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| Podcast title | Cool Things in the Collection, Kansas Museum of History
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| Description | Get an insider's perspective on the most interesting objects in the collections of the Kansas Museum of History. Each biweekly episode features a different curator talking about a different object, always something featured on our web site. It's the best of our nation's history--not just Kansas, but important events for the whole United States. There's something for everyone, from the Civil War to the Cold War, Abraham Lincoln to Amelia Earhart, tornadoes to travel. You can access the full stories (with images) on the Web at http://www.kshs.org. Just look for the Cool Things link. | |
| Updated | Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:00:00 CST | |
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1. Tragic Endings http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: During his lifetime, many considered George Armstrong Custer an inept braggart. This was proven by his complete failure at Little Big Horn, yet heroic images of him soon appeared in every American bar and saloon. Join us for a discussion of a classic image of Custer's last stand. |
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2. Tip of the Sword http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Five hundred years ago a rich Spaniard led an army onto the North American plains, searching for a mythical city of gold. According to legend, someone on Francisco Vazquez de Coronado's expedition dropped this sword in present-day Kansas. |
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3. Mail Carts http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Instantaneous and digital is the preferred method of communication for modern legislative bodies. In the mid-20th century, though, the Kansas Legislature used a more utilitarian method: two wooden mail carts. |
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4. Gloved Hands http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The difference between a beautician and a mortician is less than you might think. This episode considers white gloves worn by an African American funeral home director whose mother's beautician beginnings grew into a family-run mortuary. |
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5. Come Sail Away http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: During World War I, soldiers stood knee-deep in mud on French battlefields while one Kansas serviceman patrolled the coast of California. Hear about the Navy uniform worn by Effingham native Joe Price. |
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6. Barberism http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Barbering was big business a century ago. It required the right equipment. This segment considers a 1920s salesman sample of a barber chair that was a cut above the rest. |
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7. Hunter Orange http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Modern hunting apparel is emblazoned with bright orange, but this mid-20th century vest isn't brightly colored. We wonder if it was open season on hunters 50 years ago. |
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8. Bobo http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Drive-ins were a cultural milestone in the 1950s. Once food was delivered directly to an automobile, American eating habits were never the same. This episode considers a pair of giant menu boards from Bobo's Drive-In, a Topeka favorite. |
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9. Disco Dorothy http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: For many, The Wizard of Oz is a timeless story about a girl from Kansas. For others, it's an old-fashioned tale that needs to be more inclusive. This episode considers album covers from The Wiz, a disco-era adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic. |
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10. Popsicle http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Nothing says summer like ice cream. In the 1870s, the Scott Brothers of Topeka built an ice cream empire that lasted a century. |
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11. Blue Jacket http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The commander of Fort Hays wore this army dress jacket during the 1870s. His years of Kansas service were the culmination of a long and distinguished career. |
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12. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Bikinis were the bombshell of 1960s fashion--iconic swimwear named for an atomic explosion in the Pacific Ocean. A Kansas woman wore this version while relaxing poolside. |
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13. Twisted http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Tornadoes have threatened residents of the Great Plains for centuries, but until the late 1800s most Americans had never seen one. That changed when a Kansas farmer captured the first known photograph of a tornado in 1884. |
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14. Stone-Faced http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The second floor of Kansas' capitol features a pantheon of our state's heroes in stone. In this segment we consider four small busts related to this massive installation. |
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15. Wrinkled Painting http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Some folks take up gardening in retirement. Not so Elizabeth Layton, who spent her golden years painting as a way of dealing with depression. Hear how this little old lady from Wellsville, Kansas, rocked the art world. |
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16. Paisley Shawl http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Some clothes are well-suited for traveling. A young man smuggled his daughter from Virginia to Kansas using this shawl. |
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17. Nerd Outlaws http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Every family is a little dysfunctional. Some families are downright criminal. Join curators as they discuss fragments torn from members of the infamous Dalton gang after a foiled heist then go behind the scenes to examine Prohibition-era beer steins. |
