Generational stories of an American family at the forefront of modern Kansas agriculture, Hawaii’s sugar cane industry, and California’s technology boom.

Month January 2025

Kansas 1900s | Seed Package

The manufacturer’s date on the seed package is Feb 14, 1893, but that appears to be the date the envelope design was patented, so we can’t tell what years it was used by the seed company. We have a few… Continue Reading →

Hawaii 1952 | Kodak Stereo Viewer

Photos taken around the world, mostly by Albert J. Mangelsdorf, from the 1940’s to 1960’s where taken on film designed for viewing on the stereo viewer. Most of the thousands of slides in the collection show scenes of Oahu and… Continue Reading →