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Tim Johnson Postcard Collection

This collection, donated by FHSU Alum Tim Johnson, features postcards of various places and events, mainly in Kansas. Topics included are fairs, motels, hospitals, towns, the Garden of Eden in Lucas, and the Waconda Spring in Mitchell County are among items depicted in this collection. Some items in this collection may contain racially insensitive or offensive content.

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Postcard: McCleary Hotel and Offices of Dr. A. S. McCleary

This black and white printed postcard is the exterior of a business building. The word "McCleary Hotel" is on the sign in front of this three story building. There is an American flag on top of the building. It is surrounded by streets and there are people and cars in front of the building. It has print text at the top of the card. There is handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: McCleary-Thornton Minor Hospital, Excelsior Springs, Missouri

This color photographic postcard features a dining hall with columns in the center of the room. There is one window and several pieces of art on the walls. Each table has place settings and flowers in the middle. There is a highchair in the foreground on the right. There is printed text on the back of the card.
Postcard: M.E. Conference Banquet. Winfield, Kansas. 4-3-08

This black and white photographic postcard features a group of men and women attending a banquet in a large tent. There are over 100 people seated at tables and a presenter stands on the left side of the card. Glassware is on all of the tables. Written text is at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Meet Me at the Chautauqua, Bucklin, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features three photos of locations around Bucklin, Kansas. The top left photo portrays the three story school house. The top right photo depicts the Light and Power Company building. The building is one story and made with limestone. The bottom photo depicts the Main Street. Buildings are to the left and right with a dirt street in the center. Barrels are in view in the foreground. There is written text on each photo. Printed text is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Memorial Day Event Featuring Children

This black and white photographic postcard features two rows of children lined up in the street at Great Bend, Kansas to march in a parade. Some children have American flags in their hands. Teachers stand on the left and right with open black umbrellas. Buildings are on the right and people line the sidewalk. Trees and horse drawn wagons are on the left of the photo. A band is in the background. Written text is at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Men Cleaning Snow Off the Rotary Equipment on a Locomotive

This black and white photographic postcard depicts six railroad workers cleaning snow off the rotary equipment on a locomotive. The train is between snow covered embankments. There are five rail cars on the tracks. The conductor is looking out the window at the men on the tracks. A windmill is in the background and a train sign is in the foreground.
Postcard: Men's Bathing Department, Bath House, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

This colorized photographic postcard features the men's bathing department. There are five men on chaise lounges and are wrapped from head to toe in blankets. There are five attendants behind the men. They are wearing matching uniforms. There are two men in steam saunas with their heads sticking out of the top. Behind the saunas are a row of showers. There is a border with printed text at the top.
Postcard: Men Working on a Silo

This black and white photographic postcard depicts a silo made from poured concrete. Scaffolding surrounds the silo. Four men stand on the scaffolding at the top with tools in their hands. Two men stand to the left of the silo. A pair of mules are hitched to a wagon with part of a crop in it. A man stands in the wagon. There is printed text on the back of the card.
Postcard: Mercado Juarez (Market Juarez), Ciudad Juarez, Chih.

This color photographic postcard features a market style interior room. A man and woman stand behind a counter that displays goods and wares. A woman approaches the counter. Pottery, baskets and other goods fill the foreground and background. Printed text is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Mercado La Victoria Puebla, This Market is Notable for the Slab Talavera Poblana 107

This color printed postcard features an illustration of the marketplace in Pueblo, Mexico. An illustration of rows of goods and wares line the front of a brick building and a covered marketplace. Customers walk in front of the items on display on the ground. There is printed text at the bottom and top of the card.
Postcard: Message About an A.H.T.A. Meeting

This black and white printed postcard contains handwriting on the front and back of the card. The card indicates a reminder of an upcoming meeting.
Postcard: Midland National Bank, Newton, Kansas

