The Kansas Heritage Center is a historical research library and archive located on the lower level of the Dodge City Public Library. Our collections focus primarily on the history of Dodge City and Ford County, though we also have materials relating more generally to the history of the state of Kansas and to the American West.

On this site, you can explore the history of Dodge City and Kansas through images digitized at the Kansas Heritage Center.  To further explore this history, explore our digital newspapers, browse our finding aids, contact us, or visit us at the lower level of the Dodge City Public Library.

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Dodge City High School Football Queen Candidates

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This photograph shows five students of Dodge City High School who were selected as candidates to be crowned Football Queen at the football game…

April Snow Shower in Dodge City, Looking South on Second Avenue

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This photograph shows a snowstorm which occurred in 1951 in Dodge City, looking south at the intersection of Second Ave. and Spruce Street.

Busy Christmas Parking Lot in Dodge City

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This photograph shows a parking lot south of City Hall in Dodge City, which the Dodge City Daily Globe used to show how busy shopping was in Dodge…

Sandy's Cafe Fire

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This photograph shows the response to a fire at Sandy's Cafe in Dodge City at the corner of Walnut Street and Central Avenue. The Lora Locke Hotel is…

Dodge City Junior College Football Queen

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This photograph, printed in the Dodge City Daily Globe, shows an image from the 1951 Homecoming Queen ceremony at the College's homecoming game…