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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: Goddess of Liberty with White Border

This black and white photographic postcard features an attraction in Lucas, Kansas. This postcard reflects one of the sculptures in the Garden of Eden. Titled "Civilization", a statue of a woman wearing a dress and hat with the stripes of the American flag stands above two men who are sawing the tree that she is standing on. The two sculptures of men are on a platform below the woman and are using a two man crosscut saw to cut the tree. The sculptures are erected above a pyramid shaped platform. The platform is taller than the crowd in front of it. There are sixteen people standing in front of the base of this installation with S. P. Dinsmoor on the far left. There is handwriting on the bottom of the card and a white border.
Postcard: Godt Nytt ÅR

This black and white photographic postcard features a portrait of a man in a suit wearing glasses. The portrait is a bust or headshot because it is of the man from the chest up. He has one hand up to his face and is facing the camera. Printed text is to the left of the portrait.
Postcard: Go More Place and See More Things in a New 1947 Cessna

This color photographic postcard is an image of an airplane at the Flying L Ranch. A pilot is inside the plane and people on horses are on the right and left side of the plane. Trees are in the background. Printed text is at the bottom and back of the card.
Postcard: Gotts Starlight #5489 Owned by WD Gott Bronson, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features a mule wearing a bridle and rope. A man is on the left side holding the rope. A barn and tree are in the background. There is hand printed text at the bottom of the card. 1917 is written on the back of the card.
Postcard: Grade 1. Medicine Lodge, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features a group of children in a school building. Children sit in six rows of desks and a group of students stand at the front of the room. The teacher stands in front of the chalkboard. Several of the desks have chalkboard slates on them. Written text is at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Grange Float A.H.T.A.

This black and white photographic postcard features a parade on the main street at Burrton, Kansas. Buildings are on the left with people lining the sidewalks. A float representing Grange is in the center of the photo. Two horses pull a decorated float with women wearing light colored dresses and bonnets. Several men in suits are in the back and front of the float. Written text is at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Grave of Pre-Historic Indian, Logan Grove

This black and white photographic postcard depicts an Indigenous person carved out of stone. The statue is dressed in an war bonnet and has one hand over the eyes to block the light and see farther. This statue has two braids, one over each shoulder and a necklace. The other arm is bent and a bow shaped black form rests on the stone hand. The body is covered with a loincloth. The form is leaning on a stone stump behind the statue. The words "The Indian" is carved into the front of the base of the sculpture. The statue is surrounded by barb wire fencing. Prairie vegetation is growing around the statue.
Postcard: Greetings from Kansas

This color photographic postcard features the large rocks at the Mushroom Rock State Park, an attraction in Ellsworth County, Kansas. A boy in shorts and a short sleeved shirt stands on top of a spherical rock in the foreground. Two children in shorts and short sleeve shirts are in the background by other rock formations. Trees are growing around the rocks and blue print is at the top of the card. Printed text is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Greetings From Kansas Color Text

This color photographic postcard features two photos. Both photos are of the burial remains. There are bones in the dirt where they were uncovered and signs are next to the different bodies. Printed text in black and pink is between the upper and lower photo. There is printed text on the back.
Postcard: Greetings From Kansas in Color

This color photographic postcard features two photos. Both photos are of the burial remains. There are bones in the dirt where they were uncovered and signs are next to the different bodies. Printed text is between the upper and lower photo. There is printed text on the back
Postcard: Groh & Broughton Choice Confectioneries with a Blue Flower

This color printed postcard depicts an advertisement promoting a variety of confectioneries. This image features an illustration of one blue open rose on the left, a red open rose on the bottom left and four red closed rosebuds surrounding and to the right of the open flowers. Stems and several green leaves frame the edges of the postcard. A white rectangle on the bottom right of the card contains text. The printed text is promoting Groh & Broughton's shop.
Postcard: Groh & Broughton Choice Confectioneries with a Pink Rose

This color printed postcard depicts an advertisement promoting a variety of confectioneries. This image features an illustration on the left side with 3 leaves with one rose opened on a stem. One red closed rosebud, stems and several green leaves frame the text of the postcard. An insect is in the top left corner near the open rose. A white rectangle on the bottom right of the card contains text. The printed text is promoting Groh & Broughton's shop.
Postcard: Group of Men on Motorcycles

This black and white photographic postcard features five motorcycles on a street in front of a brick business building. Four of the motorcycles have two men sitting on them and one motorcycle has one man sitting on a motorcycle with his arms crossed. A group of men stand on the sidewalk in the background. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Group of People Standing Outside in Clyde White City, Coffeyville

This black and white photographic postcard features the Clyde White City amusement park located between Dearing and Coffeyville. It was open from 1907 to 1908. A crowd of men stand in the open space to the right of the park tents. A theater is in the background. A tree is in the foreground. The tree has handwriting on it.
Postcard: Group Photo in front of the Hub

This black and white photographic postcard features a group photograph in front of a building mounted on a wagon. Thirteen men are standing or sitting in front of a wooden building. Over half the men wear overalls. A woman stands at the top of the steps to the entrance of the building. A house and trees are in the background.
Postcard: Group Photo of Threshing Machinery, Men and Horses

