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Bolshevik Jayhawk, 1917
This little wooden statue originated in a World War I prisoner of war camp in Germany. The faint, penciled, inscription indicates that it was sent to L. N. Flint, Alumni Secretary, by Conrad Hoffman at the camp in 1917.
1923 Jayhawk
James O'Bryon and George Hollingbery earned money as KU Sophomores by painting this Jayhawk on windshields of cars going to the KU vs.NU football game in 1922. They also painted this Jayhawk on store windows in dowtown Lawrence, and he appeared on…
James O'Bryon Scrapbook Telling How He and George Hollingbery Created the 1922 Jayhawk, 1931
Scrapbook telling how James O'Bryon and George Hollingbery created the 1922 Jayhawk while sophomores at KU.
Remaining Pioneers of Quantrell's Band
Reunion of Quantrill's guerillas, ca. 1909
Reunion Silk from the Sixth Annual Re-Union of the survivors of Quantrell's [sp] Guerillas, at Independence, MO, August 22, 1903
Reunion Silk from the Sixth Annual Re-Union of the survivors of Quantrell's [sp] Guerillas, at Independence, MO, August 22, 1903. Presented to F.C. Johnson by Capt. Jack Liddell.
R.A.F. Insignia Patch Featuring a Jayhawk Created for Robert Raymond, 1941
"If possible have the Jayhawk standing on or carrying a bomb with the R.A.F. insignia on it. The R.A.F. insignia being concentric circles colored red in the center, next to a white ring, then a blue ring, then a yellow ring."
Jay Smith Standing Beside His World War II Bomber, 1944
Jayhawks were painted on the sides of bombers during World War II. This is a picture of Jay Smith standing beside his bomber.