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Back inscription: Frances Badura, Rosey Koci, Preacher, [illegible Liassy Leaky?], Frances Matyak, Peter Kover, Frank Kovar, August Stach.

Notes: Names listed on back are mostly married last names of the females. Reference RCL0788c for our notes.…

Mr. Cyrus W. Higginbotham was one of the earliest settlers of Shawnee County and Rossville township and one of the founders of Rossville, Kansas.

Cutting wheat on the Naysmith farm, July, 1979.

Vernon Naysmith cutting wheat, July 1964.

Russell Jacobson, Sr. cultivating with his team of horses.

Ken Naysmith cultivating milo, circa 1960.

The first store in Sylvan Grove (1877), owned by Messrs. Cross & Morgan. Herman Blythe is driving the team and A.B. Cross is standing in the doorway of the small building. The store still stands at the residence of Tommie Berger.

The first general store in Sylvan built in 1877 by Messrs. Cross & Morgan on the site of the original town. The second floor was used for church services, spelling matches, dances, meetings and social parties. The building still stands today on…

Technical services and rotation for Southeast Kansas Library System, creates catalog cards.

Creamery with people standing in front