This black and white photographic postcard features a farming crew for harvest. A thresher has ten people sitting on top and six people sitting in front. The man sitting at the far right has an X drawn next to him. A tractor is to the right of the thresher and has one man sitting on it and two men standing in front. An X is written under the two men in front. A wagon with two horses sits to the right of the tractor. Cut crops are in the foreground. There is writing on the back of the card.
Postcard: G. Shanlep, Washington, Kansas

This colorized photographic postcard features the interior of a tack shop in Washington, Kansas. Bridles and leads hang from the ceiling. Saddle supplies, bits and other items for harnessing horses and other livestock are on the left and right walls. A man in a suit and hat leans against a table in the center of the room. A horse is in the background. Red printed text is on the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Guest Room -Lutheran Hospital. Hoisington, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features one of the rooms of the Lutheran Hospital in Hoisington, Kansas. There is a cross on the left wall. The bed is below the cross and has sheets and a pillow on it. A night stand with cup and flowers are next to the bed. The other side of the bed depicts two chairs, a lamp and a window. The right side of the room contains a dresser with a mirror and a plant. There is handwriting on the picture towards the bottom.
Postcard: Gun Club - Arkansas City, Kansas, 1913

This black and white photographic postcard features a shooting range where a gun club is practicing firing their weapons. The men are aiming to the left. On the right side, behind the men on the range is a building full of spectators. There are men inside the building and on the front porch. There is written text at the bottom of the card
Postcard: Hail Insurance Advertisement

This black and white printed postcard depicts an advertisement for hail insurance. The front of the card is filled with text.
Postcard: Hall & O'Donald Litho Company Advertisement

This black and white printed postcard features an illustration of a stork flying with a briefcase in one foot. The other foot has a ribbon with printed text wrapped around it. A man in a top hat and coat is holding on the stork with his arms and legs. Printed text is on the right side of the illustration. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Hall Where First Grand Lodge of I.O.O.F. of Kansas Met

This black and white printed postcard features an image of the building where the Independent Order of Odd Fellows held meetings. There is printed text below the building and handwriting at the bottom.
Postcard: Hand Painted Pottery

This color photographic postcard features two Mexican men hand painting pottery outside. The man on the left is painting a large vase. The man on the right is painting a plate. A stack of completed pottery are in the background. Printed text is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Hand-painting Pottery in Tlaquepaque, Mexico

This color photographic postcard features two Mexican men hand painting pottery outside. The man on the left is painting a large green vase. The man on the right is painting a large pink vase. A stack of completed pottery are in the background. Printed text is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Hand Written Message Regarding Employment

This black and white printed postcard contains correspondence from one man to another regarding potential employment. Handwriting is on the front and the back of the card.
Postcard: Hand Written Message Regarding Legal Paperwork

This black and white printed postcard contains correspondence from one man to clerk at Seneca, Kansas regarding legal paperwork. Handwriting is on the front and the back of the card.
Postcard: Hand Written Message to the U.S. Sugar Refinery

This black and white printed postcard contains correspondence from a raw materials provider to the U.S. Sugar Refinery. Handwriting is on the front and the back of the card.
Postcard: Harvesting Wheat Near Atwood, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features farmland during the harvest. A header on the left is being pushed by horses. The barges are pulled by horses in the center and on the right. There are three teams of horse with men side by side in the field. There is written text on the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Haying for Bert Hotchkiss, Near Atwood, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features farmland during the harvest. A tilting board completes a seesaw motion and lifts piles of hay onto a large mound of hay. Two men stand on the mound with pitchforks. Men and horses stand in front of the hay. A car is on the right side of the hay. A house is in the background. Handwritten text is at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Heading Wheat in Kansas, 1910

This black and white photographic postcard features farmland during the harvest. A header in the center is being pushed by horses. A man is behind the horses holding the reins. A barge and the stack of cut wheat is to the left of the header. A man stands with two horses in front and two men are in the barge. A barge is also to the right of the header. Two men stand in it and it is being pulled by two horses. a wagon is in the background. Uncut wheat is in the foreground. Written text is on the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Health Center of America, the Land of Enchantment

This color printed postcard is the exterior of a business building. The word "Charles Bath House" is on the front. There is a manicured lawn in front of the building and a street to the left of the building. It has print text at the top of the card. There is printed text on the back of the card.
Postcard: He Feels His Oats. Commercial State Bank, Cawker City, Kansas

This color printed postcard features an illustration of a man in a suit smoking a cigarette. His hand is reaching into a bag of oats. A red border surrounds printed text on the bottom half of the card.
Postcard: Hello from Cawker City Kansas

This color photographic postcard features the rodeo and ranch life in Cawker City, Kansas. The top left photo is of a cowboy on a horse. The top right depicts a man branding a calf. The bottom right portrays a man on a horse watching a head of cattle. The bottom left picture features two cowboys lassoing a steer. Printed text is in the center of the card. Printed text is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Hello from Hot Springs, Arkansas

This colorized photographic postcard contains three images. The top left image shows two black attendants wrapping two customers in cloth. The photo on the right depicts a black man handing a man in the bathtub something to drink. The bottom left picture shows a man in an steam sauna with his head sticking out of the top. He has a towel wrapped around his neck. There is printed text in the top right corner. There is printed text on the back of the card.
Postcard: He Settles in '74 but Didn't Stay Long!

