Sterling Digital Collections

Sterling, Kansas

A Birthday Tradition

Title

A Birthday Tradition

Subject

History--Sterling, Kansas

Horses

Description

A.L. McMurphy had a tradition of always riding his horse on his birthday, as he is seen doing in this picture. McMurphy had a storied military career fighting in the Civil War. Later in life he became a wealthy landowner and was one of the original directors of the First National Bank.

Source

Sterling Free Public Library. Sterling, Kansas

Publisher

Sterling Free Public Library, Sterling, Kansas

Contributor

Max Moxley

Rights

Reproduced with permission from the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.

In Copyright In Copyright

Format

image/jpeg

Language

English

Type

Photographs

Identifier

mm_horse395.jpg
mm_horse395b.jpg



Citation
“A Birthday Tradition,” Sterling Digital Collections, accessed December 3, 2024, https://sterling.digitalsckls.info/item/122.