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Mennonite Central Committee
Mennonite portable canner housed in a semi trailer. Canning for relief
Mennonite Central Committee
Member of the Mennonite Central Committee grinding meat for canning.
Events and Celebrations
"View of South half of the 100 block N. Main St. Occasion was parade to celebrate Armistice Day, Nov. 12, 1918, date of parade. Rev. Geo Landis is…
Events and Celebrations
Santa guides a pony-driven sleigh full of children.
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Hesston High School marching band.
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Parade where the crowd appears to be pursuing a chicken
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Veterans marching in a parade followed by old ford car.
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Crowd gathered on main street to watch the parade in Hesston Kansas. Time period looks to be 50s or 60s.
Transportation
The 1906 REO Motor Car Company Model B runabout. The owner of the car is unknown. Photo is dated as being taken in 1971
Events and Celebrations
Old wheat combine harvester rolls down the street in a parade.
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…
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Team of horses pulling a covered wagon
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Royal Mason Smith Served Hesston, Ks as Supt of Utilities and Streets from approx 1930 to 1958. -- Written on back of photo
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Parade celebrating Kansas centennial - Main St. Hesston Ks. In background and in forefront is Klingenberg building; formerly Klingenberg grocery.…
Transportation
Alvin B King & Wife, Wilma, in this 1909 Model T Ford. In the background is elevator owned by Hesston Mill & Elevator. It was formerly owned by…
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Strange float that is protesting taxes. Appears to be designed to look like somthing from the 30s and is not actually protesting the contemporary…
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Members of the Womens Civic Club atop a float in a Hesston parade
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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…
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Large crowd of peopel gathered for the parade on Main Street. Appears to be late 50s early 60s.
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.