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Houses
This historic house is still standing on 304 E. Monroe.
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History--Sterling, Kansas
{Written On back of picture} Taken early 1900's on the Bill Jacobs farm across the road from the now Orville McNey farm. The late Mr. Jacobs and Mr.…
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History--Sterling, Kansas
D.J. Fair Lumber Company held a birdhouse competitions for young children.
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History--Sterling, Kansas
Sterling's best years of trade were probably between 1890 to 1910. Every building on Broadway was filled. This photo is of the main street in 1905.…
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History-- Sterling, Kansas
Postcard of Broadway looking north.
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Businesses
In about 1910, Frank Waters, picked up his shears and moved from the east side of Broadway to the west, into this building. With him are his two…
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Farming
Sorghum vulgare var. technicum was used produce to brooms. Sterling was know as the broomcorn capital, shipping truckloads of broomcorn to the east…
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1900s
Six wagons, with teams and drivers, posing in front of "Farmer's Elevator" at the railroad tracks. Other buildings are in the background, as well as…
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Flood of 1929-- Sterling, Kansas
Old Bulletin files show that water hit on Thursday, July 11, at about 3 p.m. and peaked at 2 a.m. on Friday. By Saturday evening it was gone.…
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Businesses
Picture of the Chamber of Commerce of Sterling in 1925.