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18. Sacked http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Belgium was in a bad place during World War I. German invaders ate its food, and an Allied blockade prevented more from arriving. Kansas farmers came to the rescue with homegrown flour shipped in these sacks. |
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19. Magic Seeds http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Every group has its origin story. In Kansas, the legend is that Russian immigrants brought seeds from the home country (in bottles like this) and created the Wheat State. |
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20. Uncivil Wars http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: African American soldiers were rare during the Civil War, and black officers almost non-existent. Thirty years later, Major John Brown from Topeka led soldiers to Cuba during the Spanish-American War using this saber. |
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21. Cottonmouth http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Some farmers hoped Kansas could bloom with cotton, bringing the South to its knees during the Civil War. Cotton in Kansas? That's why we have a cotton gin in our collections. |
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22. Forbidden Fruit http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Apples are the fruit of legend, from the Garden of Eden to the Trojan War. They've got a place in Kansas history, too. We consider bottles of apple cider pressed at the Louisburg Cider Mill in eastern Kansas. |
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23. Capitol Building http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Construction of the Kansas statehouse can be considered a miracle of manpower. In the 1880s a young Swedish immigrant was at the center of this massive building project. Learn how he used these tools to construct the people's house before building his own. |
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24. Winter of Discontent http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Kansas history holds many harrowing storm stories, none more tragic than that of 10-year-old Dean Thomas. His untimely death eventually led to a donation of his childhood belongings, including these overalls. |
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25. Abernathy Furniture http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The Abernathy brothers started small, at times relying on coffin sales, but quickly built a furniture empire on the Plains. This segment considers several pieces of furniture made by Abernathy Brothers of Leavenworth. |
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26. Bewitched http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The Wicked Witch of the West has been freaking out kids for over a century, since the appearance of L. Frank Baum's book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Join us for a discussion of this fictional villain, while we also consider a wicked modern drawing. |
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27. Bottle Art http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: An African American man in rural Kansas amazed family and friends with his ability to make these sculptures inside bottles, employing an art form known as bottle whimsy. |
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28. Admiral Television http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Developed in Europe during the 1920s, television quickly spread around the world. Its first appearance in Delia, Kansas, was in 1949 when the Rosser family purchased this Admiral home entertainment system. |
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29. Santa Baby http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Dressing like Santa Claus has been a tradition for fathers and department store workers for many years, but babies didn't take up the practice until the mid-20th century. |
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30. What a Doll http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: A decade before the end of segregation, a kind woman and a little girl broke through racial barriers in Topeka. This handmade African American doll symbolizes a bond between whites and blacks in the Mudtown neighborhood during the 1940s. |
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31. Autograph Hound http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The fad in the 1960s was for friends to autograph stuffed animals. This stuffed dog is covered with the signatures of its owner's classmates, as well as the autograph of one very famous coach. |
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32. Nice Hat, Harry http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Panama hats symbolized power in the first half of the 20th century. This expensive headgear was the mark of a well-traveled man. Today's episode considers a Panama hat worn by President Harry Truman. |
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33. Texting With the Dead http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-thi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Imagine a world in which the living commune with the dead. Most people today find that a bizarre concept, but 100 years ago it was a fun pasttime for the Wichita family who used this Ouija board. |
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34. Eat the Rich http://www.kshs.org/cool3/reid... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: J.P. Morgan was a powerful man who held vast wealth and controlled finance and transportation around the United States. Should one man be so powerful? Political cartoonist Albert Reid didn't think so, and expressed his distaste in this antitrust cartoon. |
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35. Bulletproof http://www.kshs.org/cool/coolp... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Politics was a rough business in the 1930s. Kansas governor Alf Landon knew the stakes were high, so he traveled with this lead lectern during the 1936 presidential campaign. |
