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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: Pawnee Rock, Kansas with Stain

J. C. Momyer

This black and white photographic postcard features a rock formation with weathered lighter areas on it. Prairie land is in the foreground. Typed text is at the top of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Hand Written Message Inquiring for Prospects

H. Morgan and H. Gross

This black and white printed postcard contains correspondence from a person in need of a home and job reaching out to a possible person of interest. Handwriting is on the front and the back of the card.
Postcard: Scene on the Road Near Elkhart, Kansas. Who Cares for an Auto

J. E. Motley

This black and white photographic postcard features a boy in overalls and a hat sitting on a pig. The pig is on a dirt road with prairie land in the background. A boy in overalls and a hat is pulling the pigs tail. Red ink is printed at the top of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Nichols Hardware Company Advertisement, Harlan, Kansas

Frank Muck

This black and white printed postcard features an illustration of a man in the sky with an open parachute. He is reaching for a can of shoe polish. Another illustration of a man is holding the bottom of the can of shoe polish. Printed text is on the top, right and bottom of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Rock City Minneapolis, Kansas

Jessie Muck

This black and white photographic postcard features three large rocks in Rock City, an attraction in Ottawa County, Kansas. The rocks are spread across the field in the foreground and background. A tree and prairie land is in the background. Typed text is in the bottom right corner of the card. There is handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: "Some Hail"

Dorothy Muench and Minerva Shaufelt

This black and white photographic postcard depicts a landscape of hail stones in piles on the ground. There is a box in the foreground and buildings in the background. The left side of the card has written text. There is handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: County Teachers' Association

Anna Mullen

This black and white printed postcard contains an agenda for the County Teachers' Association. Printed text and handwriting are on the front of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: D.A.R. Receipt for Donation

Anna Mullen

This black and white printed postcard depicts a donation to the D.A.R. organization. Printed text is on the front of the card with handwriting included to fill out the information. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Program for the Ellsworth County Teachers' Association

Anna Mullen

This black and white printed postcard contains an agenda for the County Teachers' Association. Printed text and handwriting are on the front of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Hand Written Message Requesting a Catalog

Frank E. Murphy and E. R. Nichols

This black and white printed postcard contains correspondence from a man to the school. Handwriting is on the front and back of the card.
Postcard: W. E. Marcy's Exhibit

W. E. M. and Marcus Chapin Sr.

This black and white photographic postcard features a variety of vegetables and grains affixed to a white board for display. A handwritten sign is at the top of the display. The display is propped up on two books that are placed on a chair. A wallpapered wall is in the back ground. There is handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: Agricultural Experimental Station, Manhattan Kansas

Fred Myers

This black and white printed postcard is a repurposed postcard for correspondence. Printed text regarding the Fredonia Linseed Oil Works Co. has been marked out on the front and back of the card. Over the top of the original test is handwriting on the back and front of the card.
Postcard: Wolcott 805 KS. 1907

Myra Myers

This black and white photographic postcard features a football team. Four men are seated in the front row. They are wearing football apparel from the time period. The man who is second from the left is holding a football and a dog lays in front of the man second from the right. The second row depicts five men kneeling. Nine men are standing in the back row. The man on the left and the man in the center are wearing suits. They are surrounded by a field. Handwritten text is at the bottom of the card. There is handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: State of Kansas

Callie Nanninga

This color printed postcard features an illustration of a woman in a red dress holding a sunflower. She is standing with an umbrella in the other hand and a hat on her head. The top left and right depict the Seal of Kansas and an American emblem. Printed text is on the left of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Waconda Springs Sanitarium

Ida Nelson

This black and white photographic postcard features the health resort, or Sanitarium, built next to the Waconda Springs. The three story building has a wrap around porch and the numbers "1884" on the top of the front gable. A dirt road leads to the building and automobiles are parked to the left of the road. Trees are on the right side of the building. There is hand written text at the bottom left corner of the card. There is handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: A Busy Day, Marquette, Kansas

Mabel Nelson

This black and white printed post card has a black and white photographic image inserted on the top half of the card. The image is of a business street in Marquette, Kansas and a large crowd is standing in front of one of the buildings. There is printed text to the right of the photo. Below the photo is printed text . There is a black border around the photo and a thicker border around the photo and printed text. There is handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: Branding and Dehorning Cattle, Sedan, Kansas

Will Neuway and Stella Graham

This black and white photographic postcard features four men pushing cattle through a chute where they are branded and dehorned. The man on the left holds the branding iron. The man on the right hold the horn saw. A building and corral is in the background. Written text is at the bottom of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Pioneer Monument, Lincoln, Kansas

W. T. Newhold

This black and white photographic postcard features a monument erected in front of the Lincoln courthouse. Words are engraves on the sides of the monument. A limestone building and trees are in the background. Printed text is at the bottom of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Hays, Kansas Stamp Exhibition September 26-27

