History · Kansas

Kansas’s history is
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The public archives hold just one old photo of Kansas. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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Strong's dime caricatures. No. 2, Little Bo-Peep and her foolish sheep, 1861 · Library of Congress

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A post office called Kansas has been in operation since 1855. The town was named after the Kansas Territory.

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0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewStrong's dime caricatures. No. 2,…, 1861: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
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