Photographic Treasures of Historic Leavenworth

Wednesday, Feb. 19 - Friday, Feb. 28

Step back in time and explore Leavenworth, a small Kansas town with an enormously unique history, as chronicled in a rare photographic collection of images, taken by its pioneer photographers.

The panorama of western emigration passed before the cameras of early photographers, capturing historic moments for all time in 1860s-70s Leavenworth …views of unpaved streets crammed with businesses, the first railway depot, steamboats transporting settlers and supplies, the 1871 railroad bridge over the Missouri River, and later the electric streetcar. There are also images of ordinary residents and others who became well known for their contributions to history…. President U.S. Grant, Douglas MacArthur as a youth, members of the Fred Harvey family, and ancestors of Walter Cronkite.

Opening reception: Feb. 19 from 2-6 p.m.

Spring concert: 7 p.m., following reception