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36. I Scream http://www.kshs.org/cool/ksice... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: You scream, we all scream for ice cream! Hear how farm kids at Kansas State University brought this tasty frozen dessert to the masses when we consider this ice cream box from the K-State dairy. |
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37. Whole Lotta Shakin' http://www.kshs.org/cool/beltv... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Ladies, are you tired of spending hours at the gym instead of watching TV or napping? Then, the Walton Belt Vibrator is the machine for you! Today we consider a 1960s exerciser that will make you long for the good old days. |
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38. We Go Pogo! http://www.kshs.org/cool/pogoc... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: One of the most popular syndicated comic strips in the mid-20th century was Walt Kelly's Pogo. It offered a satirical take on society and politics. This original strip from 1954 introduced readers to a mythical Kansas bird, the Jayhawk. |
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39. Count Me In http://www.kshs.org/cool/censu... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: This summer our nation is taking its 23rd census of the population. These days the forms arrive in the mail, but a century ago census takers went door to door. This satchel was used by one of them in Kansas. |
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40. A Bicycle Built for Two http://www.kshs.org/cool/tande... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: At least three Kansas families have enjoyed this tandem bicycle. They all rode in the southern part of the state, where the land is flat but the wind is strong. Riding into a Kansas headwind makes any cyclist appreciate healthy lungs and sturdy legs. |
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41. The Most Famous Poster in the World http://www.kshs.org/cool2/uncl... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: There are many symbols for the United States. Perhaps the strongest national personification is the character known around the world as Uncle Sam. This military recruiting poster has been widely reproduced and caricatured since World War I. |
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42. If I Had a Hammer http://www.kshs.org/cool2/hamm... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Carry Nation makes the top ten on every famous Kansans list for her trademark smashing of illegal saloons. An admirer sent the reformer this heavy hammer to use in her prohibition crusade. |
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43. Over There http://www.kshs.org/cool/servi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: In honor of Memorial Day, we consider a service flag that was proudly displayed by a Kansas family during World War I. Their son was serving his country over there. |
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44. Take Me Out to the Ball Game http://www.kshs.org/cool/monar... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Baseball has long been known as America's pastime, but like many of our country's institutions, it has a history of racial segregation. Today we consider a program from a 1950s game between two Negro Leagues teams. |
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45. Colonial Rifle http://www.kshs.org/cool/antes... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Gun collectors covet this rare and beautiful 18th century Pennsylvania-made rifle. How did it end up in Kansas? We'd like to know the answer to that question, too. |
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46. Spoils of War http://www.kshs.org/cool/holyo... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Thousands of buildings were looted of their contents during the Civil War. This quilt from a ransacked South Carolina home has only recently been reunited with its history. |
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47. Mannequins for Dummies http://www.kshs.org/cool/manne... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: We have a dummy in the museum! Not your run-of-the-mill department store mannequin, this figure was a silent partner in training hospital staff and emergency workers during the 1960s. |
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48. Rock this Town http://www.kshs.org/cool/treec... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Mining has been big business in southeastern Kansas almost since our state was founded. These mineral samples from the town of Treece speak to the area's mining heritage, as well as its less savory legacy. |
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49. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman http://www.kshs.org/cool/chitw... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Most of us had a favorite piece of clothing from childhood. Hear about a dress from the turn of the last century, worn by a girl who would later become a prolific artist. |
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50. American Woman http://www.kshs.org/cool/coola... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Securing the right to vote was a major milestone for women in America. As we approach Women's History Month, we consider a controversial painting in our collections that commented on the rights of 19th century women in politics and society. Its title is American Woman and Her Political Peers. |
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51. Pinball Wizard http://www.kshs.org/cool/pinba... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Parents today complain about their kids playing video games, but many of these elders once wasted their time playing pinball. This episode considers a 1960s machine emblazoned with a rock band called The Bootles. Then, we wrap things up with a retrospective of our favorite podcasts to mark our 100th episode. |
