Kicha's photos with the keyword: Topeka, Kansas

Tennessee Town Kindergarten

17 Oct 2023 76
A group photo of Tennessee Town kindergarten children and teachers celebrating George Washington's birthday, Topeka, Kansas. This was a kindergarten for African American children sponsored by the Central Congregational Church in Topeka, Kansas. Dr. Charles Monroe Sheldon, started the kindergarten in 1893 and served as pastor of the church from 1889-1920. This was the first African American kindergarten west of the Mississippi River. Source: Kansas Historical Society

Vintage Lady

18 Oct 2023 155
A carte-de-visite of an unknown woman taken in Topeka, Kansas at the W.P. Bliss Photography Studio. Kansas Historical Society