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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: N175-A2b6
Descriptive Title: Abandoned Kansas Farm		Type: Negative
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 2 7/8 x 1 3/4		Condition: excellent
Text: On mat/frame: "Abandoned Kansas Farm" (Dust Bowl era) 1930-50 Photo by Chrisman "Kansas Pioneer Farmer + Family Photo by Day On negative envelope: "Abandoned Farm" Kansas Photo by Chrisman "Kansas Settlers" Photo by Day (Negatives)
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Subject:	Farm abandoned Kansas Dust Bowl era 1930-1950 Wagon wheel Windmill House	Related to:	P450 P456 M/F2 E18 P451 N174
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CallNo: N80-A2b11
Descriptive Title: Old Rock House on Hardesy Ranch		Type: Negative
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 2 7/16 x 3 9/16"		Condition: very good
Text: 11 Kodak Safety Film Kodak Safety Film
Misc Info: House on plains; automobile beside house; windmill right behind house.
Subject:	Old Rock House Hardesty Ranch Oklahoma Panhandle Cimarron Meridian plains ranch house automobile trees car windmill Kodak Safety Film	Related to:	P208-A2b11
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CallNo: N84-F2b1
Descriptive Title: Negative of Tom Babbitt's Family		Type: Negative
Date of Origin: 1880-1900		Provenance:
Size: 3 1/2 x 2 7/16"		Condition: excellent
Text: left to right, Salema Myers, Mary Preston, Roy, Mama, Willis and myself.
Misc Info: Picture of Tom Babbitt and his family at their home near Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Subject:	Tom Babbitt Salema Myers Roy Babbitt Willis Babbitt Mary Preston Mrs. Babbitt windmill water tank house	Related to:	P218-F2b1 N85-F2i N86-F2f1 N87-F2a1
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CallNo: P116-E1a6		larger image
Descriptive Title: Bob Hall on		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1923		Provenance:
Size: 4 1/16 x 5 1/16		Condition: very good
Text: [front] "Benjamine Franklin" goes over backward with- Bob Hall, Ritzville Round-up (copyright 1923 R.R. Doubleday) [back] 11
Misc Info: Cowboy gets bucked off saddlebronc; horse looks like it's standing almost straight up and about to tip backward. There is an automobile on other side of fence. Next to automobile is a horse.
Subject:	Bob Hall Benjamine Franklin Ritzville Roundup Ritzville R.R. Doubleday rodeo rodeo arena fence windmill buildings cowboy horses automobile saddlebronc	Related to:
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CallNo: P203-A2b11		larger image
Descriptive Title: Tepee in front of houses		Type: Print
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Size: 4 1/8 x 7 1/8		Condition: very good
Text: [back] V.A. Kear builder of sod town; 2 miles east of Dighton, Kansas; Return to Harry C; Harry E. Chrisman Lane D, Apt. 74 Bluebonnet Courts Liberal, Kansas
Misc Info: Picture is of 4 buildings with a tepee in front of them. There are 3 cars, 1 wagon, 1 buggy, 1 windmill and 1 American flag. Photo has stains on back.
Subject:	Tepee houses cars automobiles windmill wagon V.A. Kear sod town Dighton, Kansas Teepee	Related to:
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CallNo: P208-A2b11		larger image
Descriptive Title: Old Rock House on Hardesy Ranch		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 4 7/8 x 7 1/8		Condition: good
Text: Old Rock House on Hardesty Ranch Okla. Panhandle NW 1/4, Sec. 23, in Twp.[Turp.] 1, North of Range 19, East of Cimarron Meridian.
Misc Info: House on plains; automobile beside house; windmill right behind house. Photo has tape on top left back.
Subject:	Old Rock House Hardesty Ranch Oklahoma Panhandle Cimarron Meridian plains ranch house automobile trees car windmill	Related to:	N80-A2b11
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CallNo: P246-A2b11		larger image
Descriptive Title: house and family		Type: Print
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Size: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2		Condition: good
Text: [back] 2 col [stamp] HARRY E. CHRISMAN LANE D, APT. 74 BLUEBONNET COURTS LIBERAL, KANSAS
Misc Info: Photo is of a family sitting and standing on their front porch. Photo is taken from a distance. It is a one story home with another building directly behind it. There is a chimney on the roof and a windmill in the far right behind the house. There are trees behind the house and bushes in front.
Subject:	Family dwelling House Family Home Building Trees Windmill	Related to:
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CallNo: P456-
Descriptive Title: Abandoned Farm		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 5		Condition: excellent
Text: Q. It must have be disappointing for old-timers who have returned to their homesteads to see them settling back to the earth? A. Positively. One old man said:"My old claim was a great disappointment of weeds, stunted trees, my abandoned shack and broken-down windmill tower. It is most painful for one my age (77) to return to those scenes of 60 years ago and find no one there to greet me. All are gone now, gone, gone." Photo from author's collection.
Misc Info: "The 1000 Most Asked Questions about the American West"
Subject:	farm stead wagon wheel windmill weeds prairie	Related to:	P450- P451 N174 N175 E18 M/F2
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CallNo: P92-E1a6		larger image
Descriptive Title: Bareback riding at Alliance Rodeo		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1923		Provenance:
Size: 4 1/8 x 5		Condition: very good
Text: [front] Bareback riding Alliance Rodeo (Doubleday) 1923(?) [back] 1
Misc Info: Cowboy rides bareback at rodeo; other cowboys on horses stand by; vehicles lined up behind fence.
Subject:	Alliance Rodeo bareback Doubleday cowboys horses fence rodeo arena vehicles windmill buildings	Related to:
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