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52. Left in the Dust http://www.kshs.org/cool/motor... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: We think nothing of jumping in the car no matter what the weather, but a century ago open cars and dirt roads made it difficult to look good after a drive. This motoring coat protected early-day road warriors from the elements. |
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53. Strawberry Hill http://www.kshs.org/cool/marij... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Some art has strong historical value. These paintings by Croatian American artist Marijana Grisnik depict memories of an old Kansas City neighborhood known as Strawberry Hill. |
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54. Sugar Sack Doll http://www.kshs.org/cool/sugar... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Lots of museums have dolls in their collections, but how many have a peasant doll holding a hoe and smoking a cigar? Get the scoop on this unusual figure, clad in a dress made from a sugar sack. |
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55. All I Want For Christmas http://www.kshs.org/cool2/reid... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Our collections include many holiday-themed artifacts. This one is an early cartoon of Santa Claus, drawn by a Kansas artist. What did Santy look like around 1900? A bit different from today's version, as you might imagine. |
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56. The Rungless Ladder http://www.kshs.org/cool/rungl... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: It's hard to imagine a ladder without rungs, and yet that was the vision of one Kansas inventor. How does a rungless ladder even work? You'll have to listen to find out. |
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57. A Hunting We Will Go http://www.kshs.org/cool/hunte... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Hunting is big business in rural Kansas, where hunters visit with guns, ammo, and fat wallets. This banner greeted sportsmen in the western Kansas town of Hays just before the opening of pheasant season. |
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58. Vet's Uniform http://www.kshs.org/cool/vetco... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Even well into the 20th century, the U.S. Army relied heavily on horses and mules to move equipment. But, surprisingly, veterinarians are a fairly recent addition to our military. |
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59. Say Cheese! http://www.kshs.org/cool/sennr... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: A century ago, photography was much more difficult than point-and-shoot. In this podcast we hear about the challenges faced by a pioneering woman photographer. Alice Gardiner Sennrich documented her town--Valley Falls, Kansas--through the lens of a massive camera. |
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60. Is That a Knork in Your Pocket? http://www.kshs.org/cool/knork... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: It's a knife, it's a fork, no, it's a Knork! Hear about the genius of one Kansas inventor who combined the best qualities of the knife and fork into a single clever utensil. The Knork is taking the food-service industry by storm. |
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61. Shoot to Kill http://www.kshs.org/cool/james... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The notorious Jesse James gang terrorized much of the Midwest in the years following the Civil War. A Kansan used this rifle to bring down one of the James gang members in 1875. |
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62. Desk Set http://www.kshs.org/cool3/asne... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The Mary Tyler Moore Show was one of the most successful programs in television history. The museum owns the desk used by the character Lou Grant, Mary's gruff but lovable boss. Hear how a prop from a show filmed in Hollywood about a Minneapolis TV station ended up in Topeka. |
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63. No Man's Land http://www.kshs.org/cool/nurse... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The United States didn't immediately send soldiers to fight in World War I, but that didn't stop Americans from volunteering. In this episode we hear the story behind a nurse's uniform worn by Ethelyn Myers, whose career took her from small-town Kansas to the battlefields of Europe. |
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64. You've Got a Friend in Me http://www.kshs.org/cool/walki... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: A deep friendship took root between two men in the wilds of Kansas Territory. Their bond spanned the differences of culture and race, and lasted a lifetime. This walking stick endures as a symbol of their regard for each other. |
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65. Civil Rights March Banner http://www.kshs.org/cool/docku... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The Dockum Drug Store sit-in was an important civil rights event in Wichita in 1958. Fifty years later, this banner was proudly displayed at a march recognizing that overlooked episode in Kansas history. |
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66. Blood on the Program http://www.kshs.org/cool3/linc... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: T. D. Bancroft saved a playbill fragment with President Abraham Lincoln's blood from from the night the president was assassinated at Ford's Theatre. |
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67. Embroidering History http://www.kshs.org/cool/hmong... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Storytelling is a way of life for the Hmong people, an Asian ethnic group that suffered during the Vietnam War. Kansas has become home to a surprising number of Hmong. This story cloth depicts their journey from farming villages to refugee camps. |
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68. Record of Skies http://www.kshs.org/cool/worra... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Henry Worrall wasn't born in Kansas, nor was he a trained artist, but that didn't stop him from using art to promote his adopted state. Record of Skies is the title of his 1870s sketchbook filled with Kansas scenes. |
