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Dr. Henry B. Miller with Shelley McClain on his lap at his doctor's office in Rossville, Kansas. See RCL0052 for more information about Dr. Henry B. Miller.

Dr. Henry B. Miller was born in Rossville, Kansas, in January 1, 1881. He received his degree as Doctor of Medicine in 1908 from the University of Pennsylvania and after a year of interning in Philadelphia he returned to Rossville and worked with his…

Mr. O. Leroy Sedgwick established the Pottawatomi Land Office in St. Marys in 1870, and four years later began publishing a newspaper. In August, 1878, he moved his land office to Rossville, where pasture land sold for $1.75 an acre and good crop…

Mrs. Emma Ellis was elected Rossville, Kansas, treasurer in 1889 on an all-woman ticket.

She was from Columbus, Ohio, before moving to Rossville, Kansas. She married Robert S. Gabbey in 1854.

Dr. Robert S. Gabbey was born May 4, 1833, in Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, and married Annie Welton in 1854. He was appointed the Rossville, Kansas, government physician in 1861 and was the first justice of the peace appointed in 1867. He applied…

U.G. Stewart is pictured in his band uniform holding his trombone. He organized a band that played concerts in the bandstand on Saturday nights during the summer months and at other functions when called upon. The bandstand was on the east side of…

This portrait of a woman has a photographer's studio stamp in the bottom right corner that has been damaged. It is from the collection of Mabel Boyles, who was from Rossville, Kansas.

This portrait is of a man standing behind a woman sitting who has a small flower bouquet in her lap. It may be a Daguerreotype print. It is from the collection of Mabel Boyles, who was from Rossville, Kansas.

This portrait is of a child who is sitting in a child's rocking chair. It is from the collection of Mabel Boyles, who was from Rossville, Kansas.