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Public Works
Hesston Colonial House in background, Main street.
Public Works
100 block West Knott, Hesston, KS at left, 2 of 3 buildings housing the Hesston Manufacturing Company, Inc., manufacturers of combine improvement…
Public Works
Notice: Hesston Cabinet and Decoration Shop and Royce's Grocery. New bank has been built. Paving is blacktop. Date: Prior to 1971 when street paved…
Public Works
Robert Prouty, Superintendent streets, city employee 25 years.
Public Works
Milford Weaver, machine operator. City employee 16 years -- label on back of photograph
Post Office
Photograph of exterior wall of the Hesston Post Office, flag pole and window are included in the photo.
Post Office
Photograph of exterior wall of the Hesston Post Office.
Post Office
New post office Feb. 15, 1971 -- written on back of photo
Post Office
Hesston Record Lloyde Haskins, Hesston Postmaster -- written on back of photo -- Lloyd Hoskins, Postmaster 1980 to 1986 -- on label on back of photo
Post Office
Polaroid of Postmaster LLoyd Hoskins of Hesston Kansas.
Post Office
OB-122 Mail Rig- Horse Drawn This is the type of buggy used to deliver mail from Hesston soon after the city was established. Eli Overholt was last…
Post Office
Ed Logan-Hesston Postmaster thought to be the third postmaster of Hesston, Ks. Also served as custodian of Hesston, Ks grade school. Father of mrs.…
Post Office
HESSTON HARDWAE AND HESSTON SECOND POSTOFFICE. Built by Charles T. Barton for a butcher shop and grocery store, it was remodeled for a by Wm Rapp.…
Post Office
Hesston post office was in this building as early as 1907 or 1908. Possibly due to change of post master, the post office was later moved to the…
Parks
Shelter House at Heritage Park. In 1914 the wooden school building was moved to this site and used as township hall and shelterhouse. It was replaced…
Parks
Marlow Unruh, Superintendent of Parks, city employee 27 years -- label on back of photograph.
Parks
Carl Boyer, Director of Summer Recreation Program. -- label on back of photograph.
Parks
Foundation of Old Township Hall after its demolition. This was located on South Side of Knott St. and at west side of Heritage Park. A new shelter…
Municipal Building
First City Building For Hesston located at 116 N. Main Street. -- label on back of photo
Police
Hesston public service vehicles approx 1980 -- label on back of photo