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69. Flag Waving http://www.kshs.org/cool/cwgui... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The Kansas Cavalry rode to the rescue with these silk guidons snapping in the wind. Hear the interesting story of two Civil War swallowtail flags, recently preserved through our Save the Flags project. |
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70. Black Umbrella http://www.kshs.org/cool/linco... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: It may look like an ordinary umbrella, but this faded parasol had a brush with fame when it sheltered Abraham Lincoln during an historic post-inaugural tour. |
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71. Long Hard Journey http://www.kshs.org/cool/geta.... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The massive American surrender in the Philippines during World War II led to a horrifying journey known as the Bataan Death March. These sandals are a reminder of one Kansas soldier's powerful experiences during the war. |
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72. Harpers Ferry Revolver http://www.kshs.org/cool3/revo... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Religious fervor led an once-innocent young Kansan to help John Brown seize the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Albert Hazlett hoped to start a rebellion using this revolver. And in a way, he did--Harpers Ferry helped spark the Civil War. |
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73. Volcanic Pottery http://www.kshs.org/cool/dryde... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Hear about a Kansan who mixed volcanic ash with local mud to produce some stunning ceramics in the 1950s. James Dryden cornered the market on Kansas kitsch until the highway bypassed his location and Dryden moved his operation out-of-state. |
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74. Ship Without a Rudder http://www.kshs.org/cool/steer... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: To navigate the Kansas River in the 1820s, you needed the right equipment--a keelboat. This steering oar helped one fur trader's keelboat stay the course. |
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75. Window to the World http://www.kshs.org/cool/1904w... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: In 1904, St. Louis was a city on the move, and Kansas went along for the ride. This stained glass window is from the Kansas Building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, better known as the 1904 World's Fair. |
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76. The Red Telephone http://www.kshs.org/cool/cdtel... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: A powerful icon of the Cold War, this telephone with a red receiver (Warning!) rode out the threat of nuclear disaster two floors below ground at Topeka's Shawnee County Courthouse. |
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77. Dirty Money http://www.kshs.org/cool/curre... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Money is hard to come by these days, but it was even more difficult to get in 1850s Kansas. This episode deals with failed bank notes not worth the paper they're printed on. |
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78. Couch Potato http://www.kshs.org/cool3/sofa... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Harriet Beecher Stowe had to sit somewhere while getting ideas for her masterpiece, Uncle Tom's Cabin. This sofa was one of the lucky furnishings that supported the best-selling author. Perhaps this couch helped set the stage for the Civil War. |
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79. Dancing With the Stars http://www.kshs.org/cool3/ball... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Margaret Usher dazzled other dancers at Abraham Lincoln's 1865 inaugural ball with this militaristic yet feminine ball gown. |
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80. The Slouch http://www.kshs.org/cool/slouc... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: A Union chaplain from Kansas picked up this slouch-style hat on a Civil War battleground in Arkansas. This little-known western battle involved Native Americans, African Americans, and whites. |
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81. Christmas Flight http://www.kshs.org/cool3/earh... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Between setting flight records and circumnavigating the globe, Kansas aviator Amelia Earhart found time to send out these Christmas cards. |
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82. Golfing Buddies http://www.kshs.org/cool/dubsd... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: This ticket commemorates a monumental match at a Kansas City golf course between Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson, and Jug McSpaden. |
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83. Smoked Turkey http://www.kshs.org/cool/pipet... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Our Thanksgiving episode focuses on a uniquely North American tool. Pipe tomahawks symbolize the blending of two cultures--European and Native American. |
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84. Travel in the Time of Cholera http://www.kshs.org/cool/tombs... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The biggest killer on the Oregon Trail was cholera. Hear how one Kentucky man was stricken in the morning and died that afternoon. He was buried in Kansas. |
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85. A Very Merry Neewollah http://www.kshs.org/cool3/hall... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Neewollah is Halloween spelled backward. Hear how one Kansas community launched the Neewollah festival to keep kids off the streets on Halloween night. |
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86. Devil's Rope http://www.kshs.org/cool/coolb... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Barbed wire has separated neighbor from neighbor, marked boundaries, and divided nations. But first it fenced in cattle in the West. |
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87. Adventure http://www.kshs.org/cool2/cool... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Martin and Osa Johnson indulged their passion for travel by filming the South Seas and Africa in the 1920s and 1930s. |
