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First Territorial Capitol, Pawnee, Kansas
Title
First Territorial Capitol, Pawnee, Kansas
Description
An 1855 photograph of the first territorial capitol of Kansas during its construction, located in the ghost town of Pawnee, Geary County, Kansas.
Object Type
Image
Date
1855
The Osawatomie Battlefield
Title
The Osawatomie Battlefield
Description
Osawatomie Battlefield courtesy of Oswald Garrison Villard's John Brown 1800-1859: A Biography Fifty Years After. On August 30, 1856, Abolitionist John Brown and 40 other Free-Staters unsuccessfully defended the town of Osawatomie, Kansas against 250-300 border ruffians under John W. Reid. The Free-Staters were routed, Osawatomie was burned, and one of Brown's sons was killed, but Brown escaped with his life and earned the nickname "Osawatomie Brown" for his spirited defense.
Object Type
Image
Date
n.d.
Western House, or Pro-Slavery Hotel, Fort Scott, Kansas
Title
Western House, or Pro-Slavery Hotel, Fort Scott, Kansas
Description
A crude illustration of the Western House, also known as the Pro-Slavery Hotel, that burned on December 16, 1858 during James Montgomery's raid on Fort Scott, Kansas.
Object Type
Image
Date
n.d.
The Capture of Colonel Titus
Title
The Capture of Colonel Titus
Description
An illustration of Colonel Henry T. Titus and his Pro-Slavery men being captured by Free-Staters led by Samuel Walker during the Destruction of Fort Titus (background) on August 16, 1856. This image is included in the 1867 publication of "Beyond the Mississippi: From the Great River to the Great Ocean" by Albert D. Richardson.
Object Type
Image
Date
1867