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Cool
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Christmas on
a Card Some people get into Christmas more than others. Louis Glynn
spent the whole year, every year, hand-painting 500 cards for
friends and family. |
An
Aluminum Tree Christmas This luminous relic from the 1950s was used in a western Kansas
home. |
War,
With a Twist Hear about a ballot box that survived both the Kansas county
seat wars and a tornado. Election results were literally up in
the air. |
Prison
Town Four prisons are located in Leavenworth County. This guard uniform
was used at the oldest one--the Kansas State Penitentiary. |
Teddy's
Jag William Allen White's BFF, President Theodore Roosevelt, gave
this jaguar rug to the family after a dangerous trip to the Amazon. |
Autographed
Ferber Books Edna Ferber inscribed and dedicated these books to renowned Kansas
journalist William Allen White. |
Cure
for Cancer Serum A Kansas City doctor claimed to have found a cure for cancer
in the 1920s. Only problem was, it didn't work. |
Civil
War Saber & Pistols Glitzy pistols and a fancy Civil War saber "presented as
a token of his soldierly qualities." |
Hides
of Nauga Naugahyde chaps made by a member of Kansas' rodeo royalty. |
Golfing
With Cows Golfing hazards in Topeka 100 years ago included cattle and their
byproducts. Talk about mashies! |
Lone
Shoe In the 1950s, runners from around the globe challenged the four-minute
mile barrier. Among them was Wes Santee, a Kansas farm boy who
found sure footing in this track shoe. |
Narkaleptic
This Kansas baseball story won't put you to sleep! Hear how the
Narka team emulated the St. Louis Cardinals. |
45
Rounds Here's some knockout boxing gear used by world heavyweight champion
(and Kansan) Jess Willard. |
Uncomfortable
Socks A Topeka woman wore this wool basketball uniform for the Aces
in the 1920s. Scratchy clothing wasn't the only difficulty encountered
by women in sports, though. |
Eight
is Enough Fielding a team is tough when your community's population is
in decline. Learn how eight-man football keeps the drive alive. |
A
Tale of Two Fieldhouses Drafting table on which an engineer helped designed Kansas' best-known
sports arenas--Ahearn Fieldhouse at Kansas State University, and
Allen Fieldhouse at the University of Kansas. |
Iron Horse of Kansas Learn of the amazing connection between Kansas runner Glenn Cunningham, Adolph Hitler, and the 1936 Olympics. |
Give the Ball a Ride A giant wooden bat and silver baseball trophy from an 1860s game
in Kansas. |
Smacked by Napoleon Elegant swordplay in Kansas? Believe it. This fencing equipment
was used by a German social club in Topeka. |
Fallout Food Cold War survival kits from the 1950s included cans of granulated
synthetic protein--yum! |
Flying Monkeys Populist manifesto or just plain fun? Learn the real story behind
L. Frank Baum's book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." |
Bloody Benders Death stalked the highways in 1870s Kansas. Was this knife used
to commit murder, or only to spread butter? |
State Stump What do you get when you combine a cottonwood tree and a chainsaw artist? The state stump! |
Something
in the Water This jug was owned by a frequent visitor to a Kansas sanitarium. He may have been a victim of bizarre water treatments, or a resort playboy who enjoyed a good bath. |
Fatherland
This memorial card for a fallen World War I soldier is printed in German. Was this Kansas boy a German sympathizer? |
Moon
Rocks Moon rocks, or rather gravel, from the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. |
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