Hesston Public Library

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Building and Construction

Vogt Bridge, completed 1965
Vogt Bridge, completed 1965
Fred and Frank Lyons in carpenter shop
Lyons concrete block manufacturing
First lumber yard
First lumber yard
First lumber yard

Post Office

Hesston Post Office
Hesston Post Office
Hesston Post Office
Lloyd Hoskins Postmaster
Lloyd Hoskins Postmaster
Horse Drawn Mail Carrier
Ed Logan-Hesston Postmaster
M. M. Vogt Hardware Store, and Post Office

Fire/EMT

Russell M. Nebergall
Hesston Ambulance Service
Hesston Ambulances
Two EMS workers
Mayor Milton Miller
EMS training
Interior view of City Ambulance
Interior view of City Ambulance

Police

Hesston Public Service Vehicles
Mickey Dehook and bicycles
Mickey Dehook with puppet and children
Mickey Dehook, Chief of police and coordinator of emergency services
Hesston marshall vehicle
Hesston marshall vehicle
Alva "Al" Pitts, first chief of police
Eddie Wiens, first uniformed policeman of Hesston

Parks

Shelter House at Heritage Park
Marlow Unruh, Superintendent of Parks
Carl Boyer
Foundation of Old Township Hall

Mayors and City Administrators

18th annual governor's prayer breakfast
Program for 17th annual governor's prayer breakfast
15th annual governor's prayer breakfast
Certificate of election - Milton Miller, 1973
A hymn of affection for a land and a people - by Robert Kreider
Program from Hesston Jaycees 2nd annual mayor's prayer breakfast April 19, 1975
Program from American Revolution Bicentennial recognition of Hesston, Kansas as a bicentennial community and presentation of the bicentennial certificate
Program from Hesston Jaycees mayor's prayer breakfast March 23, 1974

Municipal Building

First City Building
Hesston Municipal Building and city vehicles
Hesston Municipal Building and city vehicles
Hesston Municipal Building and city vehicles
Hesston Municipal Building and city vehicles
Community Events Billboard
Flag pole
Hesston Municipal Building

Municipal Ceremonies and Events

Program for award dinner
Program from Hesston Commuity Chamber of Commerce Alf Landon Dinner October 19, 1972
Mayoral proclamation announcing a period of respect for John F. Kennedy
Cities Service Gas Co. Dedication
Cities Service Gas Co. Dedication
Dych [or Dyck?] Bridge Dedication
City representatives receive check from First Securities Co. for first Industrial Bond Issue
The Evolution and Demise of the Hesston City Flag

Sports and Recreation

Hesston golf course opening, May 28, 1976
Club house at Hesston Golf Park
Swimming Lessons 1971
8th and 9th Grade Girls Baseball circa 1966
1966 5th Grade Boys Baseball
1966 8th and 9th Grade Summer Baseball Team
Hesston Lions Club Boys Baseball
Hesston Married Men's Ball Team 1965

Music, Arts and Entertainment

Agriculture

Plowing under
To Save or to Throw Away: old German Russian Barn
Wheat truck wreck, 1947
Harvest Tour
Tractor wreck
Wheat truck wreck, 1944-45
John Deere 5020
Farmer plowing field

People

Abraham Lincoln Hess Family Photograph, 1918
Program from memorial service for Raymond and Yvonne King
Anna Smith King
Jacob S. Baer
Abram Lincoln Hess
Dwight Lyon family
William Thomas Dillman and Agnes Dillman, nee Dearmin
Dr. Abram Row Knott

Aerials

View of Hesston downtown, approx 1920
View of Main Street taken from Whitewater Elevator, 1910
View of Hesston from Green Gables, 1918
View of Hesston from Green Gables, 1918
View of Hesston from Green Gables, 1913
View of Hesston from Green Gables, 1913
View of Hesston from Green Gables, approx 1911
View of Hesston from Green Gables, approx 1911

Street Scenes

Aftermath of a fire in Hesston, circa 1921, #002
West Side of North Main in Hesston, 1910
Hesston, circa 1914
South Main Street 1950
Main Street 1950
Aftermath of a fire in Hesston, circa 1921, #001
Rubble on site of Hesston House, 1921
Sam Razook entering post office, 1922

City Services

Events and Celebrations

Shocked - harvesting wheat by hand for Goessel Threshing Days
Armistice Day Parade, 1918
Santa Claus
Swathers Marching Band
Parade
Veterans
Crowd gathered for parade
Old Combine Harvester

Organizations and Clubs

Republican Party
Kiwanis Club
Boy Scouts
Hesston Lions Club
Lions Club Pancake Feed
Lions Club Pancake Feed
Lions Club
Civic Club

Hesston Public Library

From ordinary to... extraordinary letter to business
From ordinary to... extraordinary donation card and nesting envelopes
From ordinary to... extraordinary letterhead
Library benefit BBQ buttons
From ordinary to... extraordinary brochure
Library trivia
Hesston Public Library Community BBQ and Auction announcment flyer
Marianne Eichelberger and Ellen Voth with puppet theatre

Hesston History

Blank Hesston State Bank check
Emma township maps and documentation
Vast supplies of natural gas remain to be produced
Plains farms may get water from Alaska and Canada in plan
Zoning ordinance no. 549 for city of Hesston, Kansas 67062
Hesston city map
Prairie Park third addition
Hesston sketch plan

This is a collection of photographs, documents, and ephemera recording general Hesston history.

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Heppner Photographs

Heppner Photo #072
Heppner Photo #071
Heppner Photo #070
Heppner Photo #069
Heppner Photo #068
Heppner Photo #067
Heppner Photo #066
Heppner Photo #065

Photos from Alma Heppner depicting house damage and rebuilding after the storm.

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