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Read more. - Syndication Newest Items Blog Podcasts Matching items: 59 Category Filters X Built Environment - Function - Recreation and Culture - Theater Search within these results Keywords Title only Author/Creator only Search Tips Exact Pattern Matching To search for all records containing each of the terms Lecompton and Constitution, simply type Lecompton Constitution in the search box. To search for records contains the exact phrase Lecompton Constitution, wrap your search request in double quotes ("), like this: "Lecompton Constitution". Start Over | RSS Feed View: Image Only | Title Only | Detailed Sort by: Title | Date | Creator | Newest Showing 1 - 25 of 59 (results per page: 10 | 25 | 50) Next Page > A and B Drug Company on Broadway, Marysville, Kansas Date: 1926 This photograph shows an exterior view of the A and B Drug Company on Broadway west of 10th Street in Marysville, Kansas. The sign on the side of the building also reads, "The Rexall Store, where you get what you call for." To the left of the drug store, a sign for W. H. Grindle's Dental Office is visible. Other businesses partially visible along the street include Electric Signs Talk, Isis Theatre, Exchange Bank, a shoe store, the City Bakery, a grocery store, another drug store, Independent Garage, and Pioneer Tire Service. A few people are visible walking on the sidewalks, and many automobiles are visible parked or driving along the street. A century restored, Columbian Theater, Wamego, Kansas Date: 1990s This video describes the history and importance of the Chicago World's Fair, otherwise known as the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, and banker and entrepreneur J. C. Rogers' efforts to preserve art and artifacts from the fair. Rogers lived in Wamego, Kansas, and purchased architectural artifacts and art created for the fair and brought them back to Wamego to decorate a new music hall and theater he built there. The film recounts the history of the theater, its closing and eventual restoration and the restoration of numerous paintings from the fair. This publication funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board. Air Dome Theater, Ellsworth, Kansas Creator: Lewis Photograph Date: 1915 This black and white photograph shows three men and a boy in front of the Air Dome Theater in Ellsworth, Kansas. One man has a foghorn. Signs of the side of the structure indicate the theater shows "polite vaudeville and moving pictures" and it is "catering to ladies and children." Tickets are ten and twenty cents but only five cents for children under 8 years of age. Air-Dome Theater in Alma, Kansas Date: Between 1914 and 1915 Photograph of the Air-Dome Theater located in Alma, Kansas. At the time the photograph was taken, the theater was featuring the Perils of Pauline, a famous American film serial released in 1914. The Air-Dome Theater was an outdoor theater owned by Arthur "Boss" Simon, located at 220 Missouri Street. Simon's brother, Charlie, had a small printing shop located in the stone building seen just to the left of the theater storefront, and the brothers constructed the theater building shell in 1910. The theater operated for about five years. Apex Theater, Topeka, Kansas Date: June 10, 1933 These African American adults and children are assembled outside of the Apex Theater at 122 E. 4th Street in Topeka, Kansas, for the Kiddie Klub Show they put on. Also visible are the brick street with trolley tracks, a Meadow Gold ice cream truck, and a street light. Bill to Tax Moving Picture Shows Protested Creator: Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper) Date: February 1915 H.P. Trothe is a movie theater owner. He is writing to Governor Capper to express his opposition to a tax that is being proposed in the legislature that would cost movie theaters $300.00 a year. This file is part of a bigger collection of Governor Arthur Capper correspondence. B roll Columbian Theater, Wamego, Kansas Date: 1990s This rough cut video of the Columbian Theater renovation in Wamego, Kansas, proposes a funding model for restoring the theater. Wamego banker J. C. Rogers built the theater in 1895 and used it to celebrate and document the Chicago World's Fair, otherwise known as the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. This publication funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board. Chicago World's Fair paintings, Columbian Theater, Wamego, Kansas Date: November 14, 1991 This video documents the restoration of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair paintings at the Columbian Theater in Wamego, Kansas. Wamego banker J. C. Rogers built the theater in 1895 and used it to celebrate and document the Chicago World's Fair, otherwise known as the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. This publication funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board. Columbian Theater fundrasing proposal, Wamego, Kansas Date: 1990s In this video Clark Balderson of Wamego, Kansas, proposes the renovation of the historic Columbian Theater in Wamego and suggests a financial model for funding the renovation. Wamego banker J. C. Rogers built the theater in 1895 and used it to celebrate and document the Chicago World's Fair, otherwise known as the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.This publication funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board. Columbian Theater paintings restoration, Wamego, Kansas Date: 1990s This video footage documents the restoration of paintings at the Columbian Theater in Wamego, Kansas, in the early 1990s. Wamego banker J. C. Rogers built the theater in 1895 and