Sterling Digital Collections

Sterling, Kansas

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Charles Haven Photographs
One of the five sod shanty houses that were in a ten mile radius of Sterling before the railroad.
Charles Haven Photographs
{On Front Label}
In 1871, prior to the coming of the railroad, there were 5 families with in 10 miles of Sterling. This sod shanty was one of them.
Charles Haven Photographs
Charles Haven took many aerial shots of early Sterling. This is the West and East pictures together.
Charles Haven Photographs
The east side of Broadway in 1880. The photo was taken by Charles Havens from the top of Keystone Mills, present site of the Central Prairie Coop…
Charles Haven Photographs
The west side of Broadway in 1880. The photo was taken by Charles Havens from the top of Keystone Mills, present site of the Central Prairie Coop…
Charles Haven Photographs
This photograph shows a crew harvesting broom corn. Sterling gained national attention as a "Broomcorn Capital," shipping trainloads of brush to New…
Charles Haven Photographs
One of four majors fires that engulfed 20 buildings in Sterling between 1880-1882.
Charles Haven Photographs
[Written on label]
This was scene from Keystone Mill looking west. Depot is the right. The track with boxcars is a siding. Edwards Fair elevator at…
Charles Haven Photographs
Looking north down Broadway. The photo was taken by Charles Haven from the top of Keystone Mills, the present site of the Central Prairie Coop service…
Charles Haven Photographs
View of the streets of Sterling in 1912.