Image Gallery

View a selection of photographs, illustrations and maps from our collection.

1st Kansas Colored Infantry flag

Battle flag of the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry

The Battle of Lexington, Missouri

This image depicting the Battle of Lexington appeared in the October 12, 1861 issue of Harper's Weekly.

John Pope

Photograph of General John Pope, circa 1855-1865.

The Cabinet of the Confederate…

Harper's Weekly illustration of President Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet.

The Monitor and Merrimac

Painting of the naval battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (Merrimack) on March 8-9, 1862.

John McNeil

Portrait of Colonel John McNeil.

John Caldwell Calhoun

John C. Calhoun, President of the Lecompton Constitutional Convention.

Hon. James Lane

Portrait photograph of James Henry Lane, circa 1860-1865.

Seal of the Confederate States of…

Brass medallion displaying the seal of the Confederate States of America, circa 1876-1900.

John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street…

Photograph of U.S. Armory watchman's house at Harpers Ferry, where Abolitionist John Brown and his followers sought refuge during their unsuccessful raid on the federal arsenal.

Gaius Jenkins

Ambrotype of Gaius Jenkins, active member of the Free-State cause and Lawrence resident who was killed by James Lane over a land dispute.

Run on the Seamen's Savings…

Wood engraving of the Panic of 1857 appearing in the October 31, 1857, issue of Harper's Weekly.

Free-State Legislative Council,…

Photograph of the Free-State Legislative Council, 1857-1858.

Samuel Forster Tappan

Photograph of Samuel Forster Tappan, a Kansas Territory resident who served as secretary of the Wyandotte Constitutional Convention.

The First Battle of Bull Run, Va…

Illustration of the aftermath of the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861.

John Ritchie

Carte de visite portrait of John Ritchie.

Gen. W.S. Harney

Portrait of General William S. Harney.

James Henry Lane, United States…

Portrait of James Henry Lane, Republican Senator from Lawrence.

Honorable Eli Thayer of…

Portrait of Eli Thayer of Massachusetts

Augustus Wattles

Augustus Wattles portrait

Memorial to John Brown at Quindaro…

Memorial to John Brown at Quindaro Townsite, Kansas City, Kansas

New England Emigrant Aid Company…

Sign advertising the New England Emigrant Aid Company.

Kansas - Col. Sumner Arriving at…

Wood engraving of Col. Sumner dispersing the Topeka Legislature on July 4, 1856.

The Cradle of the G.O.P.

Lithograph of Pittsburgh's Lafayette Hall

John Otis Wattles

John Otis Wattles portrait

Joseph O. Shelby

A black-and-white reproduction of a photograph of Confederate General Joseph Shelby is pasted onto a black card. The inscription reads "Compliments O.F. Redd Capt. A.A.D.C." and the card appears to feature General Shelby's signature.

Representatives of Kansas, 1868

Members of the Kansas House of Representatives for 1868

Hon. Samuel Clarke Pomeroy of…

Black and white print of Samuel Clarke Pomery, Republican Senator from Kansas, who served from 1861-1873.

President Franklin Pierce, Seated…

President Franklin Pierce, Seated, with Left Hand Inside Vest

Consolidated 6th and 7th Arkansas…

Arkansas battle flag

Map Depicting Land Surveying…

Map of Nebraska and Kansas territories

Members of the Missouri State Guard

Two members of the Missouri State guard posing with rifles

.44 Caliber Lead Ball

Person's hand holding a lead 44 caliber bullet

Nancy Walker Lyon Harris

Portrait of an older woman in dress and bonnet

Texas Ordinance of Secession

Page of a handwritten ordinance

Missouri Confederates Thomas H.…

Soldiers from the Battle of Lone Jack

Charles Sumner

Daguerreotype portrait of Charles Sumner

The River Queen

Photograph of a steamboat on the water

Meriwether Jeff Thompson

Portrait of a mustachioed man in uniform

Morgan Walker

Sepia portrait photograph of Morgan Walker, and elderly man, seated with a coat and tie

Swinney Family Portrait

Family portrait

Three Dollar Bill

Image of a three dollar bill. It reads: "The Bank of William H.R. Lykins Will pay to Bearer on demand Three Dollars in Current Funds."

William S. Graham

Postcard with portrait of Graham

Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA General

Sepia portrait of a man

Notice! to Abolitionists and…

Printed public notice

Notice! to Citizens of Weston

Printed public notice

Soldier, Fifth Kansas Volunteer…

Tintype of calvary member

Soldier, Fifth Kansas Volunteer…

Image of calvary member

Soldier, Fifth Kansas Volunteer…

Image of calvary member

Battle of Pea Ridge

Map of the Battle of Pea Ridge site

Quantrill's Flag

Image of a tattered battle flag

Soldier, Eleventh Kansas Volunteer…

Sepia portrait of a soldier

Charles Ransford Jennison

Photograph of Charles Jennison with a rifle

Soldier, Eleventh Kansas Volunteer…

Sepia portrait of a soldier

Soldier, Eleventh Kansas Volunteer…

Portrait of a soldier

Soldier, Eleventh Kansas Volunteer…

Sepia portrait of a soldier

Soldier, Eleventh Kansas Volunteer…

Sepia portrait of a soldier

Soldier, Eleventh Kansas Volunteer…

Portrait of a soldier

Joseph O. Shelby

Black and white portrait of Joseph Orville Shelby seated with open coat.

Public Meeting!!

This broadside announces a public meeting featuring a speech by Rev. Fred Starr, Jr.