This colorized printed postcard features an illustration of a grasshopper in mid-jump. A suitcase with printed text on it is in one of the grasshoppers forelegs. Illustrations of grass are towards the bottom of the card with written text.
Postcard: Hiddekel Hall

This black and white photographic postcard features a collage of photos. A two story building with a front yard serves as the background. In each corner is a cut-out image of a woman holding an infant. There are four faces of infants in the center of the card. Each image is a cut-out circle with only the face of an infant visible. Printed text is at the bottom of the card. Typewriter typed text is on the back of the card.
Postcard: High Jump, Wilder Douglas

This black and white photographic postcard features an athlete jumping over a bar used for high jump. The athlete is bent in a sitting position and wears a track uniform. Two people hold the poles with the bar. Spectators watch in the background. A tower is in the upper right corner. Hand written text is at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Highway 81, Silver Cabins

This black and white photographic postcard features lodging at Wichita, Kansas. Three photos of Silver Cabins are displayed. The top and bottom photograph depict the one story buildings with rock facades and garage parking. The photograph in the middle features the office and lobby building. This one story brick building has a lighted sign in front of the door. Printed text is at the top and bottom of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Hi-Way Café. West Edge of Dodge City, Kansas on Hi-Way 50-S

This black and white photographic postcard features Hi-Way Café in Dodge City, Kansas. The one story building has four front windows and a door in the middle. An electric sign is mounted on the front of the building. A sign on the window offers curbside service. A woman carhop stands at an automobile with a tray. A semitruck is on the left side of the building. Signs for the diner are in the foreground. Printed text is at the top of the card.
Postcard: Hoisington Lutheran Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard depicts a one story brick building with an entrance at the center, left and right. There are cars parked in a row in front of the building. There is dirt land in the foreground with no vegetation. There is handwriting below the building on the card.
Postcard: Holliday Square Arcade, Topeka, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features the storefront of an arcade. A portrait of a man with glasses is on the left and a portrait of another man is on the right. Neon lights are on the front of the building and printed text is in between the two portraits. Typed text is at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Homestead Lodge. 1736 N. Washington Street, Junction City, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features the Homestead Lodge in Junction City, Kansas. Two photos depict different angles of the hotel. The photograph on the left is a two story building with siding and a wrap around deck on the second floor. The photo on the right is taken from across the street and two buildings are in view. The building on the left is a two story building. The building on the right is a one story structure with several doors and windows along the front. A sign noting "Sleeping Rooms" is on the building. A sign for the lodge is erected by the street. An automobile and tree are in front of the buildings. Written text is at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Home Surgery with Doctors, Nurses, and One Patient

This black and white photographic postcard features an operation. There is wallpaper on the walls and a wooden slat floor giving it the appearance of a house, rather than a hospital. There are tables with bowls and medical supplies in the foreground. There is a woman in a white gown on the left at a table with medical utensils. There is a doctor on each side of the operating table facing the patient and holding medical utensils. They are wearing white gowns and caps. A woman on the right is at the head of the patient. She is in a white gown. The image has a border of white in the shape of an ellipses. There is handwriting on the back of the card.
Postcard: "Home Sweet Home" #16

This black and white photographic postcard features a sod house. The left side of the building is wooden. A girl stands in the foreground with a toy in her hand. Written text is at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Hospitals - Guardians of Health, May 12 National Hospital Day

This color printed postcard depicts an illustration of a young woman holding a doll. The doll is wearing a nurse outfit. The girl is wearing a red dress and bow. Above the girl is printed text and a crest or emblem. Below the girl is more printed text. There is printed text on the back of the card. It is an invitation for National Hospital Day.
Postcard: Hotel Elliott and Standard Service. Belleville, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features a three story hotel at Belleville, Kansas. Automobiles are parked around the building. An automobile servicing station is on the left side of the card. Written text is at the bottom of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.
Postcard: Hotel Elliott. Belleville, Kansas

This black and white photographic postcard features a three story hotel at Belleville, Kansas. The courtyard in the center of the building depicts Spanish Villa style décor. The left side of the building has the sign "Elliott" on the roof and the right side of the building has the sign "Hotel" on the roof. Written text is at the bottom of the card.
Postcard: Hotel Woodson, Yates Center, Kansas

This color printed postcard has a black and white photograph inserted on the top half. The image is of Hotel Woodson at Yates Center, Kansas. The photo has typed text at the bottom and the photo is surrounded by a green border. The bottom half of the card is green printed text and green leaves. Orange flowers are in the corners framing the photo. The first letter of the print is orange. The bottom corners depict the orange flower pots. There is handwriting on the back of the card.