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Burk's Market
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Burkholder Tractor
"Harry and Elmer Burkholder. Harry standing on the ground by the tractor. Elmer on the platform. Harry made the frame, with Elmer's help they assembled the tractor. They made the top. Pictured at the left in front of the picture is August Fischer. In…
Burns and Bill Hesse, Rossville, Kansas
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.
Bushby Farm
Large barn, cattle and turkeys on the Bushby Farm, northwest of Belleville, Kansas, 1940.
Business District Fire 1925
Gutted buildings were all that were left after the 1925 fire that destroyed several businesses. Lutheran school teacher H.F. Rengstorf was assessing the damage at Buehring Barber Shop when a wall collapsed on top of him. He later died of his…
Buttermilk Station, Rossville, Kansas
The settlement on Cross Creek was in a very strategic position on the Military Road from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Riley. Travel up the Kaw could not be depended upon and man and supplies had to be hauled to Fort Riley overland. The ford and the…
Buzick Ranch
Buzick Ranch, one mile south of Sylvan Grove, KS. "This field of barley is irrigated with water pumped from Saline River. Silo in background is filled with Atlas Sorghum produced under irrigation on this field. After this barley crop is harvested,…
C.C. McPherson's Livery, Rossville, Kansas
C.C. McPherson opened the McPherson Livery barn in October of 1879. In 1883, he kept three buggies, two spring wagons and nine head of horses. He expanded his business to house more in the early 1900s and had a “carry-all” which was particularly…
C.E. Cless' Ford Demonstrator
Pictured are Archie Cless, Carl Parr, and Irene Howard in possibly the first automobile seen in Rossville, Kansas. From the March 14, 1902, issue of the Rossville News, Mr. U. G. Stewart wrote, "Mr. George Burghart of the Burghart Cigar Company of…