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Max Moxley Photographs
Flood of 1929--Sterling, Kansas
In this photo, taken on July 12, 1929, jeweler Bill Brown rows a boat in front of the Masonic Lodge.
Jerald K. Bourgain Photographs
History--Sterling, Kansas
Businesses
Businesses
This photograph shows the inside of the Brock Building. In the center of the photo, Al Hefner stands with two boys nearby. As can be seen by the…
Max Moxley Photographs
Veterans
This is a picture which has been kicking around town for more than 100 years. This much is known: the men are Civil War veterans, members of Mead Post…
Max Moxley Photographs
History--Sterling, Kansas
In 1901, Frank A. Lundquist owned the first dial system above Citizen State Bank.
Civil War Veteran Obituaries
History--Sterling KS
The obituary of T. V. Harper, a Civil War veteran.
Civil War Veteran Obituaries
History--Sterling KS
The obituary of T. A. Desbrow, a Civil War veteran.
Charles Haven Photographs
History--Sterling, Kansas
The sugar mill, which manufactured sugar from sugar cane, stood on the present site of rodeo grounds. It was destroyed by lighting at the turn of the…
Max Moxley Photographs
Flood of 1929--Sterling, Kansas
The 1929, water came from a six-inch rain on Cow Creek northwest of Lyons. It entered Sterling from the northwest. Arkansas River waters never reached…
Civil War Veteran Obituaries
History--Sterling KS
The obituary of Stewart E. Coulter, a Civil War veteran.