James Bowen's photos with the keyword: Topeka

Kansas State Capitol

Kansas Congressional Roof

19 Jul 2012 120
I have come to the conclusion my efforts to see all the state capitols are jinxed. I made a special effort to fly to Topeka, and they're gutting the place. I mean jeepers. All I wanted was a picture of the inside of the Kansas rotunda, but couldn't get it. Now I've got to come up with another dumb reason to go if I want to get the picture. Incidentally, the is the roof the Kansas Congress meets under.

Brown v Board of Education

21 Jul 2012 89
Linda Brown was told by Topeka Board of Education that she had to go to this school. Her father took the board to court. The result was that he integrated US schools. Monroe Elementary closed in 1975.