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Post Office
post office, drug store
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…
Hesston Public Library
library, city building
Hesston Public Library
library
On June 11, 2010 at 6:30 pm, the Hesston Public Library (HPL) held a community BBQ and auction to raise money for a new building. People were invited…
Police
city building, building - exterior, automobile
Hesston public service vehicles approx 1980 -- label on back of photo
Post Office
post office, transportation, post master
This type of horse drawn rig for mail delivery was used as late as 1920-1925, especially when roads were muddy. Early automibiles were inefficient in…
Post Office
post office, transportation, post master
Hesston, Kansas.Rural mail delivery vehicle; then called "mail rig". -- handwritten on back of photograph
Post Office
post office, transportation, post master
Building at left is Hesston, Ks post office at what is now 109 N. Main (in 1992). The mail rig is type used in 1890s to approx 1925. It could be…
Aerials
aerial
"View of Hesston Sale Barn and Hesston City. Photo date approx 1950. Note open areas now filled with homes, mobile village, schools and factories in…
Hesston History
public works
Hesston Sketch Plan, Plate III, dated August 1963.
In 1962, the City of Hesston had contracted Oblinger & Smith - Planning Consultants to formulate…
In 1962, the City of Hesston had contracted Oblinger & Smith - Planning Consultants to formulate…
Hesston College [pre-1935]
hesston college, school
Student body in front of Hesston College
Hesston College [pre-1935]
hesston college, school
Student body in front of Hesston College. Large photo
Videos
Tornadoes--Hesston (Kan.)
Susan Lamb, Dean Alison, Jason Reynolds, Russ Buller (Part 1), Vern Dreier, and Delvin Wohlgemuth (Part 2) speak at Hesston High School on the 25th…
Mill and Grain Elevator
grain elevator
Train cars loading at a Hesston area grain elevator, with a 1920s-era automobile
Aerials
aerial
A view of Hesston from the water tower, 1932. Green Gables is visible near the middle of the image.
Aerials
Photograph of Hesston dated 1950, taken from the water tower. Green Gables is identifiable on the left side of the image.
Aerials
"Hesston, KS, approximately 1920. Was taken after bank was built. Phone and electric lines are in place. Perkins building present. At far right…