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Cool Things in the Collection, Kansas Museum of Hi

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Cool Things in the Collection, Kansas Museum of Hi

Tragic Endings

During his lifetime, many considered George Armstrong Custer an inept braggart. This was proven...

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Tip of the Sword

Five hundred years ago a rich Spaniard led an army onto the North American plains, searching for...

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Mail Carts

Instantaneous and digital is the preferred method of communication for modern legislative bodies....

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Gloved Hands

The difference between a beautician and a mortician is less than you might think. This episode...

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Come Sail Away

During World War I, soldiers stood knee-deep in mud on French battlefields while one Kansas...

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Barberism

Barbering was big business a century ago. It required the right equipment. This segment...

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Hunter Orange

Modern hunting apparel is emblazoned with bright orange, but this mid-20th century vest isn't...

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Bobo

Drive-ins were a cultural milestone in the 1950s. Once food was delivered directly to an...

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Disco Dorothy

For many, The Wizard of Oz is a timeless story about a girl from Kansas. For others, it's an...

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Popsicle

Nothing says summer like ice cream. In the 1870s, the Scott Brothers of Topeka built an ice...

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Blue Jacket

The commander of Fort Hays wore this army dress jacket during the 1870s. His years of Kansas...

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Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie

Bikinis were the bombshell of 1960s fashion--iconic swimwear named for an atomic explosion in the...

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Twisted

Tornadoes have threatened residents of the Great Plains for centuries, but until the late 1800s...

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Stone-Faced

The second floor of Kansas' capitol features a pantheon of our state's heroes in stone. In this...

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Wrinkled Painting

Some folks take up gardening in retirement. Not so Elizabeth Layton, who spent her golden years...

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Paisley Shawl

Some clothes are well-suited for traveling. A young man smuggled his daughter from Virginia to...

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Nerd Outlaws

Every family is a little dysfunctional. Some families are downright criminal. Join curators as...

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Sacked

Belgium was in a bad place during World War I. German invaders ate its food, and an Allied...

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Magic Seeds

Every group has its origin story. In Kansas, the legend is that Russian immigrants brought seeds...

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Uncivil Wars

African American soldiers were rare during the Civil War, and black officers almost non-existent....

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