This color printed postcard features an illustration of a study or an office. There is an open ledger on a desk depicting income and expenses. Printed writing is on the right side of the card. A calendar month of January 1911 is on the bottom left corner of the card.
Postcard: - Midway Café

This black and white photographic postcard features a restaurant in Stockton, Kansas. This one story storefront building has two windows and one door on the front. A lighted sign is on the front of the building. An automobile is parked on the curb in front of the building. Written text is at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: - Midway Café, Stockton, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features a restaurant in Stockton, Kansas. This one story storefront building has two windows and one door on the front. A lighted sign is on the front of the building. An automobile is parked on the curb in front of the building. Written text is at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Modern Milking at Kansas State Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kansas

This colorized photographic postcard features the milking of four cows with a machine. A man sits inside a building next to the backside of four cows. They are in a livestock building at the Kansas State Agricultural College. Red text is printed at the bottom. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Monitor Binding and Printing Company, Fort Scott, Kansas

This black and white printed postcard depicts a receipt of an order from for supplies from Monitor Binding and Printing Co. The front of the card is filled with typed text. Handwriting in four places fill out the form. The back of the card contains handwriting.
Postcard: Monument on Pawnee Rock

This black and white photographic postcard features a monument at the top of Pawnee Rock. A Buffalo head is on the front of it with engraving. Pawnee Rock is carved at the bottom of the monument.
Postcard: Monument to the Unknown Indian, Council Grove, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features a monument in Council Grove, Kansas. The tower was created with limestone rock pieces and has a wide base. The top two thirds of the monument is smaller in width. There are trees in the background and prairie grass in the foreground. Hand written text is on the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Motel Grande

This black and white photographic postcard features a lodging place in Syracuse, Kansas. A one story stucco building serves as the office of the motel. A lighted sign states "Motel Grande". One story stucco buildings line the left and right of the office. Trees are in the background. Written text is on the bottom of the card. Stamped text and handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Motel Grande 4 Blocks East of Main on U.S. 50, Syracuse, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features a lodging place in Syracuse, Kansas. A one story stucco building serves as the office of the motel. An electric sign states "Motel Grande". One story stucco buildings line the left and right of the office. Trees are in the background. Written text is on the bottom of the card. Stamped text and handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Motel Mit-Way, Emporia is the Place

This black and white photographic postcard features a landscape of Kansas prairie grass and land. A hill is in the background with words created out of rock in the center. The rock letters have been painted white.
Postcard: Moving F. W. Moody Residence, Norton Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard depicts a house being relocated to another area. It is on a platform with wheels. Three children are on the platform with the house. Two are sitting and one is standing. Two men are on the platform, one at each side of the house. One of the men is holding a tool on his shoulder. A man is on the spool of cable with a long handled tool in his hand. His other hand is on his hip. Two horses stand to the right of the spool. A boy sits on the arm of the spool. There are trees on both sides of the road and wagon equipment to the right.
Postcard: Moving H.C. Clapp Residence, McCook, Nebraska

This black and white photographic postcard depicts a house being relocated to another area. The house is on a platform and four men are in front of the house. The man on the left is holding a long handled tool. The next man has his foot on the cable and is holding a tool. A man standing on the spool of cable has the American flag draped over him. The man on the right is holding his hat in the air. There are two horses tied up to the spool of cable. There are houses on either side and a bare tree in the foreground. Visible discoloration has turned the typed area at the bottom of the postcard blue and left a white spot on the bottom right.
Postcard: Moving Mrs. Metcalf House, Oberlin, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard depicts a house being relocated to another area. It is on a platform with wheels. One person is standing at the doorway of the house and is waving. To the right of the house are eight men. The man closest to the house has his foot on the cable tie. The two men in the middle are holding tools. A man is on the right side of the image. He is standing on top of the spool of cable and holding his hat up in the air. There are trees in the background and an open space of grass in the foreground.
Postcard: Mow-Master Rotary Mower

