Harry E. Chrisman, former Liberal author and historian, donated a large collection of his writings, photographs, and other items to Liberal Memorial Library for the purpose of research. This database searches the contents of the Chrisman Collection.  
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CallNo: N127-A6  
Descriptive Title: Remnants of brick building   Type: Negative
Date of Origin:    Provenance:
Size: 2 15/16 x 4 15/16   Condition: good
Text: 
Misc Info: Remnants of building, most likely brick. Part of a wall still standing, and several columns of brick from corners of building. No other buildings around it, but is some yucca plants and other plains shrubs.
Subject: brick building
remains
wall
plains
yucca plant
Ruins 		  Related to: 
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CallNo: N200-A2b11  
Descriptive Title: Old ranch house   Type: Negative
Date of Origin:    Provenance:
Size: 2 7/16 x 5   Condition: excellent
Text: Kodak safety film; 1 A
Misc Info: Negative is of a ruined building on the plains. There is brush or grass in the front. Wood or something is in the grass in the foreground. Possibly a piece of fence.
Subject: Ranch house
ruins 		  Related to:  P333
N201
P334
Other: N200 and N201 are on the same film strip. They appear to be of the same building, but at a different angle.    
CallNo: N201-A2b11  
Descriptive Title: Old ranch house   Type: Negative
Date of Origin:    Provenance:
Size: 2 7/16 x 5   Condition: excellent
Text: Kodak safety film Kodak; 2
Misc Info: Negative is of a ruined building on the plains. There is brush or grass in the foreground. Wood or something is in the grass in the foreground. Possibly a piece of fence.
Subject: ranch house
ruins 		  Related to:  P333
P334
N200
Other: N200 and N201 are on same film strip. They appear to be the same thing but from slightly different angle.    
CallNo: N213-A5e  
Descriptive Title: Old Fort Union ruins   Type: Negative
Date of Origin:    Provenance:
Size: 2 3/4 x 1 3/4   Condition: excellent
Text: Negative has red lines and x's on it and "Make 5x7" and another word not legible [pas shiver]
Misc Info: Negative is of building ruins possible brick.
Subject: Fort Union
Ruins
Buildings
New Mexico
Rocks 		  Related to:  P437
E26
M/F12
Other:    
CallNo: P162-A5a  
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Descriptive Title: J.P. Olive Ranch   Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1960's   Provenance:
Size: 3 1/2 x 5 1/16   Condition: very good
Text: [back] J.P. Olive Ranch in decline, 1960s.
Misc Info: Picture of a rundown building with tree on left side.
Subject: J.P. Olive
ranch
Olive ranch
1960s
Ruins
Tree
Stone
Brick 		  Related to: 
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CallNo: P166-A5a  
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Descriptive Title: Chrisman sitting down in front of run down building   Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1960   Provenance:
Size: 3 1/2 x 5   Condition: excellent
Text: [back] at old J.P. Olive Ranch, north of Utica, Kans. 1960; [four symbols or parts of letters]
Misc Info: Picture is of Chrisman sitting down in front of a run-down building. There is a window behind him.
Subject: J.P. Olive Ranch
J.P. Olive
Utica, Kansas
building
trees
Ruins 		  Related to: 
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CallNo: P167-A5a  
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Descriptive Title: Big building behind fence   Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1962   Provenance:
Size: 3 1/2 x 4 15/16   Condition: very good
Text: [back] Ox ranch NE of Guymon, Okla. Photo about 1962; completely gone now 1983.
Misc Info: Picture is of stone building in open field with wire fence in the front of it.
Subject: Ox Ranch
Guymon, Oklahoma
1962
1983
Ruins 		  Related to: 
Other:    
CallNo: P333-A2b11  
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Descriptive Title: Old ranch house   Type: Print
Date of Origin: August 1961   Provenance:
Size: 3 5/16 x 3 5/16   Condition: excellent
Text: [back] Old Ranch house in decay. Aug. 1961 Smoky Hill River [stamp] KODAK VELOX PAPER
Misc Info: Photo is of a building falling apart. There is one rock wall still standing. The rest appears to be wood and in tilting. There is a beam on the top that is holding one wall up. This beam is also attached to the rock wall.
Subject: Ranch house
Ruins
Brush
Open plains
Scrapbook
Envelope
Smoky Hill River 		  Related to:  N200
N201
P334
P335
Other: Plastic sleeve has notation 56-61 p2 Envelope Photo has tape on right top back.    
CallNo: P334-A2b11  
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Descriptive Title: Old ranch house   Type: Print
Date of Origin: August 1961   Provenance:
Size: 3 5/16 x 3 1/4   Condition: very good
Text: [front] Aug 1961 Aug 1961 [on tape] [back] [stamp] KODAK VELOX PAPER
Misc Info: Photo is of a decaying building. There is a pile of wood in the brush in front of building. Building has a stone or brick wall that is still standing. On the stone wall is a beam that runs across to a wood wall that is being held up by beam. On the left of house is walls that have fallen.
Subject: Ranch house
ruins
Smoky Hill River
Scrapbook
Envelope 		  Related to:  N200
P333
N201
P335
Other: Plastic sleeve has notation 56-61 p 2 R-A Photo has tape on right side front.    