L. G. Olds

This black and white printed postcard depicts an invitation to a stamp exhibition in Hays, Kansas. Printed text is on the front of the card. An illustration of electricity coming out of an outlet is on the back of the card. Typed and printed text is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Main Corridor of the Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Home & Hospital. Chicago, Illinois 962

Cornelius Ostrim

This black and white photographic postcard depicts the main corridor of the Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Home & Hospital. The entrance is on the far right with a desk area to the left of it. There are stairs and a hallway on the left side of the card. There is handwriting on the bottom of the card and handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: Picturesque America Series, Niagara Falls

Theo Otto

This color printed postcard features an illustration of a landscape of a waterfall. "Niagara Falls" is printed at the bottom of the image. Printed text and a calendar print of the month of July 1914 is at the bottom of the card. Printed text and handwriting are on the back of the card.
Postcard: Picturesque America Series, Suwanee River

Theodore Otto

This color printed postcard features an illustration of a landscape of a river bend. "Suwanee Rifer" is printed at the bottom of the image. Printed text and a calendar print of the month of November 1914 is at the bottom of the card. Printed text and handwriting are on the back of the card.
Postcard: Waconda Springs Kansas - Historic Mecca for Early Plains Indians - on US-24

E. B. Overholt

This black and white photographic postcard features a naturally circular hole of spring water in the ground with a fence around it. The Sanitarium and other buildings are in the background. The Sanitarium has been updated with stucco exterior instead of limestone rock. There is printed text at the bottom of the card. There is handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: November Special, Ideal Cleaners & Dyers

W. L. Owings

This black and white printed postcard depicts an advertisement for a laundry service in Salina, Kansas. The front of the card is filled with text. The back of the card contains handwriting.
Postcard: Having a Merry-Go-Round Time at the Fair. Concordia-Kansas

Jewell Paris

This black and white photographic postcard features a fair at Concordia, Kansas. A tent is in the foreground with people surrounding it. Automobiles and the track are in the background. Handwritten text is in the center of the card. Handwritten text is on the back of the card.
Postcard: A.H.T.A. Day.Oxford, Kansas 10-19-12 Horses

Carrie Park and Eli Cosby

This black and white photographic postcard features a parade on the main street at Oxford, Kansas. Buildings are on the left and right with people lining the sidewalks. Parade floats and people on horses are lined up and traveling down the street as part of the parade. Women and girls on horses are in the foreground of the parade. Written text is at the bottom of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: The Sunflower Cement Man Will Be On the Job

Essie Parker

This color printed postcard features an illustration of a sunflower with a company name circling it. A black and white photographic image is on the right side of the card. It depicts a man with a barrel of water and cement and he is holding a shovel. Printed text and handwriting are in the center of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Western Rock Salt Company Advertisement

W A. Parker

This black and white photographic postcard features a portrait of a woman gazing upwards. She is wearing a hat with sheer material wrapping around her hat and shoulders. Printed text is at the bottom of the card. Printed text and handwriting are on the back of the card.
Postcard: WIBW Flying Rooster

Harry Parshll

This black and white photographic postcard depicts an airplane on an airstrip. An image of a rooster and text is on the side of the plane. Typed text is on the back of the card.
Postcard: "Where Inter-State Lubricants and Oils are Made"

Glenn Patterson and Leo Huffman

This color printed postcard features an advertisement for oil and lubricant. An illustration of a can of oil and a can of lubricant is at the top of the card. An illustration of a building with "Inter-State Oil Co. Since 1887" written on the front is portrayed below the cans. Buildings in a town are in the background. There is printed text above and below the illustrations. Printed text and handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Sodie in Ellis County

Agnes Paulsen

This black and white photographic postcard features a sod house with three people in front. A woman stands to the left of the door and wears a long sleeve blouse and skirt. A man in the middle wears a coat, pants, and hat. He has a full beard. The man on the right wears a coat, pants and a hat. Handwriting is on the front and back of the card.
Postcard: Official Souvenir of the Dickinson County Fair

B. B. P. and Mable Hough

This black and white photographic postcard features a horse standing hitched to a man on a racing cart. The grandstands are in the background. There is printed text completely surrounding the photo. There is handwriting below the horse and at the bottom of the card. There is handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: Hall Lithographing Company, Topeka, Kansas

N. E. Peach

This black and white printed postcard depicts a receipt for payment to The Hall Lithographing Co. An orange printed diamond is in the center of the card with "HALL" printed in the center of the diamond. Printed text is on the front of the card with handwriting completing the form. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Old Settlers Day, August 13, 1908. Jewell City, Kansas

G. W. Pearcy

This colorized printed postcard features an illustration of a red hatchet on the left side of the card. Bundles of wheat and grain are colored yellow and written text is in the center of the card. The seal of the state and three cows are at the top of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: The Barteldes Seed Company Order Confirmation

F. J. Pechanec

This colorized photographic postcard features a variety of produce arranges in a still life photo. Printed text is at the bottom of the photo. Printed text with an order number is on the back of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Pawnee County Fair, Sept. 6-9 '10, Larned, KS.

