Harry E. Chrisman, former Liberal author and historian, donated a large collection of his writings, photographs, and other items to Liberal Memorial Library for the purpose of research. This database searches the contents of the Chrisman Collection. | ![]() |
CallNo: C18 | ||||
Descriptive Title: Advertising copy paper | Type: Comments | |||
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Size: | Condition: fair | |||
Text: On back: Plastics *Larabee Home (on move-Pic by Joe Cannon) *Palo Duro Red Rock *Green Stone House * On front: Southwest Daily Times - Advertising Copy Paper; One Column, Two Columns, Three Columns, Four Columns, Five Columns; One Column, Two Columns, Three Columns, Four Columns, Five Columns, Six Columns, Seven Columns, Eight Columns; 1 inch, 2 inches, 3 inches, 4 inches, 5 inches, 6 inches, 7 inches, 8 inches, 9 inches, 10 inches, 11 inches, 12 inches, 13 inches, 14 inches, 15 inches. | ||||
Misc Info: This paper had 4 plastic negatives in it. | ||||
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Larrabee home
Green Stone house Palo Duro Red Rock Plastics Southwest Daily Times Advertising copy paper |
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N216 N217 N218 |
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CallNo: E10- | ||||
Descriptive Title: Southwest Daily Times Kansas Centennial Envelope | Type: Envelope | |||
Date of Origin: 1961 | Provenance: | |||
Size: 4.25 x 9.5" | Condition: excellent | |||
Text: Fargo Springs, Kansas Old school house photo of 1910 by Bob Evans Ruins of old school photo by Meidensand circa 1925-30. The Southwest Daily Times P.O. Box 939 Liberal, Kansas Midway USA Lieral, International Pancake Race City. (various text) | ||||
Misc Info: Multi-colored envelope very interesting to look at. | ||||
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Kansas Centennial
Southwest Daily Times Centennial of Kansas |
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CallNo: E11- | ||||
Descriptive Title: Hitch Ranch negative envelope | Type: Envelope | |||
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Size: 4.25 x 9.5" | Condition: good | |||
Text: {Return address on envelope} Southwest daily Times Post Office Box 889 Liberal, Kansas Harry E. Chrisman; {hand writing} Hitch Ranch Negatives & Pala Dura | ||||
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hitch ranch negatives
Southwest Daily Times |
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CallNo: E14 | ||||
Descriptive Title: Manila envelope with Chrisman's articles from the Southwest Daily Times | Type: Envelope | |||
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Size: | Condition: very good | |||
Text: HEC's SWDaily Times articles | ||||
Misc Info: contains several clippings from the Southwest Daily Times in Liberal, KS | ||||
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Harry Chrisman
Southwest Daily Times articles envelope |
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CallNo: E15 | ||||
Descriptive Title: Photo envelope with negatives N159-N168 | Type: Envelope | |||
Date of Origin: April 25, 1961 | Provenance: | |||
Size: | Condition: good | |||
Text: Customer's Name: Harry E. Chrisman; Address: Times [other ink] Dead Coyotes on Fence; Size of Films: 120; No. of Prints Each Neg: 1; Special Instructions: Joseph Smalley - Rock Island super pix; Number of Prints: 10; Total Price: 105. [date stamp] Received Apr 25 5 56 AM '61; Southwest Photo Supply, Inc., 8 South Kansas, Liberal, Kansas; No. 338 | ||||
Misc Info: Photo envelope which contained several negatives. The photos were ordered by Harry Chrisman, and had date of processing. | ||||
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photo envelope
Harry E. Chrisman Southwest Daily Times coyotes Joseph Smalley Rock Island Southwest Photo Supply, Inc. Liberal, Kansas |
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CallNo: N184-F2f8 | ||||
Descriptive Title: Woman sitting at a desk in an office; an open book in front of her | Type: Negative | |||
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Size: 2 7/16 x 4 3/4 | Condition: very good | |||
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Misc Info: A woman is sitting at a desk or table in what looks like an office. Because Chrisman worked at the Southwest Daily Times in Liberal, could be the newspaper office. There is an open book in front of her on the desk, and two safes in the background. Other office-type things on the desk. Woman is wearing glasses, a shirt with a grape (?) print down the center and a vest. | ||||
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woman
office desk book safes Southwest Daily Times newspaper office table |
Related to: | E16
N185 |
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Other: | Among the same negatives about Palo Duro. Could this be Catherine Chrisman? Other negatives found in the envelope are of two men in an office, and judging from the decor it is probably the Southwest Daily Times front office. |
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CallNo: N186-F2f8 | ||||
Descriptive Title: Man standing in an office | Type: Negative | |||
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Size: 2 7/16 x 4 11/16 | Condition: very good | |||
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Misc Info: A man is standing in the middle of an office. There is a shelf behind him with books and other things stacked on it. On the wall above the shelf is several pieces of paper or other things clipped to the wall. There is a doorway in the far left background. The man has on glasses, and is wearing a shirt, pants and tie. His hands are hanging at his sides. There is an American flag in the background, also. | ||||
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man
office doorway clippings books chair Southwest Daily Times office |
Related to: | E16
N187 |
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Other: | Since Chrisman worked at the Southwest Daily Times, could this be the newspaper office? Could be news clippings or other related items tacked to the wall behind the man.
