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Civil War Veteran Obituaries
History--Sterling KS
The obituary of O. B. Lisher, a Civil War veteran.
Max Moxley Photographs
History--Sterling, Kansas
Here is the nursing class of 1932, posed on the front porch of the venerable old building which served the community for 40 years. Left to right on…
Max Moxley Photographs
Newspaper
Printing room in one of the several papers in Sterling around the turn of the century.
Max Moxley Photographs
Newspaper
Men working at a newspaper, possibly the Sterling Bulletin.
Max Moxley Photographs
Broomcorn
{Written on back of picture} J.H. Smith, founding President, himself from New York bought in Eastern Capital to finance local broomcorn buyers.…
Charles Haven Photographs
Native Americans
Early Rice County historians say that in May 1872, when Landis and Hollinger erected the first building on the townsite of Sterling, there were only…
Civil War Veteran Obituaries
History--Sterling KS
The obituary of Nathan Bressler, a Civil War veteran.
Civil War Veteran Obituaries
History--Sterling KS
The obituary of Napoleon B. Davis, a Civil War veteran.
Jerald K. Bourgain Photographs
Farming
A group of wagons outside of Sterling, Kansas.
Max Moxley Photographs
Ranching
The photo was taken by Sterling photographer H.L. Truesdell, who had a studio at Seventh and Adams. Local cattleman agree that the location appears to…