Sterling Digital Collections

Sterling, Kansas

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Max Moxley Photographs
From the label on front of the picture: With grasshopper plague in 1874, farmers fought to make a living. Picked buffalo bones from prairie to…
Max Moxley Photographs
The Arkansas river flooded in 1929 and 1973. This pictures shows how the river looked in 1887, with low banks and no trees . Prairie fires were said…
Max Moxley Photographs
This photograph features a bakery in the 1900's.
Max Moxley Photographs
Band from 1887; the names of the members are on the back of the picture.
Max Moxley Photographs
[Typed on label on front]
Interior of the original bank, erected in 1884. President Ralph Newman at right.


Alden, Kansas
{From the caption} Alden State Bank and Stephen-Isern general store. The group includes C.N. Fair and J.H. Fair; Walter Isern and store employees.
Max Moxley Photographs
The 1928 basketball team from Alden.
Max Moxley Photographs
This historic house is still standing on 304 E. Monroe.
Civil War Veteran Obituaries
The obituary of Bennett Boes, a Civil War veteran.
Alden, Kansas
The home of John C. Bennett.