in the background. Most of the students are dressed in suits. The students have been identified as: Donald Baughman, Lawrence Cree, Glenn Simms, Eugene Collins, Cecil Welcher, Robert Walter, Riley Goff, David Paslay and Wesley Crady. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.