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Agriculture
John Egy Threshing machine -- approx 1913 or 14 and steam engine -- written on back of post card
Agriculture
Photo of wagons bringing grain to the elevator so the grain can be weighed and shipped out.
Agriculture
W.W. Stratton upon the tractor owned by Roy M. Smith and furnished to the city by Smith. It was the only tractor used by the city until approx 1957.…
Agriculture
"When rabbits ate crops, farmers organized a hunt to decrease rabbit populations. W.K Pfautz Produce bought rabbits to ship to New York for food." --…
Agriculture
Stack Handler picks up stack, cuts stack in loose portions, and delivers it to place for feeding. -- typed on back of photo
Agriculture
"Stack Hand" picks up hay, makes stack and moves stack onto the ground.
Agriculture
Photo of unknown person sitting in Oliver 1850 Tractor
Agriculture
The D21 was introduced in 1963, and was the largest of the D Series, as well as the first Allis-Chalmers tractor to exceed 100 horsepower and the…
Agriculture
Combine harvester Massey-Ferguson 410 in operation
Agriculture
Photo of John Deere Backhoe Loader ("500 series A" handwritten on back of photo) in front of a field of wheat.
Agriculture
Farmer plowing and fertilizing a field outside of Hesston.
Hesston College
Photo of Hesston College athletic fields in 1950. Also shown in comparison to an image of the school's first athletic field, taken in the early…
Hesston College
Students studying in the library at Hesston College, 1950. Also shown in comparison to a photo of the first library at the College, likely early…
Hesston College [pre-1935]
Students in the first library at Hesston College, likely early 1900s.
Also shown in comparison to an image of the library in 1950.
Hesston College [pre-1935]
Early men's dormitory room at Hesston College - 1910s?
Hesston College
A.L. Hess Hall under construction in 1946. Also shown with the completed building as photographed in 1949.
Hesston College
A.L. Hess Memorial Hall in 1949. Shown in comparison to the same building under construction in 1946.
Hesston College
J. D. Charles Hall of Science and Arts under construction, 1949. Shown in comparison to the same building, complete in 1950.
Hesston College
J. D. Charles Hall of Science and Arts, 1950. Also shown under construction.
Hesston College [pre-1935]
Green Gables under construction in 1909