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  • Collection: Sylvan Grove Kansas History

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Mary Lawson and father Sid Lawson inside their hardware store.

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Horse & buggy crossing the Saline River Bridge near Sylvan Grove.
"Saline River Bridge, Sylvan Grove, Kans." written across bottom of image.

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Milt Shaffer and young boy in front of his shop in Sylvan Grove.

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Clearing snow from railroad track near Sylvan Grove. Written on photo, "Clearing track, Shoveling Snow from the Yards, Sylvan Grove Kan. Feb. 29 1912."

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Located about 8 miles north of Sylvan Grove, the Spillman Creek Double Arch Bridge and Park area offers a peaceful respite for visitors. The Bridge was placed on the Register of Historic Kansas Places by the Kansas Historical Society on August 21,…

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Townspeople gathered to watch a steam engine being unloaded at the Sylvan Grove Depot. The train brought the mail and every supply needed to survive in early Kansas.

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A snow/ice storm caused electrical poles to topple on 2nd St., just east of Main St. Methodist Church is in background, upper right. Located in Sylvan Grove

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The old dam at Sylvan Grove, Kansas, possibly near the site of the Mill.
"The Old Dam Sylvan Grove, Kan." written on image.

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Early basketball team and coach. The Stoy Ware Drug Store and Behrhorst Bros. Hardware are in background. Basketball was played in the Cozy Theater, directly to the right (or south) of where the team photo was taken.

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Horse-drawn buggy carrying Sylvan Carnival Queen, 1909. Queen's name is unknown.
"Queen, Sylvan Carnival 1909. Stolz Photo" written at bottom of image.
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