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

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

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

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,…

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

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…

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

Richard Binns was one of the first settlers of Rossville, Kansas. He came in 1871 from Pennsylvania and built most of the early business houses and residences. He constructed a large barn and carpenter shop in 1881. They burned in the Skaggs Hardware…

Albert Martinek is using two old mules to haul wood in Rossville, Kansas, on April 18, 1921.