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Photo by Belinda Driscoll

HENRY MARTINEK, Rossville, has been growing sunflowers for about 15 years but has never had one this size! Planted the first of March from a Russian brand of sunflower seed, Martinek expected the plant to be short as…

A herd of sheep, November, 1947.

Located 3 1/2 miles west of Sylvan Grove

The man on the left, talking into the microphone, is Herman Spacek. The stage is on Main Street, Rossville, Kansas. The other gentleman on the right is unidentified.

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 Hesse started work at the yard in 1925, and in 1932 bought a half interest in the business and,…

Hickory Home Restaurant owned by Alan, Jean, Bill and Edith Quaintance.

Hicks Hotel - The Hicks Hotel was built in 1886 by Henry A. Hicks at an estimated cost of $11,000. It was the first three-story building in this part of the state. Over 300,000 locally manufactured bricks were used in its construction. The hotel…

Built in 1886 as the Hicks Hotel, this building was know as the Beck Hotel after 1935. It was torn down in 1963 to make way for the new Stockton National Bank building. This view was probably about 1940.

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This picture is from the 1971 Rossville Centennial Booklet, page 54.