Hesston Public Library

Digital Special Collections

Browse all items
Events and Celebrations
Members of the Womens Civic Club atop a float in a Hesston parade
Events and Celebrations
Veterans marching in a parade followed by old ford car.
Events and Celebrations
Large crowd of peopel gathered for the parade on Main Street. Appears to be late 50s early 60s.
Events and Celebrations
Hesston High School marching band.
Events and Celebrations
From the Hillsboro Star-Journal. Caption reads "Shocked - Lloyd Schroeder and Milton Reimer harvested wheat 'the old-fashioned way,' then stacked it…
Events and Celebrations
Large photo of Santa being pulled in a makeshift sleigh in a parade on Main Street. The Hesston City building at 116 N. Main is visible in the…
Events and Celebrations
Photo of Santa being pulled in a makeshift sleigh in a parade on Main Street. The Hesston City building at 116 N. Main is visible in the background.
Events and Celebrations
Santa guides a pony-driven sleigh full of children.
Events and Celebrations
Royal Mason Smith Served Hesston, Ks as Supt of Utilities and Streets from approx 1930 to 1958. -- Written on back of photo
Events and Celebrations
Strange float that is protesting taxes. Appears to be designed to look like somthing from the 30s and is not actually protesting the contemporary…
Events and Celebrations
Parade where the crowd appears to be pursuing a chicken
Events and Celebrations
Old wheat combine harvester rolls down the street in a parade.
Events and Celebrations
Hesston, Ks View S.W. 105 N. Main 109 N. Main. Photo of old stage coaches and horses in a parade on Main Street in Hesston Ks.
Events and Celebrations
Parade celebrating Kansas centennial - Main St. Hesston Ks. In background and in forefront is Klingenberg building; formerly Klingenberg grocery.…
Events and Celebrations
Hesston Grade School band under direction of Vernon Nikkel, Band Master - approx 1960 in McPherson parade
Events and Celebrations
Crowd gathered on main street to watch the parade in Hesston Kansas. Time period looks to be 50s or 60s.
Events and Celebrations
Team of horses pulling a covered wagon
Events and Celebrations
A photo of a convertible driving in a parade. There is a sign on the side of the car that says Queen Grace Vogt 1971 Oktoberfest.
Events and Celebrations
Jerry Glenn pulling civic club float 75 th anniversary. OT-T6 Jerry Glenn, driver of the float of the Hesston Womens Civic Club. Jerry thought it…
Events and Celebrations
1968-69 Hesston kansas Chapter XIV Parade West side of 100 block N. Main