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88. Centron http://www.kshs.org/cool/centr... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: During the 1950s, this Kansas studio promoted our youth's mental hygiene by producing such films as "The Bully" and "What About Prejudice." |
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89. Space Age Stove http://www.kshs.org/cool/frigi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: This nearly indestructible Frigidaire Custom Imperial Flair stove from 1968 made efficient use of space in the kitchen. Only a remodeling project and difficulty in getting replacement parts brought an end to its use. |
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90. Lincoln Log http://www.kshs.org/cool/gallo... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865. Just a few months later, four of the conspirators were hanged in Washington, D.C. So how did a piece of the gallows end up in Kansas? |
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91. Monopoly http://www.kshs.org/cool/monop... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The goal of the game Monopoly is to become a real estate tycoon. But it originally was designed to teach the evils of monopolies and the virtues of something called the Single Tax. |
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92. Connie's Cafe http://www.kshs.org/cool/conni... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Wichita's oldest family-run Mexican restaurant is Connie's Mexico Cafe. These objects were used by its founders, Concepcion (Connie) Lopez and her husband Rafael. |
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93. Boyd's Girls http://www.kshs.org/cool3/flag... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: This group of girl cadets, armed with broomsticks and rifle parts, produced a patriotic quilt while defending Topeka at the turn of the 20th century. |
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94. Flagged http://www.kshs.org/exhibits/f... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Hear about two battle flags carried in the Civil War by Kansas boys fighting in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Yes, the Civil War was fought in states west of the Mississippi, too! |
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95. Modern Ledger Art http://www.kshs.org/cool/moder... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Looting of Native American artifacts has been a problem almost since Columbus first stepped off the boat in the New World. One Topeka artist argues for repatriation of these objects through her paintings. |
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96. Firestick http://www.kshs.org/cool/fires... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Kansas ranchers get to indulge their pyromaniacal tendencies every spring in the Flint Hills when they light the grasslands on fire. It's an accepted technique for managing the prairie. |
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97. Plowed http://www.kshs.org/cool2/cool... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: This revolutionary plow was invented by a farmer from Plains, Kansas. It worked well, maybe too well. Some people believe it was responsible for the Dust Bowl. |
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98. Blue Jacket http://www.kshs.org/cool/ffaja... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: In the Future Farmers of America, blue corduroy is the fabric of success. This jacket was worn by Wes Jackson, who today is recognized as a visionary leader in agriculture. |
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99. Clocked http://www.kshs.org/cool/cafec... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Submerged under seven feet of floodwater in a small Kansas City cafe, this clock quietly documented the rising tide of one of the most destructive events in the history of the central plains. |
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100. Snow Gate http://www.kshs.org/cool/snowg... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: How do you drive across Kansas on Interstate 70 during a blizzard? You don't. Hear about gates that close the interstate during severe winter weather. |
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101. Cyclone Stop Sign http://www.kshs.org/cool/torna... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Find out what it takes to crumple street signs like pieces of tin foil. These signs survived a massive tornado that destroyed the town of Greensburg in May 2007. |
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102. A Civilized Bookcase http://www.kshs.org/cool/bookc... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: This bookcase symbolizes a tragic period in Native American history. Were the missionaries who used it trying to improve the lives of their Indian pupils or wipe out their culture? |
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103. Seat of Government http://www.kshs.org/exhibits/t... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: This early 21st century chair was used by Topeka's first African American mayor, James McClinton. |
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104. Quadruple Constitutions http://www.kshs.org/exhibits/t... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Every state needs a constitution. Kansas had four of them. What a political nightmare! |
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105. Funston's Flu http://www.kshs.org/cool/influ... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Disease was the worst enemy during World War I. In this podcast we examine a quarantine sign used in Bushong, Kansas, during the greatest pandemic in history. |
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106. Saddle Up http://www.kshs.org/cool/saddl... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The road between Abilene and San Antonio could be a little rough in the 1870s. This saddle cushioned the ride for Kansas cowboy Gus Bellport. |
