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Walnut River Dam

Walnut River Dam near El Dorado (undated)


Ninnescah River 1906

Ninnescah River -1906: I had to print pictures this day.  I hope that you like this one of the river.  I like the picture of the garden of Cuernavaca very much.  Write to me.  – Nellie King  (Submitted by Lisa French of Cheney Lake Watershed, Inc.)


Boat Docks at Lake McKinney

Boat Docks at Lake McKinney, Kearny County - Undated


Irrigation Inlet

Irrigation Ditch Inlet Works on Arkansas River (Possibly Amazon or Farmers Ditch) - 1930


Garden City Company Sugar Beet Factory - 1948

Garden City Company Sugar Beet Factory - 1948


 

Crossing the Arkansas River at Great Bend. 1872

Crossing the Arkansas River at Great Bend - 1872


Pontoon bridge on Kansas River. Topeka, Shawnee Co .. KS. 1867

Pontoon bridge (in distance) on Kansas River near Topeka - 1867


[South Fork] Solomon River. train on track at Studley depot. 1895

South Fork Solomon River: Train on track (in distance) at Studley depot - 1895


Arkansas River at Garden City. July, 1878

Arkansas River at Garden City - July, 1878


Washing melon seeds in the Arkansas River, Kearny Co. (Early 1890s)

Washing melon seeds in the Arkansas River, Kearny County - Early 1890s


Bull train crossing the Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth. KS (1867)

Bull train crossing the Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth - 1867


Arkansas River at Garden City, Kansas - 1890s

Arkansas River at Garden City - 1890s


First Toll Bridge at Dodge City - 1885

First Toll Bridge at Dodge City - 1885


Cimarron River and a view of trees planted on claim in Seward County - 1890s

Cimarron River and a View of Trees Planted on a claim in Seward County - 1890s


South Fork Solomon River in Sheridan County - 1890s

South Fork Solomon River in Sheridan County - 1890s


New Steel Bridge Across the Arkansas River, Syracuse - 1900

New Steel Bridge Across the Arkansas River, Syracuse - 1900


Dam Across Arkansas River West of Ingalls in Gray Co - Undated

Dam Across Arkansas River West of Ingalls in Gray County - Undated


Dam Across Arkansas River West of Ingalls in Gray Co - Undated

Dam Across Arkansas River West of Ingalls in Gray County - Undated

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Cutting Ice from the Solomon River (Or a Fork Thereof) - No Location or Date Given

Cutting Ice from the Solomon River (Or a Fork Thereof) - No Location or Date Given


A Skating Party on Chapman Creek - 1905

A Skating Party on Chapman Creek - 1905


Swimmers in North Cedar Creek near Valley Falls - Undated

Swimmers in North Cedar Creek near Valley Falls - Undated


An Excursion boat on the Neosho River - 1899

An Excursion boat on the Neosho River - 1899


Anglers on the Neosho River at Burlington - Undated

Anglers on the Neosho River at Burlington - Undated


Soden's Mill on the Cottonwood River at Emporia - 1860s

Soden's Mill on the Cottonwood River at Emporia - 1860s


CUtting Ice on Piper Creek in Ottawa County - Undated

Cutting Ice on Piper Creek in Ottawa County - Undated

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Bridge over Kansas River at Lawrence in Douglas County - 1867

Bridge over Kansas River at Lawrence in Douglas County - 1867

 


Kansas River Bridge at Lawrence 1990

 

Kansas River Bridge at Lawrence (1900)


Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Railroad Bridge Crossing Kansas River near Lawrence in Douglas County - 1867

Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Railroad Bridge Crossing Kansas River near Lawrence in Douglas County - 1867


Ferry Across the Kansas River at Lecompton in Douglas County - 1867

Ferry Across the Kansas River at Lecompton in Douglas County - 1867


Kansas River at Manhattan in Riley County - 1867

Kansas River at Manhattan in Riley County - 1867


Confluence of the Smoky Hill River and Republican River at Junction City in Gary County - 1867

Confluence of the Smoky Hill River and Republican River at Junction City in Gary County - 1867


Cattle Fording the Smoky Hill River at Sante Fe Trail Crossing in Ellsworth County - 1867

Cattle Fording the Smoky Hill River on Sante Fe Trail Crossing in Ellsworth County - 1867


Unidentified Creek in Ellis County - 1867  (Given path of railroad traveled by photographer possibly Big Creek near present day Hays or Yocemento)

Unidentified Creek in Ellis County - 1867
(Given path of railroad traveled by photographer possibly Big Creek near present day Hays or Yocemento)


Ferry Across the Kansas River at Lecompton in Douglas Co (Dock in foreground) - 1867

Ferry Across the Kansas River at Lecompton in Douglas Co (Dock in foreground) - 1867


Eureka Irrigation Canal - Undated

Eureka Irrigation Canal - Undated


Eureka Irrigation Canal - Undated

Eureka Irrigation Canal - Undated


A baptism in the Cimarron River in Grant County - 1914

A Baptism in the Cimarron River in Grant County - 1914


Fording the Cimarron River in Grant County - 1914

Fording the Cimarron River in Grant County - 1914


Man Fishing from a Tree on Walnut Creek in Rush County - Undated

Man Fishing from a Tree on Walnut Creek in Rush County - Undated


Excursion Boat (Belle of the Delaware) - 1890s

Excursion Boat (Belle of the Delaware) - 1890s


1985 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph

1985 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph (Support Staff Not Pictured)

 


 

KDA/DWR Fall Conference 1986

1986 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph (Support Staff Not Pictured)


1993 DWR Fall Conference

1993 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph


1994 DWR Fall Conference

1994 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph


1995 DWR Fall Conference

1995 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph


1996 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph

1996 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph


2004 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph

2004 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph


2005 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph

2005 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph


2006 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph

2006 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph


2007 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph

2007 DWR Fall Conference Staff Photograph

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