Kansas Historical Society
The Kansas Historical Society is the official state historical society of Kansas.
Kansas Historical Society
The Kansas Museum of History is the state historical museum in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It presents Kansas history from the prehistoric to modern eras in 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of exhibits. The galleries feature a train, full-sized tipi in the Southern Cheyenne style, a 1950s diner, and many other large features. Major topics covered in the main gallery include Native American tribal history, westward movement on the Oregon and Santa Fe trails, early settlers, the Bleeding Kansas and Civil War eras, and Populism at the turn of the 20th century.
Entrance (2015)
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway #132 (which had been renumbered ATSF 2414), near the end of its service life in the 20th century, before restoration.
ATSF 132, after restoration and renaming it ATSF 1, the "Cyrus K. Holliday," after the railroad's founder. The railroad donated the engine to the museum where it is now on display. The restoration included many of the engine's 1800s engineering elements such as a diamond stack, box headlight and wooden pilot (cowcatcher).
