Early Native Americans created mounds along ridges in some
parts of Kansas. This one, located in Rice County, shows a 160-foot
serpent with a ball in its mouth. This photo was taken in the 1980s when
an archeologist, researching the serpent mound, mowed down existing
grass and poured biodegradable lime across the mount to better highlight
its shape.
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Coronado Quivira Museum/Rice County Historical Society
Kiowa Chief Stumbling Bear, one of the signers of the 1867 Medicine
Lodge Peace Treaty.
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Special Collections and University Archives, WSU
Wichita Camp: Ska-wa-sers Home
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Special Collections and University Archives, WSU
Pawnee Headmen: Photo taken approximately in 1870 at Camp Supply in
Indian Territory, by William S. Soule. They were procured by Wichitan
A.A. Hyde
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Special Collections and University Archives, WSU
Indian Rock: This sacred rock in Lawrence was once located along the
banks of the Kaw River at the mouth of Shunganunga Creek.
The Kaw people used the 10-foot tall red rock with religious ceremonies.
In 1929, the rock was moved to Robinson Park in front of Lawrence's City
Hall to honor the town's founders.
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Kansas State Historical Society
Inscription Rock: Photo taken by Civil War photographer Alexander
Gardner and is captioned: Inscription Rock at Indian Cave on Mulberry
Creek, Kansas. The cave was 11 miles northeast of Fort Harker.
At the lower right hand corner of the petroglyph is the drawing of an
Indian, perhaps of Pawnee origin, which some believe may be a shaman or
chief. At his feet are tipis
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Alexander Gardner / Kansas State Historical Society
Penokee Man: Even from the air, the 60-foot tall shape of a man lying in
grass is hard to picture. Yet, this site in Graham County is considered
one of most sacred sites on the prairie, significant not only to Kansas
but to the Great Plains and North America.
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Kansas State Historical Society
Penokee Man: Even from the air, the 60-foot tall shape of a man lying in
grass is hard to picture. Yet, this site in Graham County is considered
one of most sacred sites on the prairie, significant not only to Kansas
but to the Great Plains and North America.
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Kansas State Historical Society
Petroglyphys: Petroglyphs, or drawings on sandstone cliffs found in
the Smoky Hill River near Salina. These petroglyphs were copied by early
trader and Wichita developer James R. Mead. The drawings perhaps may be
describing a battle.
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Mead Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, WSU
Comanche Camp: Photo taken approximately in 1870 by William S. Soule
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Special Collections and University Archives, WSU
Pawnee Headmen: Photo taken approximately in 1870 at Camp Supply in
Indian Territory, by William S. Soule. They were procurred by Wichitan
A.A. Hyde
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Special Collections and University Archives, WSU
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