Kansas is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka and its largest city is Wichita. It is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named after the Kansas River, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native Americans who lived along its banks.
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Houses and buildings around Lawrence, Kansas from 1947 to 1949 |
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9th and Alabama St., Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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304 Indiana St., Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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603 Ohio St., Lawrence, Kansas, circa 1947 |
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615 Louisiana St., Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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701 Louisiana St., Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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Barn, Lawrence, Kansas, October 1947 |
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BPOE, 700 Vermont St., Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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Brick Victorian, 600 Block of Louisiana St., Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
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Church construction (probably this would be Central United Methodist Church), 15th and Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kansas, December 1947 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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Empty Farmhouse on Clinton Road past Lone Star turn, Douglas County, Kansas, October 1947 |
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English Lutheran Church, 11th St. and New Hampshire St., Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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House with gingerbread porch, 700 Block of Vermont St., Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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Lane University / Territorial Capitol, Lecompton, Kansas, October 1947 |
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Lawrence National Bank Building, 7th and Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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McLouth Baptist Church, McLouth, Kansas, November 1947 |
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Pony Creek School, No. 37, somewhere in the Lawrence-Topeka, Kansas, November 1947 |
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School District 38, Southeast of Topeka, near Shawnee Lake, Kansas, November 1947 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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School District 48 on Red Star Road from Topeka to Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
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School No 78, Highway 40, Northwest of Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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School, Northwest of Lawrence, Kansas, 1947 |
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The Sweet Mansion, 3rd and Topeka Blvd., Topeka, Kansas, November 1947 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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Victorian house on 6th St., between Ohio and Louisiana St., Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
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Victorian house. Road sign is for US 59 and K-10. Somewhere on 6th Street, Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
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Vinland Church, Kansas, November 1947 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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Wellman Church, Kansas, November 1947 |
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St Joseph Church, Topeka, Kansas, January 1948 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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Baker's House, 1655 Mississippi St., Lawrence, Kansas, 1949 |
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Barn, Douglas County, Kansas, 1949 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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Church, somewhere in the Lawrence-Topeka, Kansas, 1949 |
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District 62 School, Douglas County, Kansas, 1949 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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Italianate farmhouse, Lawrence, Kansas, 1949 |
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Kansas Church, Douglas County, 1949 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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Methodist Episcopal Church near Berryton, Kansas, circa 1949 |
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Nickerson House, Lawrence, Kansas, 1949 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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Schoolhouse, Douglas County, Kansas, 1949 |
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Stone barn, somewhere near Lawrence, Kansas, 1949 |
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Stone schoolhouse, around Lawrence, Kansas, 1949 |
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Thayer Museum (Spooner Hall), Lawrence, Kansas, 1949 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1949 |
Amazing Photos Capture Kansas Houses and Buildings in the Late 1940s
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Watkins Bank Building, Lawrence, Kansas, 1949 |