Shawnee County Historical Society, No. 56

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Title AlternativeThe Santa Fe in TopekaCreatorTaylor, WarrenRipley, John W.Pray, BobbieKonrade, Joseph DaleJones, GomerRichardson, Kathy ThomasRichmond, Robert W.Greene, Zula BenningtonSherman, George F., Jr.Cooper, PaulMillbrook, Minnie DubbsMichaelis, Patricia A.French, VernonReeves, J.B.Sherbert, Nancy LykinsHarmon, TerryHaywood, C. RobertTreadway, William E., 1901-Dinkel, MarkMack, George, 1907-1986Muth, TomMallory, AileenSnell, Joseph W.Traylor, Jack W.Bradley, Glenn D. (Glenn Danford), 1884-1930Wallace, James D.Bowers, Elisabeth EdsonMcDaniel, Catherine HayesWagnon, William O., Jr., 1939-Weller, Barbara ElderWallace, Douglass W.PublisherShawnee County Historical SocietyTable of Contents[Front matter, no. 56]
Santa Fe in Topeka
The Santa Fe--a child of Topeka
Yes, Virginia, there is a Holliday Park
Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe
Frank W. Thomas' remarkable apprentice system
Visits to Papa's office
Santa Fe Women's Club
The revitalized reading room system
Santa Fe reading rooms
First lady employee of Santa Fe
Official tries to "catch" a train boy...
The Kansas City Times' fast newspaper train
Charles Gleed and the... reorganization of the Santa Fe Railroad
The Santa Fe Junction (North Topeka)
Gone and almost forgotten: Santa Fe's passenger depots
The Santa Fe Flyer: new California train passes through Topeka with 75 passengers aboard
Passenger trains serving Topeka
Twenty-eight students commute via Santa Fe "Plug"
In 1882, train built at home was a novelty
I remember the old Santa Fe Depot
Land salesman extraordinary... Carl Bernard Schmidt
A look back at the... law department at Topeka
The best show in town: Teddy Roosevelt and the railroad YMCA
The fire that routed Saturday night bathers was.... a blessing in disguise for R.R.Y.M.C.A.
Edward Grafstrom: hero of the 1903 flood
A press bureau for the Santa Fe
Topeka's Santa Fe roundhouses
The business cars
The shops make headlines
All around the town--Santa Fe general offices
The stores department
The fire
City passenger agents, Topeka, Kansas
Santa Fe and four generations
Santa Fe "safety first" taught by phonograph
The Santa Fe sporting scene
Santa Fe's Topeka time service
Thomas J. Anderson--an arch booster
New auto car: Santa Fe tries one on the city railway
Track geometry inspection car
The Santa Fe Shops Today
Topeka shops today
Marathon entertainment: Matinee at R.R.Y.M.C.A.
Complete roster of Santa Fe employees in Topeka
Officers and Trustees, Shawnee County Historical SocietyDescriptionParts originally published in Topeka Daily Capital.
Parts originally published in Topeka State Journal.
Parts originally published in Topeka Herald.
Parts originally published in Santa Fe Magazine.
Parts originally published in Topeka Capital Journal.
Includes "Rejected mss.: excellent article by a minister refused by Mr. Sheldon", Topeka State Journal, March 17, 1900.
Includes excerpt from Santa Fe Employees Magazine, April 1915.
Includes "Good old days", Santa Fe Employee's Magazine, 1925. George F. Sherman, Jr.
Includes the following topics:
William J. Rodgers
Forest E. Wright.Date of VolumeDecember 1979VolumeNo. 56Decade1850s-1970sSubjectAtchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway CompanyRailroad repair shopsRailroads--EmployeesReading roomsChristians--Books and readingRailroad passenger carsBusiness travelKonrade familyRevuesTheaterMusicRailroads trains--Design and constructionShawnee County Historical SocietyParksHolliday, Cyrus Kurtz, 1826-1900Entertainment eventsRailroad travelRailroads--Passenger trafficCooper, PaulPersonal narrativesRailroad stationsHarvey, FredFred Harvey (Firm)Railroad stations--Food servicePhotographsAtchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company;Track inspection carsRailroad tracks--InspectionRailroad trains--Design and constructionRailroads--Commuting trafficCommutersUniversity of KansasCollege studentsRailroads and stateRailroad passesLawyersPrentis, CarolineBiographyWomen railroad employeesLuxuriesSleeping cars (Railroads)Pullman carsGleed, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1856-1920Railroads--FinanceRailroad ticketsRoosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919Presidents--ElectionPolitics and governmentPresidents--TravelPresidents--TransportationFiresRailroads--Buildings and structuresTrack inspection carsRailroad motorcarsThomas, Frank W.Apprenticeship programsMechanical engineersRailroads--Officials and employeesSchmidt, Carl BernardMennonitesRailroad companiesLand tenureOffice buildingsNewspapers--TransportationKansas City star (Kansas City, Mo. : 1885)RailroadsRoundhouses (Railroads)Anderson, T. J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1839-1912PoliticiansPostmastersVeteransYMCA of the USARailroads--Societies, etc.Railroads--Public relationsJournalismWallace, James D.Railroads--Equipment and suppliesWomen--Societies and clubsMusic--Societies, etc.Theater--Societies, etc.Glee clubsHayes, John M.McDaniel, Catherine HayesTrivia and miscellaneaTimekeepingClocks and watchesKansas--Kansas RiverFloodsNatural disastersRailroad bridgesGrafstrom, EdwardPornography--MarketingPornography--Law and legislationRailroads--Safety measuresEmployees--Safety measuresMultilingual educationSpanish languageTeam sportsSports teamsBaseballFormatPDFLanguageengIdentifierTSCPL_LH_SCHSB_0734 to TSCPL_LH_SCHSB_0788

SeriesBulletin of the Shawnee County Historical SocietyPlaceUnited StatesLawrence, KSKansasColoradoKansas City, MONorth Topeka, KSTopeka, KS

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