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People
Anna Smith King 19-4 -- handwritten on back of photograph
People
Amos Prouty. He was an early pioneer of Harvey County. Appointed to County Board of Commissioners by Kansas Governor Harvey and chosen as chairman by…
Fire/EMT
Ambulance for Hesston Rescue Unit and gurney
Police
First chief of police -- back of photograph
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…
Alison Photographs
Still frame from Dean Alison's video of the Hesston Tornado
Alison Photographs
Photograph shows a full rainbow over Kansas countryside, presumably from the day of the Hesston Tornado - but uncertain.
Alison Photographs
Photograph shows a rope tornado, presumably from the day of the Hesston Tornado - but uncertain.
Alison Photographs
Photograph showing large, dark clouds in the Kansas sky, presumably from the day of the Hesston Tornado.
Alison Photographs
Photograph showing large, dark clouds in the Kansas sky, presumably from the day of the Hesston Tornado.
Alison Photographs
Photograph showing large clouds in the Kansas sky, presumably from the day of the Hesston Tornado.
Videos
2020 Novel Coronavirus Hesston Family "Porchtraits"
In 2019-2020 a novel coronavirus mutated and spread around the world, causing a sometimes deadly disease in humans, commonly termed COVID-19. By…
Street Scenes
This appears to be another view of the the photo "Aftermath of a fire in Hesston, circa 1921, #001." According to Murray Bandy ("Hesston Centennial…
Street Scenes
"The Fire @ Hesston" -handwritten on back of photograph
Aerials
"Schowalter Villa, 200 W. Cedar St. Aerial view looking south. Approx 1965." -typed label on back
Schowalter Villa
"Schowalter Villa, 200 W. Cedar St. Aerial view looking south. Approx 1965." -typed label on back
Residences
Aerial view of a newly-settled Paradise Park mobile home park, in the triangle addition between S. Ridge Road and US HWY 81. Looking Northwest.
Aerials
Aerial view of Hesston, looking south. Intersection of Main Street and Lincoln Boulevard is in the left foreground. Estimated to be after 1980…
Aerials
"City of Hesston, Kansas, June 1975. View from Northwest looking southeast." -handwritten on back of photo