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107. Christmas on a Card http://www.kshs.org/cool/chris... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Some people get into Christmas more than others. Louis Glynn spent the whole year, every year, hand-painting 500 cards for friends and family. |
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108. An Aluminum Tree Christmas http://www.kshs.org/cool2/cool... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: This luminous relic from the 1950s was used in a western Kansas home. |
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109. War, With a Twist http://www.kshs.org/cool/ballo... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: This ballot box is a survivor of the Kansas county seat wars, and a tornado. |
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110. Prison Town http://www.kshs.org/cool/lansi... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Four prisons are located in Leavenworth County, Kansas. This guard uniform was used at the oldest one, the Kansas State Penitentiary. |
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111. Teddy's Jag http://www.kshs.org/cool/jagua... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The last installment in our two-part series on William Allen White. White's BFF, President Theodore Roosevelt, gave a jaguar rug to the family after a dangerous trip to the Amazon. |
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112. Drunken Flapper http://www.kshs.org/cool/ferbe... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Books written and inscribed by Edna Ferber, from the home of William Allen White. |
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113. Cure for Cancer Serum http://www.kshs.org/cool/ozias... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: A Kansas City doctor claimed to have found a cure for cancer in the 1920s. Only problem was, it didn't work. |
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114. Whacked With a Saber http://www.kshs.org/cool/cwsab... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Glitzy pistols and a fancy Civil War saber. |
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115. Hides of Nauga http://www.kshs.org/cool/chaps... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Chaps made by a member of Kansas' rodeo royalty. |
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116. Golfing with Cows http://www.kshs.org/cool/golf.... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Golfing hazards in Topeka 100 years ago included cattle and their byproducts. Talk about mashies! |
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117. Lone Shoe http://www.kshs.org/cool/track... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: In the 1950s, runners from around the globe challenged the four-minute mile barrier. Among them was Wes Santee, a Kansas farm boy who found sure footing in this track shoe made in Finland. |
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118. Narkaleptic http://www.kshs.org/cool/baseb... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: This story on small-town baseball won't put you to sleep. Hear how the Narka, Kansas, baseball team emulated the St. Louis Cardinals. |
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119. 45 Rounds http://www.kshs.org/cool2/cool... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Boxing gear used by world heavyweight champion Jess Willard, a Kansas native. |
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120. Uncomfortable Socks http://www.kshs.org/cool/baske... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: A Topeka woman wore this wool basketball uniform for the Topeka Aces in the 1920s. Uncomfortable uniforms weren't the only difficulty encountered by women in sports, though. |
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121. Eight is Enough http://www.kshs.org/cool/footb... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Fielding a football team is tough when your community's population is in decline. Learn how 8 man football keeps the drive alive. |
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122. A Tale of Two Fieldhouses http://www.kshs.org/cool/draft... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Drafting table on which Kansas' best-known sports arenas were designed. |
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123. Iron Horse of Kansas http://www.kshs.org/cool/cunni... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Learn of the amazing connection between a Kansas runner, Adolph Hitler, and the 1936 Olympics. |
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124. Give the Ball a Ride http://www.kshs.org/cool/baseb... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Today's podcast features a giant wooden bat and a silver baseball trophy from an 1860s game in Kansas. |
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125. Smacked by Napoleon http://www.kshs.org/cool/foils... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Elegant swordplay in Kansas? Believe it. This fencing equipment was used by a German social club in Topepka. |
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126. Fallout Food http://www.kshs.org/cool2/food... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Cold War survival kits from the 1950s included cans of granulated synthetic protein--yum! |
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127. Flying Monkeys http://www.kshs.org/cool2/wizp... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Populist manifesto or just good, clean fun? Learn the real story behind L. Frank Baum's book, The Wizard of Oz. |
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128. Bloody Benders http://www.kshs.org/cool2/bend... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Death stalked the highways in 1870s Kansas. Was their knife used to commit murder, or just for spreading butter? |
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129. State Stump http://www.kshs.org/cool2/chai... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: What do you get when you combine a cottonwood tree and a chainsaw artist? The state stump! |