CallNo: P335-A2b11  
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Descriptive Title: old ranch house   Type: Print
Date of Origin: May 1962   Provenance:
Size: 2 5/16 x 2 1/4   Condition: good
Text: [back] 1962 May
Misc Info: Photo is of a ruined building. There is a stone or rock wall with a window in it. To the left of that is another standing wood wall. Next to the wood wall is more wood walls that have fallen. There is a pile of wood pieces laying in the brush in the front left corner of photo.
Subject: Building
Ruins
House
Ranch
Scrapbook
Envelope 		  Related to:  P334
P333
Other: Plastic sleeve has notation 56-61 p.2RB Photo has tape on right side front.    
CallNo: P336-A2b11  
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Descriptive Title: Ox ranch (ruins)   Type: Print
Date of Origin: March 1980   Provenance:
Size: 3 1/2 x 4 7/16   Condition: very good
Text: [front] PHOTO OF "THE SISTERS HOUSE Ra[?] [Ra crossed out] Taken March 1980 By Elias Candell
Misc Info: Photo is in color of a ruined building in the open plains. Looks like buttes in the background. There are a few trees in back and to right side of building.
Subject: Ruins
Sisters house
Elias Candell
Hills
Open plains
Trees
Building
Scrapbook
Tub 		  Related to:  P337
P338
P339
P340
Other: Plastic sleeve has notation 56-61 p 2-A Tub Photo has tape on top front.    
CallNo: P337-A2b11  
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Descriptive Title: Ox ranch (ruins)   Type: Print
Date of Origin:    Provenance:
Size: 3 1/2 x 4 7/16   Condition: very good
Text: [front] Only Ruins Remain - On OX Ranch
Misc Info: Photo is in color. Photo is of a building in ruins on ground. There are hills or buttes in the background. In far background is a windmill. To right of building is a tree. There are rocks or stones and wood on the ground.
Subject: Ox Ranch
Ruins
Buttes
Open plains
Trees
Rock
Wood
Scrapbook 		  Related to:  P336
Other: Plastic sleeve has notation 56-61 p. 2-A 2nd Photo has tape on top front.    
CallNo: P338-A2b11  
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Descriptive Title: Ox ranch (ruins)   Type: Print
Date of Origin:    Provenance:
Size: 3 1/2 x 4 7/16   Condition: very good
Text: [front] Near Guymon, Okla.
Misc Info: Photo is in color. Photo is of rock or stone wall in foreground. There is a wood box in bottom right corner. Tree in top right corner. Open plains in background with a line of trees.
Subject: Ox Ranch
Ruins
Guymon, Oklahoma
Wood
Rocks
Trees 		  Related to:  P336
P337
P339
P340
Other: Plastic sleeve has notation 56-61 p 2-A 3[?] Photo has tape on top front.    
CallNo: P339-A2b11  
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Descriptive Title: Ox ranch (ruins)   Type: Print
Date of Origin:    Provenance:
Size: 3 1/2 x 4 7/16   Condition: very good
Text: [no text on photo]
Misc Info: Photo is in color. Photo is of a ruined building. There is wood and rocks strewn about. There are 2 trees in the back and left side of ruins. There is a barbed wire fence in front of ruins. There is brush around ruins and hills in the background.
Subject: Ox Ranch
Ruins
Wood
Rocks
Trees
Open plains
Hills
Scrapbook 		  Related to:  P336
P337
P338
P340
Other: Plastic sleeve has notation 56-61 p 2-A Bottom Photo has tape on top front.    
CallNo: P348-A5a  
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Descriptive Title: Wreck of old ranch SE of Fargo Springs   Type: Print
Date of Origin:    Provenance:
Size: 2 1/2 x 4 1/2   Condition: fair
Text: [back] Wreck [wreck underlined twice] of old ranch build southeast of Fargo Springs 2 miles. 3 Col time 750 [750 is circled] [+ or x] 240 [240 is circled]
Misc Info: Photo is of 2 buildings that have caved in. Small building on the left is behind a wood fence. The roof is bowed in. The building on the right has one wall standing. The rest is the roof on the ground. Looks like a round stock tank with a barrel in it, in the far right bottom corner. Photo has yellow glue stain covering the back.
Subject: Gurney Ranch
Ranch
Ruins
Fargo Springs
Building
Scrapbook 		  Related to: 
Other: Plastic sleeve has notation 56-61 p 6-A Gurney Ranch    
CallNo: P361-A2b11  
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Descriptive Title: Ox Ranch   Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1980   Provenance:
Size: 3 1/2 x 4 7/16   Condition: excellent
Text: [front] This is all that remains of the Ox Ranch. Photo by Elias Caudell, 1980
Misc Info: Photo is in color. Photo is of a pile of stones or rocks on the ground. It is the ruins of Ox Ranch. They seem to be in an open area. There are big hills behind the pile of stones. Photo has tape on top front.
Subject: Ox Ranch
Ranch
Stones
Ruins
Scrapbook 		  Related to:  P362
Other: Plastic sleeve has a notation 62-64 p 34 1 [1 is circled]    
CallNo: P362-A2b11  
Descriptive Title: Ox Ranch   Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1980   Provenance:
Size: 3 1/2 x 4 7/16   Condition: excellent
Text: [no text on photo]
Misc Info: Photo is in color. Photo is of a pile of stones or rocks. It is the ruins of Ox Ranch. There are a line of trees in the background. There is a hill or mountain behind the trees in the distance.
Subject: Ox Ranch
Ranch
Stones
Rock
Ruins
Scrapbook 		  Related to:  P361
Other: Plastic sleeve has a notation 62-64 p 34 2 [2 is circled]