Frontier and Pioneer Life

Contents T.M. Rinker, Ashland, Kansas Samuel H. HughsPersonal Sketch of Alexander Borland Kinman CanyonsRailroadsSitkaThe Berryman Mausoleum The Interesting History of Addison Baker, an Old Timer of Clark County Jerome W. BerrymanReminiscences of the World War – Wallace CleaverMrs. John Craig“Looking Backward,” Mrs. Kinman “In Days Long Gone,” Mrs. John...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The majority of the items in this collection relate to Hamilton “Ham” Bell, documenting various elements of his life, such as his Elephant Livery Stable, his role as Ford County Sheriff, and his automobile company and ambulance service. Many items also relate to the later years of his life in the 1930s and 1940s, documenting Kansas Pioneer Picnic events, The Last Round Up and other events honoring and commemorating Bell’s life and work in Dodge City. As a collection largely assembled by...

Scope and Contents The collection contains a typewritten account of Frederick Etrick's life, including topics such as his childhood in Prussia, his emigration to the United States, politics and the presidential election of 1884, and farming. There is a great deal of information regarding his move to Dodge City in the 1880s, including descriptions of the town and its inhabitants, information about buffalo hunting, cowboys, sod houses, gambling, contemporary fashion and dress, the blizzard of 1886, saloons, and...

Contents Mrs. Hattie Ripple, Dodge CityMichael W. Sutton, Dodge CityThe Bragg RanchRussel B. HagemanFunston Park at Fort DodgeFunston Park Major van DornWillroads GardensBoundaries of Ford CountySarah Haryot LibbyThe Mexican VillageSaga of Old Pete’s Ranch Mrs. Elizabeth SchmidtSodville Rachel Skearce Women Who Have Held...

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Letters addressed to John Sparke from his family members, mostly from the mid to late 19th century. Letters relate to various subjects, including the U.S. Civil War and stories about the U.S. Civil War, homesteading in Kansas, and other family matters. There is also a collection of handwritten poetry from various authors (most of whom are unidentified), recipes to help treat rheumatism and the Spanish Influenza, a map, school assignments, and certificates.

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This collection contains photographs of the Moncrief family and some photographs of the Dewhirst family. Various different types of photography are represented from the timeframe 1850-1930, including tintypes, ambrotype, cyanotype, and sulver gelatin photographs. The photographs primarily consist of family members, often in studio settings, from locations such as Dodge City, Kansas, Lowell, Massachusetts, and Haverhill, Massachusetts, among others.

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This collection contains homestead certificates from the United States Land Office in Dodge City, Kansas.