Had agricultural culture by 1200; inhabited by Kansa, Wichita, Pawnee & others when Spanish & French visited 17th-18th cen.; part of Louisiana Purchase 1803; tribes from N & E were forced here 19th cen.; had internal strife over slavery, fought for Union.

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The Grass Mountain Mouse

1943

Bringer of the Mystery Dog (S̆unka wan wakʻan agli kin he)

1943

John Brown Statue, former campus of Western University, Quindaro archaeological district, Kansas City, Kansas

2021

Washington Creek II

1989

The School for Rural Culture and Creativity gift print

2024

Title unknown (two children smelling flowers outdoors)

ca. 1975