E. H. P. and Delila Busenburg

This black and white photographic postcard depicts a county fair produce exhibition. Three shelves along the right wall contain fruits and tomatoes on plates and in baskets. Grain and vegetables fill the shelves in the background. Watermelons line the ground under the shelves. The background reveals a staircase and squash propped up on a column. Sunflowers are propped up on two columns. A sign promotes the Opera House to the left. There is handwritten text at the bottom left of the card. There is handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: Ice Gorge, Cottonwood Valley Mill. Jan. 14, '10 Marion, Kansas

Ola Pennington

This black and white photographic postcard depicts an ice gorge in Marion, Kansas. There are large chunks of ice throughout the riverbed. Five men are standing on ice blocks in the middle of the river . A group of men are at the edge of the river. A building and trees are in the background. The frozen river is in the foreground. Written text is at the bottom of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Hand Written Message from a Daughter

Jane S. Perkins and Margaret Steinberger

This black and white printed postcard contains correspondence from a daughter to her mother. Handwriting is on the front and the back of the card.
Postcard: Fleninge Motell. Helsingborg, Sweden

Peter Peterson

This black and white photographic postcard features the Fleninge Motell at Helsingborg, Sweden. The one story building lines the left of the image and the background. There is a courtyard in the center with chairs and umbrellas. Cars are parked in front of each room and two housekeepers are in the background with cleaning carts. A plus sign in blue ink marks one of the rooms. Bushes are in the foreground. Printed text is at the bottom of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: To Wish You the Greetings of the Season. Ernst F. Pihlblad

Ernst F. Pihlblad and Oscar Miller

This color printed postcard features an illustration of all the highlights of Lindsborg, Kansas. Two images at the top right depict "The Messiah Chorus" a large choir, and "Bethany College", a building on campus. An illustration of a woman in a white dress sits on a chair with her hand on the Lindsborg Crest. She has a harp on her lap and items placed around her on the ground. Buildings are in the background and a stretch of land has the words "Wheat Belt" written on it. Printed text is at the bottom of the card. Printed text and handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Secretary's Office Farmers Alliance Insurance Claim

Wm. Poling

This black and white printed postcard depicts a pay out for an insurance claim. The front of the card is filled with text. The back of the card contains handwriting.
Postcard: A.H.T.A. Day Oxford, Kansas 1913

Bessie Porter

This black and white photographic postcard features an all male band. Each man sits on a chair with an instrument on their laps. The chairs are on a platform Written text is at the bottom of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Advertisement - "Everybody Loves A Nurse!"

Ethel Pratt and Herbert Anderson

This color printed postcard depicts an illustration of a nurse on the left pouring medicine into a spoon. There are four people in beds to her right and they are all smiling and looking towards the nurse. Three of the patients have their head wrapped in a bandage. There is printed text on the right
Postcard: Advertisement for Family Hospital Insurance

Arnold Prull

This color printed postcard depicts an advertisement for health insurance. Printed text in blue and green are on the front of the postcard. There is a photographic image of doctors and nurses around an operating table. There is an area for the customer to put their information below the photo. The left side has a green hospital sign of the plus sign. The other side of the card has printed text in blue and green on the left side. There is a handwritten name and address on the right.
Postcard: Handwritten Message on Card Advertising A. R. Quigg

Cyrus B. Quigg

This black and white printed postcard contains correspondence from one brother to another. Printed text advertising a general store it at the top of the card. Handwriting is on the front and the back of the card.
Postcard: Water Plant and Filtration Begin. Burlingame, Kansas. 2119

Earl and Betty Radenz and John Wood

This black and white photographic postcard features a building with a body of water in front of it. Concrete edges border the water. Trees are in the background. Written text is on the bottom of the card. Handwriting in red ink is on the back of the card. Stamped red ink is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Sterling Lodge, No. 171, A.F. & A.M.

Hugo H. Rauschelbach and C. H. Schick

This black and white printed postcard is an invitation to attend the Grand Lodge meeting. There is an image of a ruler and compass with a capital G in the center. This emblem is surrounded by leaves and lines emanating from the image. The rest of the card is filled with typed text. There is handwriting indicating the time of the meeting.
Postcard: Booze Running in the Gutter, Independence, Kansas Jan. 3, 1913

A. R. and Lilian Ward

This black and white photographic postcard features a group of men standing in the street with barrels and boxes full of alcohol. A pile of smashed containers lies in front of the group. Alcohol runs along the gutter into the foreground. Written text is towards the bottom of the card.