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Jerald K. Bourgain Photographs
History--Sterling, Kansas
This photograph features the First National Bank, located on Broadway. Directly north of the bank, the building that is now First Group Insurance can…
Max Moxley Photographs
History--Sterling, Kansas
In 1926, construction workers pose for a picture in front of the new grade school and junior high, as they finish up the sidewalks. In 2009, this…
Jerald K. Bourgain Photographs
History--Sterling, Kansas
The subjects of this photograph are identified as 1) William H. Merrill 2) Martha (Walker) Merrill 3) Mable (Merrill) Caldwell.
Max Moxley Photographs
Farming
The 1950's saw the end of horse-drawn implements on local farms. The Mansz brothers who lived on Avenue V six miles east of Sterling, were the last to…
Civil War Veteran Obituaries
History--Sterling KS
The obituary of Emanuel Fry, a Civil War veteran.
Max Moxley Photographs
Farming
This photograph most likely features the Keystone Mill and Elevator, built by the town's first merchants, Landis and Hollinger, for flour milling.
Max Moxley Photographs
History--Sterling, Kansas
A locomotive can be seen going over a small body of water.