This color printed postcard features an advertisement for a push lawn mower. The card has a yellow background with an illustration of a blue mower in the center. There is print above and below the illustration. Red print is at the top of the card.
Postcard: Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Dinsmoor, Cabin Home Lucas, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features a family portrait. Samuel Perry Dinsmoor sits on the left and Emilie Brozek (Dinsmoor) sits on the right. They are both wearing jackets. A limestone house is in the background. There is handwritten text at the top and bottom of the card.
Postcard: Mr. Farmer of Kansas - 1906

This colorized printed postcard features an illustration of a stout man in a suit hold a poster of himself ten years earlier. The poster shows an illustration of a skinny man in tattered clothing. The stout man also has banking paperwork in his left hand and in his pocket. Written text is at the top of the card. Stamped text is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Mr. & Mrs. C. E. Jackson World's Best Trick Horseshoe Pitchers.

This black and white photographic postcard features the two champion horseshoe pitchers. A man and woman wearing matching outfits are outside in front of a house. The man stands on a chair in front of a horseshoe stake. The woman holds a horseshoe in her left hand and throws a horseshoe in her right hand towards the stake. Printed text is at the bottom of the card. Black covers the back of the card.
Postcard: Mr. & Mrs. C. E. Jackson. World's Champion Trick Horseshoe Pitchers.

This black and white photographic postcard features the two champion horseshoe pitchers. A man and woman squat in front of a horseshoe stake with horseshoes at the bottom. They wear matching shirts, trousers and ties. A crowd of people from the neck down are visible in the background. Printed text is at the bottom of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Mudbaden Sulphur Springs in Mudbaden, Minnesota

This black and white photographic postcard features the Mudcura Sanitarium. The Sulphur Springs are used to offer mud baths and treatments. There are three men on tables. The man in the middle is completely covered in mud up to his head. The man on the left is being covered with material over the mud by an attendant. The man on the right is half covered in mud and an attendant is taking mud from a container and placing it on the customer. There are bathtubs in the background. There is a barrel in the foreground that is full of mud. There is handwriting at the bottom and top of the image. There is handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: Mudcura, Shakopee, Minnesota

This black and white photographic postcard features the Mudcura Sanitarium. The Sulphur Springs near Shakopee is used to offer mud baths and treatments. There are three men on tables. The one on the left is being covered with mud by an attendant. The man in the middle is wrapped in material and has his eyes closed. The man on the right is covered with material and an attendant has his hand on the customer's head. There is handwriting on the bottom of left of the card.
Postcard: Murphy's Café: When in Colby, Kansas, Eat at Murphy's Café

This black and white photographic postcard features Murphy's Café in Colby, Kansas. The one story building has two front windows and a door in the middle. An electric sign is mounted on the front of the building. Written text is on the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Mushroom Rock, Ellsworth County, Kansas

This colorized photographic postcard features a large mushroom shaped rock at the Mushroom Rock State Park, an attraction in Ellsworth County, Kansas. It is surrounded by prairie land and there is red text at the bottom of the card. There is handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: My Favorite Pastime. Sample Card from Arthur Capper

This black and white photographic postcard features a woman in a dress and is in the arms of a man wearing a suit. He is nuzzling the woman's face and she is smiling. The photo is in the shape of a circle. Printed text in a circle border is on the right side of the card. The card has a black border around it. Stamped text is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Natatorium. Norton, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features an outdoor swimming pool for men. Young men are in the foreground in the water. A group of young men stand on the ledge at the edge of the pool. One man stands on the top of the swimming pool wall and watches the crowd, and his hands are on his hips.
Postcard: National Baseball Congress Advertisement, Wichita, Kansas

This color printed postcard features an illustration of two red books about baseball and the official rules, teams and photos. Red printed text surrounds the illustrations and is on the back of the card. Typed text is on the back of the card.
Postcard: National Husking Contest 11-14-30

