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This picture shows Burns and Bill Hesse, brothers and lifetime Rossville, Kansas, residents. They succeeded their father, William, in the family business, Hesse Lumber Company.

William S. "Bill" Hesse made this bicycle built for two out of a boys and a girls bicycle. It holds three, however, as he takes his children Ron and Rhonda for a ride in December of 1961.

This picture of William L. Hesse, Rossville, Kansas, lumber dealer, was taken February 9, 1961. The J. Thomas Lumber Company started in Rossville in the 1880s. James B. Hall was manager for several years and in 1909 Mr. Vawter became manager. William…

This portrait of the Hartzell-Eversole family was given by their descendants to Gerald Reser.

Ben Miller gave a party in the National Hotel building for a group of boys and girls which was followed by a slumber party for the girls. Pictured in the back row from left to right are Joe Navarre, Virgil McPherson, Clare Miller, Gladys Jamieson,…

Siblings Bennie Horak and Emily (Horak) Dodge (Mrs. Leonard) look at a book. They both lived in Delia, Kansas.

Pictured from left to right quilting are Golda Cottle, Vida Whitney, Stella Page, Amy Meade, and Ella Whearty on June 6, 1963.

Elton Vorhies rides his bike in Rossville, Kansas, on April 20, 1961.

Luther McClain and Shorty McClain lay down a floor in Rossville, Kansas.

F. P. McCollough stands in front of a large tree trunk and empty field in Rossville, Kansas, on February 2, 1961.