Patricia Huyett Collection

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A hand embroidered sleeve of a wedding dress with a curlicued design around the sleeve edge and random blue beads sewn in on the sleeve. A bit of lace forms an edge for the sleeve., 1983, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Allison with Flat Samantha
Flat Samantha and Allison. Allison, a woman, holding up Flat Samantha as she is in front of a wall displaying three artworks. She wears a handmade rune shawl. The display was at an art show at the All Souls Unitarian Church in Kansas City, Missouri., December 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Attached to blue paper with handwritten descriptions. Handwritten in blue ink on the back, "Aunt Pat's friend Allison wearing her handmade "rune shawl" with Julia Stepanenko's art work. Unitarian Church Kansas City, Mo Dec. 99."
Anchorage Fur Rendezvous
Men stand behind a rope on the left side of the photograph, looking at fur pelts with heads and paws still attached that male workers are hanging or displaying for the crowd for the annual fur auction during Fur Rendezvous. A panel truck, with the back open, is on the right side of the photograph with furs spilling out onto the tailgate. The photograph is taken from above., February 1985, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten on the back in black ink, "The annual fur auction during the FUR RENDEZVOUS, FEB, 1985. They're auctioning white arctic fox. Behind is the truck they hauled furs in on." Stamped on the back in pink ink, "Processed by Kodak Mar. 85 P."
Artwork, a bottle, and charms in a window
A translucent work of art of a naked man in profile sitting and resting his chin on his hand while the other hand lies across his waist to support his elbow, hangs in the bottom half of a window. A clear blue bottle and a hanging window charm are on the frame of the upper half of the window. Lace curtains are pulled back to one side of the window., No date; likely early 2000s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Baby smiles
Possibly Kathy and Carli (?), a woman and a baby, where all we see is a baby with a purple bandanna tied around its head, lying on a woman's lap, and smiling up her. We can only see the back of the hair, an arm, and a leg of the woman., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten on back in black ink, "A SNAP SHOT WE THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ENJOY! HAVE A GRATEFUL :) CHRISTMAS. KEITH KATHY CARLI."
Baby with a bandanna
Kathy and Carli (?), a woman with blonde hair looks up to smile at the camera as she holds a baby with a purple bandanna tied around its head. The woman wears a S.M. North t-shirt for Shawnee Mission North High School., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Back of a cabin
The back of a log cabin in woods with two dormers, an enclosed back porch, and a staircase down to the yard., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Best clothes
Portrait photograph of young girl wearing a fancy dress with a pinafore collar and a matching bow in her hair., No date; likely 1980s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Black clothes
An unidentified woman stands by the door of a home, possibly a dorm room, wearing a black vest over a black sweater, a black miniskirt, and knee-high black boots. Her hair is dyed deep red. She also wears a stud in her chin and a choker necklace. There are full bookshelves behind her and on the left side of the photograph., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Blue eyes blue shirt
An unidentified young girl looks at the camera in a close-up photograph. She has deep blue eyes. She wears a purple shirt and stud earrings. She holds a partially eaten cookie in her hand that is mostly out of the photograph., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Bonneville Salt Flats
Sun rays break through the clouds above the hills on the other shoreline of the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. A barbed wire fence lines the closest shoreline., July 1973, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten on the back in blue marker, "Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah." Handwritten on the back in blue ink, "July 1973 (that's not a lake, it is salt and it had just rained.)"
Christmas dinner with the family
Pat Huyett sits on the right side of the photograph at a dinner table with family at Christmas. There are four men and three women at the table with two children. There are three people standing at the end of the table filling their plates. The man farthest left in the photograph looks up to smile at the camera. There are sleigh bells hanging on the front door., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Christmas dinner with the family
Pat Huyett is standing at a dining table with family of two children, four men and two women at Christmas. A Christmas tree is in the upper right-hand corner of the photograph. Sleigh bells hang on the front door., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Chugach Mountains peeking up over the trees and a frozen Lake Taku
Looking Northeast across Taku Lake, Anchorage Alaska, where the Chugach Mountains are peeking up over the trees and the frozen Lake Taku., December 26, 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Attached to blue paper with handwritten descriptions.
Dall sheep
Dall Sheep by side of road on a mountain. One on the right is eating. The one on the left turns its head to look at the camera., November 1984, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten on the back in black ink, "Dall sheep by side of road, Nov, 1984." Stamped on the back in pink ink, "Processed by Kodak, Mar. 85 P."
Diane's Delight
Diane Sullivan (?), a female with wet hair and wearing a swimsuit, smiles over the back of a boat named, "Diane's Delight" on the Lake of the Ozarks. A confederate flag is on a light pole at the back of the boat., August 1978, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten on the back in black ink, "Ozarks 1978." Handwritten on the back in blue ink, "August." Handwritten in pencil on the back, "Diane Sullivan?"
Dog sled race
This photograph of the World Championship Dogsled Race in Anchorage, Alaska shows a dog team pulling a sled with a musher standing on the sled down W. 4th Street as a crowd standing on the sidewalk behind a rope watches., February 1985, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten on the back in black ink, "Dog mushing down 4th STREET in downtown Anchorage, Feb 1985, World Championship Dogsled Race, Fur Rendezvous. There was so little snow this year that they hauled it into town & dumped it in the streets." Stamped on the back in pink ink, "Processed by Kodak Mar. 85 P."
