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Places - Counties - Barton
1853 Half Dime from Fort Zarah, 14BT301
This silver half dime was recovered from Fort Zarah during the 1969 Kansas Archeological Training Program field 248彩票网, a joint project undertaken by Kansas Historical Society archeologists and Kansas Anthropological Association volunteers. The obverse side shows a Seated Liberty with her right hand resting on a striped shield and her left hand holding a Liberty pole. Six-pointed stars surround Liberty and arrows are present on each side of the date of 1853. The reverse side has the words "HALF DIME" and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves. Fort Zarah, located along the Santa Fe trail in Barton County, was active from 1864 to 1869.
Album Patch quilt
Album Patch quilt with numerous handwritten signatures inked on the top. Marks on the center block include the name of Rev. L. C. Schnacke, the notation he was pastor of the First Congregational Church in Great Bend, and the date May 2, 1895. Most of the other names are for residents of Great Bend. This quilt probably was a fund raiser, with a small fee being charged for names to be recorded on it. The marks all appear to be written by the same person.
Alysia Kysar to Governor Joan Finney
Creator: Kysar, Alysia
Alysia Kysar of Liberal, Kansas, writes Governor Joan Finney of Topeka concerning a water rights conflict at Cheyenne Bottoms wetlands in Barton County, Kansas. Kysar is eleven years old. She argues that the importance of wildlife habitats and communal ownership of natural resources, like water, supercede the rights of individual water users along Wet Walnut Creek. Kysar further questions the suitability of irrigated agriculture to an arid environment. In Wet Walnut Irrigators v. Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area (1992), the Kansas Supreme Court ruled in favor of Cheyenne Bottoms, citing its earlier claim to water rights.
Applications for Positions
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper)
This file includes a letter from Great Bend, Kansas with the enclosing of an application for the position as Deputy Oil Inspector. The file is incomplete and does not include the application. This is part of a bigger collection of Governor Arthur Capper correspondence.
Arthur Sayler cutting post rock, Albert, Barton County, Kansas
These photographs show Arthur Sayler of Albert, Barton County, Kansas demonstrating techniques for cutting post rock. Limestone fence posts like these were commonly used in west-central Kansas where timber was scarce.
A Story of Real Life on The Plains
Creator: Van Sickle, S.S.
A story written by Captain S.S. Van Sickel, in which he recounts his time on the Plains, his experiences with the Indians, and his narrow escape from death during the winter of 1874-75. He was a citizen of Bull City, Kansas (now known as Alton) for several years and also spent time in Dodge City, Great Bend, and Russell.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad time table number 28
This timetable was for the exclusive use of the employees of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and included the eastern, Arkansas Valley and Wichita divisions.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot, Beaver, Kansas
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot in Beaver, Kansas. The one-story structure was moved to the town of Chase, Kansas where it once housed a gas station.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot, Belpre, Kansas
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot in Belpre, Kansas. The one-story wooden structure built in 1907 measuring 24 feet by 42 feet. The depot still stands and has been moved to the Barton County Museum in Great Bend, Kansas.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot, Ellinwood, Kansas
Date: Between 1950s and 1960s
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot in Ellinwood, Kansas. The station no longer provides rail service but houses the Hines-Grossman American Legion Post #320.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot, Galatia, Kansas
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot in Galatia, Kansas. The wooden structure no longer stands.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot, Great Bend, Kansas
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot in Great Bend, Kansas. The "county seat" style depot built in 1911, with white bricks, features an open waiting room and enclosed freight room. The structure still stands but no longer in operation.
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot in Great Bend, Kansas. The "county seat" style depot, built in 1911 with white bricks, features an open waiting room and enclosed freight room. The Santa Fe emblems located at the pitch roof and operator's bay are commonly associated with a "county seat" depot. The structure still stands but is no longer in operation.
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot in Great Bend, Kansas. The "county seat" style depot built in 1911 with white bricks, features an open waiting room, and enclosed freight room. The Santa Fe emblems located beneath the pitched roof and on the operator's bay are commonly associated with a "county seat" depot. The structure still stands but is no longer in operation.
Creator: Bohi, Charles W., 1940-
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot in Great Bend, Kansas. The "county seat" style depot built in 1911, with white bricks, features an open waiting room and a enclosed freight room. The Santa Fe emblems located at the pitch roof and operator's bay are commonly associated with a "county seat" depot. The structure still stands but is no longer in operation.
Date: August 1963
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot in Great Bend, Kansas. The "county seat" style depot, built in 1911 with white bricks, features an open waiting room and a Santa Fe emblem located along the pitch roof. The structure still stands but is no longer in operation.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot, Pawnee Rock, Kansas
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot in Pawnee Rock, Kansas. The structure was moved a block to its current location and is used as a community center and public library.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 depot, Rozel, Kansas
These two photographs show the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad depot in Rozel, Kansas. In the first photograph gran bins and a grain elevator are visible. The second image shows the structure in its later years. The station has been moved to Ellinwood, Kansas were it was refurnished and is privately owned.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站's steam locomotives #1440 and #0116
This photograph shows two Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站's steam engines, #1440 and #0116, at Great Bend, Kansas.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 freight house, Great Bend, Kansas
This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 freight house built, in 1898, at Great Bend, Kansas.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 round house, Great Bend, Kansas
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 round house at Great Bend, Kansas. The structure was built in 1889 and measured 38'x80'x87'.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 section house, Albert, Kansas
This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 248彩票网站 section house at Albert, Kansas. The structure was built in 1886 and measured 14' x 32' and 14' x 14'.
Atlas and plat book of Barton County, Kansas
Creator: Kenyon 248彩票网站 (Des Moines, Iowa)
This atlas and plat book of Barton County contains an outline map of the county, plats of all townships with owners' names, and a Kansas state map showing automobile roads. It also includes a farm animal chart on the health and diseases of horses, cows, hogs, and sheep.
Ball and Cone Earrings from Fort Zarah, 14BT301
These three ball and cone earrings were excavated at Fort Zarah in 1969 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. The fort was a small outpost on the Santa Fe trail in Barton County occupied from 1864 to 1869. The trading post, where these earrings were located, burned in 1868. Ball and cone earrings were a popular trade item. Two of these are missing their cones. The remaining cone has been flattened.
Barricklow Drug Store, Great Bend, Kansas
This photograph shows the interior of the Barricklow Drug Store in Great Bend, Kansas. The picture shows items for sale in display cases, a soda fountain, and several people seated at tables in the store.