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The Antlers Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas circa 1897

The Antlers Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas circa 1897

William Henry Charlton General Store in Kenoma, Barton County, Missouri circa 1911

The Young Ladies Sodality of St. Peter's Church in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, taken 23 January 1921.

Empire City School in Empire City (now part of Galena), Cherokee County, Kansas in 1909.

Empire City School in Empire City (now part of Galena), Cherokee County, Kansas in 1909.

Main Street in Golden City, Barton County, Missouri circa 1910.

Bible class students in Weaubleau, Hickory County, Missouri, taken in 1909.

Cornelius Foley and his teammates in 1922, location not known.

Wilbur Bryant and his classmates in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri circa 1896.

The Young Ladies Sodality of St. Peter's Church in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, taken 23 January 1921.

A group of men and boys gathered in front of the Polk County Courthouse in Dunnegan, Polk County, Missouri circa 1912.

J. O. Hengl's store circa 1890, location unknown.

Cornelius Foley and his teammates in 1922, location not known.

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The Ozarks, named for the Ozark Plateau, covers much of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas as well as the northeast corner of Oklahoma and the southeast corner of Kansas.
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Hattie Thompson Civil War Album

Hattie Thompson was the original owner of this Civil War-era photo album, found at a Portland, Oregon antique show.
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Mount Vernon Seminary Students

Photos of young women who were students at the exclusive Mount Vernon Seminary in Washington, D.C. in 1895.
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Rescued Photos

Rescued photos are orphaned photos The Past Matters has acquired from flea markets, garage sales, and online sellers which Karen has researched and identified the subject(s), date, and location.
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Public Homes and Hospitals

Postcards of the I.O.O.F. Home in Liberty, Missouri and the Veterans Home and Hospital in Waupaca, Wisconsin.
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Small Town America

Photographs of small-town merchants circa 1880 to 1915.
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Thomson Studio in Kansas City, Missouri

Photographs taken in the D. P. (David Presly) Thomson Studio in Kansas City, Missouri. D. P. Thomson was Kansas City's most prolific photographer, offering photographic services in Kansas City from 1873 until 1933.
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Colvin Studio in Galena, Kansas

Photographs taken over a twenty-year period by Colvin in Galena, Kansas. Related Photographs Children, Iowa, Kansas, 1901-1910, Cabinet Card, Dolls, Iowa, Kansas, RescuedIdentifying Dana & her China DollKaren SteelyRescued, Albums, Children, Families, Men, Michigan, WomenHattie Thompson Civil War AlbumKaren...
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Children with Toys and Bears

Teddy bears first appear in the early twentieth century, and quickly become very popular.
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Children and China Dolls

The majority of china dolls were German in origin, and they were generally less expensive than the bisque dolls that were also available in this time period.
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Children and French Bisque Dolls

French bisque dolls were expensive, beautiful, and represented the height of the dollmakers' art. These dolls are much rarer than German bisque dolls, and their beauty can be mesmerizing.
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Children with Cloth and Paper Dolls

Although bisque and china dolls were the most prevalent in the 1800s and early 1900s, there were other types of dolls available, including cloth and paper dolls.
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Children and German Character Dolls

Character dolls are some of the rarer and more valuable of German bisque dolls. These dolls date from the late 19th and early 20th century, and their rarity is largely due to the fact that, at the time they were produced, they were generally less popular than the more traditional "dolly" face German bisque dolls.

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