Overview

Views of buildings in Anthony, Kansas, tornado damage and of a harvesting crew with steam thresher. The photographs were made by M.I. Armantrout, Anthony, Kansas.

Overview E.R. Limbird was born in Independence, Kansas and moved at an early age to Gardner, Kansas with his family. He attended business college in Kansas City and then worked as a traveling salesman for the Northwestern Yeast Form Company. The photographs in the collection are views of the Limbird hardware and grocery stores, Limbird and Hilts family members, and scenes of Anthony, Kansas. Also, included is a series of 33 photographs of Anthony, Kansas and a number of small towns nearby in Kansas...