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130. Something in the Water http://www.kshs.org/cool2/waco... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Today's podcast features a jug owned by a man who was a frequent visitor to a Kansas sanitarium. Was he a victim of bizarre water treatments or a resort playboy who enjoyed a good bath? |
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131. Fatherland http://www.kshs.org/cool2/memo... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: This memorial card for a fallen WWI soldier is printed in German. Was this Kansas boy a German sympathizer? |
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132. Moon Rocks http://www.kshs.org/cool2/moon... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The museum director describes moon rocks, or rather moon gravel, from the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. |
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133. Key Overalls http://www.kshs.org/cool2/over... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Key overalls, made and worn in Kansas, are the subject of today's down-home podcast. |
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134. Coleman Pocket Stove http://www.kshs.org/cool2/cole... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: American soldiers used these innovative portable stoves produced by a Wichita company during World War II. |
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135. Medical Quackery http://www.kshs.org/cool2/quac... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Hear about the Solarama, the Color Therm, and other fascinating examples of quack medical equipment confiscated by Kansas investigators. |
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136. Custer's Dumbbell http://www.kshs.org/cool2/dumb... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Today's podcast features a dumbbell used by George Armstrong Custer. Learn how spirited soldiers adapted to an often boring frontier life. |
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137. Agnes the Frog Costume http://www.kshs.org/cool2/agne... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: This is the tale of Agnes T. Frog, the fictitious amphibian who threw her hat into the political ring. |
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138. Delahay Portraits http://www.kshs.org/cool2/dela... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: The fascinating story of Mark Delahay--lawyer, editor, opportunist, judge, and finally, notorious alcoholic. |
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139. Prison Doll http://www.kshs.org/cool/coolf... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Learn about a doll bearing a striking resemblance to an incompetent criminal. |
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140. Waconda Springs Drawing http://www.kshs.org/cool3/waco... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: A Kansas well rumored to be medicinal, and bottomless, sparks Murl Riedel's curiosity. |
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141. Horse Mannequin http://www.kshs.org/cool3/fox.... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Blair Tarr discusses a rarity in museum collections--a horse mannequin. |
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142. Chief's Blanket http://www.kshs.org/cool3/chie... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Laura Vannorsdel talks about a rare Navajo weaving with an Overland Trail connection. |
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143. Perkins Satchel http://www.kshs.org/cool3/satc... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Nikaela Zimmerman discusses the adventures of a gentleman farmer from Kansas who traveled the world three times, collecting the bizarre. |
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144. Tornado Relics http://www.kshs.org/cool3/torn... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: A massive tornado tore through Topeka in 1966. Host Murl Riedel interviews Rebecca Martin about the aftermath of this devastating storm, and the relics left behind. |
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145. Wolf Creek Power Plant Logo http://www.kshs.org/cool3/wolf... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: A panel of museum staffers interrogates Murl Riedel on the symbolism of the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant logo, and if Wolf Creek is responsible for the two-headed calf phenomenon in Kansas. |
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146. Electronic Football Game http://www.kshs.org/cool3/foot... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Museum director Bob Keckeisen reminisces about his childhood experiences with a frustrating game. |
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147. Southern Rights Flag http://www.kshs.org/cool3/sout... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Kansas Museum of History curator Blair Tarr tells us what Southerners were doing in Kansas before the Civil War. |
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148. Leg Brace http://www.kshs.org/cool3/poli... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: Today's Kansas Museum of History podcast features host Murl Riedel interviewing curator Laura Vannorsdel about a leg brace and the role Protection, Kansas, had in protecting the world against polio. |
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149. Dolcette http://www.kshs.org/cool3/dolc... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: This biweekly podcast of Cool Things in the Collection is presented by the Kansas Museum of History. Today's podcast features host Murl Riedel interviewing Nikaela Zimmerman about an unusual item called a dolcette. Did a Kansas man invent a new musical instrument, or orchestrate a clever investment scam? |
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150. Mickey Mouse Undies http://www.kshs.org/cool3/mmun... download (audio/x-m4a, 8.32Mb) Description: This is the inaugural segment of the biweekly podcast, Cool Things in the Collection, presented by the Kansas Museum of History. Today's podcast features host Murl Riedel interviewing Rebecca Martin about a set of Mickey Mouse Undies from the 1930s. Who wore them, and what does Walt Disney have to do with Kansas? |
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