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CallNo: N187-F2f8 | ||||
Descriptive Title: Man standing in front of counter at office | Type: Negative | |||
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Size: 2 7/16 x 4 11/16 | Condition: very good | |||
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Misc Info: Man is standing in front of a counter in an office or other building. He is holding what looks like a folded newspaper under his arm. There is a large window with small square glass in the background. There is a counter in front of him, with two cardboard boxes on it. There are drawers on the other side of the counter, facing the camera. The man is wearing glasses and a white button-down shirt. | ||||
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man
counter office square windows doorway newspaper boxes Southwest Daily Times office |
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N186 |
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Other: | Since Chrisman worked at the Southwest Daily Times, could this be the newspaper office in Liberal? The glass squares look like the same ones in the current building.
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CallNo: NC10-H1d1 | ||||
Descriptive Title: The Pride of Fargo Springs | Type: Newspaper Clipping | |||
Date of Origin: August 17, 1960 | Provenance: | |||
Size: 5 1/2 x 9" | Condition: fair | |||
Text: The pride of Fargo Springs in its day, this is the way the Fargo Springs brick schoolhouse... Picturesque were the ruins of the old Fargo Springs brick schoolhouse in later years... | ||||
Misc Info: Has 2 pictures top one is of Fargo Springs schoolhouse; bottom is of the ruins. | ||||
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Fargo Springs
school house R.A. Evans Mrs. H.C. Evans Mrs. F.T. St. Aubyn teacher Mrs. Frank G. Boles L.D. Weidensaul U.S. Highway 83 Cimarron River Bridge landmarks Southwest Daily Times "The Little White" Christian Church First Christian Church |
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CallNo: NC9-H1d1 | ||||
Descriptive Title: Can Seward County "Afford" a fine museum? | Type: Newspaper Clipping | |||
Date of Origin: 3-18-61 | Provenance: | |||
Size: 9 1/2 x 13 3/4" | Condition: fair | |||
Text: Can Seward County "Afford" a fine museum? It has been wisely said that man's concepts necessarily rise ahead of his achievements... Chrisman hand wrote "This ad by HEC 3-18-61" | ||||
Misc Info: Has a form to clip off to mail with a contribution. | ||||
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Seward County
museum Seward County Historical Society Kansas Southwest Daily Times Liberal, Kansas Harry E. Chrisman Fred J. Hill James Yoxall Oliver S. Brown Robert W. Baughman Lewis C. Eyman |
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CallNo: P11-B1b1 | ![]() larger image |
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Descriptive Title: Rock Island Train and workers | Type: Print | |||
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Size: 5 1/8 x 7 1/16 | Condition: good | |||
Text: [front] Jim Miller Ed Campbell (in cab) Mexican laborers O.B. Wimmer on tender [back] Jim Miller lived at Liberal, Kansas when he won this Carnegie medal for trying to rescue man and boy buried in cesspool. HEC 6 [6 is circled] Harry E. Chrisman 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver Colo. 80125 [back note] Harry: I wrote Geo. Miller asking if he wanted this old picture of his father, and he didn't mention it in his reply, so guess he didn't. It would be worthy preserving in museum, because he's (Jim Miller) the one who got the Carnegie Medal for trying to rescue those w men buried in cave-in. I had the complete acct. in Times not too long ago. -- Maurine | ||||
Misc Info: Four men in front of engine No. 1442. Attached car 1442 (both of Rock Island Railroad) sits in front of elevator. Car has load of rock or some other material (tender?) | ||||
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Rock Island Railroad train
Jim Miller Ed Campbed O.B. Wimmer Mexican laborers elevator train track tender Carnegie Medal railroad cars railroad engine No. 1442 Liberal Kansas George Miller Southwest Daily Times |
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Other: | Note says the photo is from Maurine, possible Maurine Tate? Photo is in a mat/frame. Frame is 7 7/8 x 9 15/16" |
CallNo: P14-B1b2 | ![]() larger image |
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Descriptive Title: Passenger train | Type: Print | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance:Southwest Daily Times | |||
Size: 8 x 10 | Condition: good | |||
Text: [back note] "The Last Highball." Here the news photographer catches the last passenger train as she gets ready to leave Liberal, Kansas. The "no seats available" policy finally ended passenger service to this busy southwest Kansas town. Photo by Joe Cannon, Southwest Daily Times. 25 40 75% [back] 25 [25 is circled] Harry E. Chrisman 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 | ||||