This black and white photographic postcard features one of the float vehicles in the National Husking Contest Parade in Norton, Kansas. The truck has signage on the door stating "City Dray & Transfer, Almena Kans. Phone 167." The bed of the truck has a float of ears of corn in the shape of a building, more specifically, a fort. Almena is spelled out in ears of corn at the top. A large pumpkin sits on top of the truck cab. There is writing at the bottom of the card. There is handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: National Husking Contest 1930

This black and white photographic postcard features one of the float vehicles in the National Husking Contest Parade in Norton, Kansas. The truck is wrapped in decorative paper and has a sign representing "Long Island Banner Corn Township of the U.S.A for 2 years". The bed of the truck has ears of corn lined next to each other to create an image of one large ear of corn. There are different types of ears of corn on display at the base with a Kansas banner. There is writing at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: National Husking Contest. Norton County Kansas 11-14-30

This black and white photographic postcard features one of the float vehicles in the National Husking Contest Parade in Norton, Kansas. The float is on a trailer and has fresh produce on a table in front of it. The float is a sculpture of a large ear of corn wrapped in paper to show the corn details. The banner above states "Logan Kansas 'The Peace of the Solomon Valley'". The banner on the front of the float states, "Phillips County Banner Corn County in Kansas 1929-1930". People are walking past the float and standing in front of the produce table. The truck cab is to the right of the float and a man and child sit on the back of the truck. There is writing at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Native Potters of Tonala, Mexico

This colorized photographic postcard features a Mexican man working with pottery. He holds a vase above the brick oven with a long tool. Completed pieces are on the left side of the kiln. Large vases are in the foreground. Printed text is at the bottom left and back of the card.
Postcard: Native Potters of Tonala, Mexico

This colorized photographic postcard features a Mexican man working with pottery. He holds a vase above the brick oven with a long tool. Completed pieces are on the left side of the kiln. Large vases are in the foreground. Printed text is at the bottom left and back of the card.
Postcard: Native Potters of Tonala, Mexico

This colorized photographic postcard features four Mexican men working with pottery. They are using a technique of glazing the pottery. Completed pottery is in the foreground and background. Printed text is at the top of the card and the back of the card.
Postcard: Native Potters of Tonala, Mexico. "Horno"

This colorized photographic postcard features a Mexican man working with pottery. He holds a vase above the brick oven with a long tool. Completed pieces are on the left side of the kiln. Large vases are in the foreground. Printed text is at the bottom left and back of the card.
Postcard: Nativity Scene

This black and white photographic postcard features an outdoor nativity scene. The 2-D imagery is cut out shapes of individuals, animals and elements referring to the nativity. A manger and lean-to are physical structures. Signs are on the left and right of the scene. A road and house are in the background. Several lights are set up in the foreground to light the scene at night. Written text is at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Nature's Road to Health, Drinking Fountain - Waconda Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features a location at Waconda Springs, Kansas. A man in a dress shirt, pants and hat sits on a concrete form. A woman in a dress sits next to him. The concrete structure serves as a receptacle for the spring water. The man and woman both have a cup in their hand from the springs. Hand written text is at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Neodesha B.B. Club - 10

This black and white photographic postcard features the Neodesha baseball club sports picture. The team is lined up behind the bleachers in the prairie grass. A bat boy in a light colored shirt is in the front with a pile of bats and a baseball glove. Five young men are kneeling and wear uniforms and ball caps. The back row has a man on each end wearing collared shirts and trousers with hats. The eight players between the two men are wearing uniforms and ball caps. The player on the right is wearing a baseball glove. There is writing on the bottom of the card. There is handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: New Baby "Q" Carry Us All

This black and white printed postcard features an illustration of a carousel that has been built by C. W. Parker Amusement Company. Printed text is below the image.
Postcard: Newman's Opening Display, Arkansas City, Kansas

This black and white printed postcard features an illustration of a headshot of a woman from the shoulders up. She is turned towards the left and is wearing her hair pinned up. She is wearing a hat and a blouse. Printed text is below the image. Handwriting is on the left side and the back of the card.