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Store Interior

Store interior

Burk's Market staff

"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…

Painting of Conger Ranch

Coolbaugh Mansion - One of the most impressive houses in Stockton, the Coolbaugh mansion was built in the years 1904 to 1907 at 421 North Walnut by M.J. Coolbaugh, Jr., a Stockton businessman. It was remodeled into apartments in 1936 and is owned…

County Farm - Originally the Commercial House Hotel, the building was cut in half with one part being moved southwest of Stockton. It became the Rooks County Farm, a residence for the indigent, at a time when housing was furnished for them. The…

The Dreamland Store which was located sixteen miles west of Stockton on old highway 24. According to information on the back of the picture, the store was started in 1929 by Elmer Dye of Logan. Shown in the picture are Joe and Violet Vielguth, who…

The electric power plant, built in 1887, made Stockton one of the first towns in western Kansas and one of the smallest towns in the nation to have electricity. It began as a private business and then sold to the city in 1889. The building was made…

Photo of Emma Jane Thompson Conger