Misc Info: Railroad worker stands beside passenger train with one arm raised and hand pointing toward depot in background. Worker is in shadow. | ||||
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Passenger train
railroad workers depot building cars old wagon Liberal Kansas The Last Highball train track light poles Joe Cannon Southwest Daily Times |
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Other: | Photo has stains on back. Photo has tape on top back. |
CallNo: P505-F2a1 | ![]() larger image |
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Descriptive Title: Charles Hancock and replica of covered wagon | Type: Print | |||
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Size: 8 | Condition: good | |||
Text: [front] Crop ; 6"x8" ; Reduce to 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 ; Crop ; [photo has red lines and x's on it] [back] FOTORITE [stamp] ; Return Photo To HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 ; Photo By Joe Cannon The Southwest Daily Times Liberal, Kansas ; [Photo has several squares drawn on back with diagonal lines going through the squares.] [note] Copy N-1 [N-1 is circled] ; Charles E. Hancock, at age 89 [89 is crossed out] 87, created these replicas of the covered wagon his father drove to Stevens County, Kansas, together with the "carpentered" horses that pulled the wagon. The animals and wagon are five-eighths normal size. Left to right in the picture are Charles E. Hancock, Sr., Robert W. Baughman and Harry E. Chrisman. The replicas were presented to the Coronado Museum at Liberal, Kansas. Southwest Daily Times photo by Joe Cannon. [Southwest Daily Times photo by Joe Cannon is underlined] ; Crop on Red lines to make 6" x 8" [Crop on Red lines to make 6" x 8" is underlined] ; Reduce to 5" x 2 1/2" [2 1/2" is crossed out] 3 3/4" [job form] Job #302760H ; Ref # 14 ; .09/1.64 ; Page #144-H ; HT [HT is circled] ; Shoot at 64% | ||||
Misc Info: Photo is of three men looking at a wooden horse. There are two other wooden horses directly in front of a replica covered wagon. All three horses and wagon are on a trailer. Harry Chrisman is pointing at the third horse. The third horse has words carved into it's side [unable to read it]. There are buildings in the background. There are telephone or electrical poles in the background. | ||||
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Charles Hancock
replica covered wagon Stevens County Kansas Harry Chrisman Robert Baughman Southwest Daily Times Joe Cannon photo |
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P514 |
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Other: | Photo has tape and tape tear marks on the back. There is tape on the note and job form. |
CallNo: P9-C1c | ![]() larger image |
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Descriptive Title: Blizzard of 1957 | Type: Print | |||
Date of Origin: 1957 | Provenance:Southwest Daily Times | |||
Size: 8 1/16 x 10 | Condition: very good | |||
Text: [back note] Even the snow-plows stalled in the deep cuts when high winds drifted them full of snow. Photo by Joe Cannon, Southwest Daily Times. 24 c/o [Jones] 75 % [back] 5 24 Harry E. Chrisman 10245 W 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 | ||||
Misc Info: Snow plow is stuck in large, long snow drift. Three people on right side of ditch, three or four on left side; one man standing on drift by plow. | ||||
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snow drifts
snow plow people Liberal area telephone poles dirt ditch cuts fence Joe Cannon Southwest Daily Times |
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Other: | Photo has tape on back. |
CallNo: PC26-A1a | ![]() larger image |
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Descriptive Title: The Jones and Plummer Trail - Beaver City Oklahoma | Type: Postcard | |||
Date of Origin: 1961; 1893 | Provenance:private collection - Harry Chrisman | |||
Size: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 | Condition: good | |||
Text: [front] The Jones and Plummer Trail - Main Street, Beaver City Okla., 1893 [back] The Jones Plummer Trail, circa 1873-1893, extended southward from Dodge City, Kansas, through Beaver City, in No Man's Land, to Fort Elliott, Mobeetie and Rath City, Texas. The trail was the main artery of commerce, first for the Buffalo Hide Hunters and the freighters, later for the cattle herds that ranchers moved up to Dodge City and the Santa Fe railway. I layed out these cards (500) for Mrs. Sharp. Had them printed by Rawleigh Wyant and Don Adams at Southwest Daily Times. H.E.C. 1961 Post Card | ||||
Misc Info: Trail through Beaver City, Okla. Storefronts line street. | ||||
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Jones and Plummer Trail
Main Street in Beaver City, Oklahoma stores brush Beaver City Museum Mrs. Sharp Fort Elliott, Texas No Man's Land Dodge City, Kansas Mobeetie, Texas Rath City, Texas buffalo hide hunters Rawleigh Wyant Don Adams Southwest Daily Times Santa Fe Railway |
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