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Grocery and General Store
Business
Interior view of Blair Store. Second man from left is Chester Brainerd. He did not work for Swartz Bros, Weaver or Woodsum, who later operated sthis…
Public Works
street, public works
Hesston Colonial House in background, Main street.
Education
school, class photograph,
same interior as mb_ed_004, presumably located in Hutchinson
Education
school, class photograph,
F.W. Marsh ... 321 1/2 North Main St. Hutchinson
Tornado Stories
Tornadoes--Hesston (Kan.)
Account transcribed from hand-written document.
Hesston College [pre-1935]
hesston college, school, citizens, building - exterior
A post card showing a home built close to Hesston College Campus with a family and chickens posing in the yard. -- In background is the orgional…
Residences
residences
Old black and white photo of a house owned by Hazel Long.
Post Office
post office, post master
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…
Mill and Grain Elevator
business, grain elevator
The current Hochestetler Mill and Elevator. 1962 -- handwritten on back of photograph
Churches
churches
Highland Trinity United Church of Christ, also known as Highland Church, located 4 miles east of Hesston, dedicated August 1910.
Churches
churches
Highland Church, Trinity United Church of Christ, 4 miles east of Hesston -back of photo
Education
education
Hesston's first public school, 300 East Amos Street -label on back of postcard
Business District 1979-1987
business, citizens, churches, fire, library, main street, parades, music, park, people, police, post office, public works, residence, school, Schowalter Villa, sports & recreation, street, swimming
This is a promotional presentation from 1982, converted from a slide-cassette presentation. A little girl, played by Karla Fuqua (misspelled in the…
Aerials
"Hesston, KS, approximately 1920. Was taken after bank was built. Phone and electric lines are in place. Perkins building present. At far right…
Aerials
Photograph of Hesston dated 1950, taken from the water tower. Green Gables is identifiable on the left side of the image.
Aerials
aerial
A view of Hesston from the water tower, 1932. Green Gables is visible near the middle of the image.
Mill and Grain Elevator
grain elevator
Train cars loading at a Hesston area grain elevator, with a 1920s-era automobile
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…