used it to celebrate and document the Chicago World's Fair, otherwise known as the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. The theater holds numerous original paintings from the fair. This publication funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board. Columbian Theater raw girder restoration, Wamego, Kansas Date: 1990s This video documents the raw girder restoration at the Columbian Theater in Wamego, Kansas. Wamego banker J. C. Rogers built the theater in 1895 and used it to celebrate and document the Chicago World's Fair, otherwise known as the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. This publication funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board. Columbian Theater restoration project, Wamego, Kansas Date: March 1990 This video documents the initial stages of renovation of the Columbian Theater in Wamego, Kansas, in the early 1990s. Wamego banker J. C. Rogers built the theater in 1895 and used it to celebrate and document the Chicago World's Fair, otherwise known as the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. the theater includes many original paintings from the fair. This publication funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board. Columbian Theater restoration, Wamego, Kansas Date: 1990s This video includes interviews with five investors in the renovation of the Columbian Theater in Wamego, Kansas. It also shows school children at a musical theater interpretive skit about Harriet Tubman at the theater. Wamego banker J. C. Rogers built the theater in 1895 and used it to celebrate and document the Chicago World's Fair, otherwise known as the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. This publication funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board. Columbian Theater Rogers Building, Wamego, Kansas Date: 1990s This video footage shows the Columbian Theater in Wamego, Kansas, at the early stages of its renovation in the early 1990s accompanied by instrumental piano music. Wamego banker J. C. Rogers built the theater in 1895 and used it to celebrate and document the Chicago World's Fair, otherwise known as the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. This publication funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board. Columbian Theater, Wamego, Kansas Date: 1893-1995 These photographs document the Columbian Theater in Wamego, Kansas, and its renovation. Wamego banker J. C. Rogers built the theater and used it to celebrate and document the Chicago World's Fair, otherwise known as the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. The music hall hosted vaudeville, drama, masque balls, concerts, community events and eventually motion pictures. The theater closed in 1950 and the renovation effort began in 1989. The publication of these photos was funded in party by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board. Crawford Theater, Topeka, Kansas Date: Between 1900 and 1905 An interior view of the Crawford Theatre, 612 Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas. Crest Theatre, Great Bend, Kansas Date: unknown A view of the Crest Theatre at 1905 Lakin Avenue in Great Bend, Kansas. Crest Theatre, Great Bend, Kansas Date: unknown A view of the lobby and furnishings of the Crest Theatre at 1905 Lakin Avenue in Great Bend, Kansas. Edison mining camp, Crawford County, Kansas Date: Between 1890 and 1940 Here are several photographs of Edison, a mining town located in Crawford County along what is now Highway K-47 about two miles west of US Highway 69. At its peak, the population was approximately 300. There are currently a few houses in the area. Photographs include images of a mine, a theater, schools, a church, a store, and street scenes. Electric Theatre in Kansas City, Kansas Date: Between 1929 and 1931 A photograph of the Electric Theatre, 546 Minnesota Avenue, in Kansas City, Kansas. First National Bank and Larsen Hardware in Mount Hope, Kansas Date: Between 1905 and 1910 This is a postcard view showing the First National Bank and the Larsen Hardware store in Mount Hope, Kansas. Four new Wallis tractors and equipment in Alma, Kansas Date: Between 1920 and 1925 Area farmers proudly display four new Wallis tractors and equipment after their arrival in Alma via rail. This is in the mid-1920s and a new building, the Colonial Theater (the building in the middle), has been constructed next to the bank building. One of these tractors is a pasture art display at the ghost town of Volland today in 2012. William Bowes' law office was upstairs in the Palenske Hall building (the building on the left) in this view. Fox-Grand Theater, Topeka, Kansas Creator: Wolfe Commercial Photo Service Date: Between 1933 and 1935 A view of the Fox-Grand Theater at 613 Jackson Street in Topeka, Kansas with signs and banners announcing the 1933 movie "King Kong" as its feature attraction. Foxtown mining camp, Crawford County, Kansas Date: 1905 -1950 These are three photographs of buildings in Foxtown, a small settlement located 2 ¾ miles east of Franklin, in Crawford County, Kansas. The photos show the exterior of the Methodist Episcopal Church; a view of the downtown, including the picture theatre and dance hall; and the public school house and grounds. Fox Watson Theater, Salina, Kansas Date: Between 1930 and 1935 This is a photograph of the Fox Watson Theater at 155 South Santa Fe Avenue in Salina, Kansas. The theater is an example of the Art Deco style of architecture and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Also visible are pedestrians, automobiles, bicycles, streetlights, and a utility pole with power lines. 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