Dog sled team at the start of the race
The starting point of the World Championship Dogsled Race in Anchorage, Alaska shows one person minding each pair of dogs along the mushing line in the middle of the snowy street as the musher gets set up and ready to join the race. Several pickup trucks with dog boxes attached in the truck beds are parked all around the dogs and mushers. The business signs beside the street are Soapy Smiths Quality Alaskan Gifts and La Coiffure Beauty Salon., February 1985, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten on the back in black ink, "Getting ready to start the race. You can see the vehicles that they haul the dogs around in. Feb '85." Stamped on the back in pink ink, "Processed by Kodak, Mar. 85 P."
Doug Speight and Flat Samantha participating with the Speakers Corner in Lawrence, Kansas
Doug Speight, a boy, and Flat Samantha go to Henry's Coffee Shop in Lawrence, Kansas. Doug, in profile, pushing the "record" button on a "Speakers Corner" machine and holding Flat Samantha up to the camera. Doug and Samantha are reflected on the Speakers Corner monitor., December 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Attached to blue paper with handwritten descriptions. Handwritten in blue ink on the back of the photograph, "Flat Sam & Doug Speight (aka :"Walrus Dude") at Henry's Coffee Shop in Lawrence, Ks. Dec. 99."
Doug Speight and Flat Samantha visit a coffee shop in Lawrence, Kansas
Flat Samantha and eight-year-old Doug Speight, a boy, visit Henry's Coffee Shop in Lawrence, Kansas. Doug is sitting at a desk holding up a small foam football and Flat Samantha in front of a bulletin board story board. A lamp, an ashtray with a snubbed out cigarette, and a bottle of soft drink are sitting on the desk., December 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Attached to blue paper with handwritten descriptions. Handwritten in blue ink on the back of the photograph, "8 year old Doug Speight & Flat Sam at Henry's Coffee Shop in Lawrence, Ks. Dec. 99."
Doug Speight with Flat Sam after a long day of travel
Doug Speight with Flat Samantha. Doug Speight, a boy, sitting on the floor wearing a walrus mask and holding a stuffed penguin and Flat Samantha. A sticker holding Flat Sam to the penguin reads, "Discovery Channel Wild Life. Maria the macaroni penguin.", December 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Attached to blue paper with handwritten descriptions. Handwritten in blue ink on the back, "Dec. 99. Flat Sam "Walrus" & the Penguin, Lawrence, Ks. Doug is wearing a walrus mask , after the design traditionally made by Eskimos."
Drying off on the deck
Pat Huyett leans her chin in her hand as she sits at a picnic table with an unidentified man wearing a swimsuit and smoking a cigarette. Her hair is wet. An unidentified woman bends between the seated couple, puts an arm around each of their shoulders, and smiles at the camera. The deck fence and trees are behind them., August 18, 1997, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Easter clothes
Four unidentified girls in their Easter clothes stand outdoors in front of an evergreen tree., No date; likely 1950s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten in blue ink on the back, "Here are the 4 girls taken Easter Sunday."
Enjoying a boat ride
Pat Huyett grins as she sits sideways and leans back into the arms of an unidentified man who is grinning over her shoulder as they ride in a boat. Pat's arms are crossed as if she might be cold. The wake of the boat and the opposite shoreline are visible behind them., August 17, 1997, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Family on the deck
Pat Huyett sits beside an unidentified man at a picnic table on a deck with family standing behind them. Including Pat, there are four women, two children, and four men. The date is imposed on the photograph by the camera. The man farthest to the right side of the photograph holds a cigarette in his hand. On the picnic table sits a video camera and case, a soft drink can, a pack of playing cards, a Busch beer can, a pair of binoculars, and a baby bottle., August 30, 1997, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Fireworks for New Year's Eve in Anchorage, Alaska
A fireworks display in Anchorage, Alaska, for New Year's Eve. The backs of the crowd are visible in the foreground of the photograph., December 31, 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Attached to blue paper with handwritten descriptions.
Flat Samantha and Julia Stepanenko
Flat Samantha with Julia Stepanenko. Julia Stepanenko, a woman, stands in front of a display of her framed artwork with Flat Samantha, a character from a children's book, also displayed behind the upper left-hand corner of the third painting from the right. The display was at an art show at the All Souls Unitarian Church in Kansas City, Missouri., December 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Attached to blue paper with handwritten descriptions. Handwritten on back in blue ink, "Flat Sam & Julia Stepanenko, a native of Moscow. Her paintings depict the four seasons from the story, "Father Silverfrost" by Pat Huyett and Julia Stepanenko. Unitarian Church Kansas City, Mo Dec. 99."
Four actors listen intently as they portray their characters in the play "All the Way Home"
In a scene from the high school play, "All the Way Home," by Tad Mosel, at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, two males, one female, and one child stand in front of an old car and look to the left side of the photograph as they listen intently., 1969, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Captions from play located in pocket in back of photograph binder. The caption reads, "Ralph & Mary Rollet, their son, Jim Wilson, and John Henry Follet."

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