William L. Hesse, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1961
This picture of William L. Hesse, Rossville, Kansas, lumber dealer, was taken February 9, 1961. The J. Thomas Lumber Company started in Rossville in the 1880s. James B. Hall was manager for several years and in 1909 Mr. Vawter became manager. William Hesse started work at the yard in 1925, and in 1932 bought a half interest in the business and, in 1943, bought the other half. It then became the Hesse Lumber Company. His sons, Bill and Burns succeeded him in business. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Ladies chorale group, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1890-1930
Ladies of the chorale group pictured left to right are: front row, Gladys Jamieson, Clare Miller, Mrs. Skaggs, May Bradley, Mrs. Hedges, and Miss Smith; middle row, Esther Pratt, Grace Hartzell, Mrs. Cless, Virgil McPherson, and Margaret DeBarrows; back row, Mrs. McCoy, Mrs. Bond, Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. Pratt, Mrs. Alter, Mrs. Jamieson, and Mrs. J. Wilt. The picture was taken in front of the Christian Church in Rossville, Kansas. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Skaggs Hardware after a fire, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1913
Skaggs Hardware caught fire in 1913. It was so hot and dry and burned so quickly that all efforts were given to saving adjoining buildings. Losses were Skaggs Hardware and stock, $13,000; Binns carpenter shop and barn, $650; Smith heirs and DeVinney residence, $1,500; Dr. Pratt residence, $1,000, and 20 beautiful shade trees. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Rossville high school, Rossville, Kansas
Date: Between 1936 and 1979
A photograph of the Rossville, Kansas, high school from 1936-1979. The high school was built as part of a WPA Project. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Dr. Henry Fuller Pratt and patient Harry Jamieson, Rossville, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1919
Dr. Henry Fuller Pratt treats patient Harry Jamieson in Rossville, Kansas. Dr. Pratt was born in Kossuth, Ohio, December 8, 1861. He moved to Topeka, Kansas, when he was four. He married Jennie DeVinney in 1888. He practiced medicine in Rossville, Kansas, from 1885-1887 and 1895-1919. He served as the first president of the Peoples State Bank from 1909-1919 and was a member of several organizations. This picture was taken December 22, 1960. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Velda O'Donnell at the Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1960
Velda O'Donnell working at the Shawnee County Reporter. This picture was taken December 22, 1960. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Betty Murray at the Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1961
Bill Murray and his wife, Betty, purchased the Rossville Reporter in March of 1953. The name was changed to The Shawnee County Reporter. The Murrays sold the paper in 1967 to the Pictorial Times, a Topeka paper. This picture was taken in August of 1960. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Bill Murray at the Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1960
Bill Murray and his wife, Betty, purchased the Rossville Reporter in March of 1953. The name was changed to The Shawnee County Reporter. The Murrays sold the paper in 1967 to the Pictorial Times, a Topeka paper. This picture was taken in August of 1960. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Summer baseball team, Rossville, Kansas
Date: Between 1957 and 1965
Members of the Rossville, Kansas, summer baseball team are (front row, left to right) Harry Adams, Melvin Sage, Steven Pardee, Bobby Dolezilek, Bob Wehner, Daryl Mitchell, and Carl Farley; (back row left to right) Coach Joe Campbell, Richard Scalling, Bruce Shannon, Henry Wade, Doug Kelsey, Art Campbell, Richard Fry, Kenny Coleman, and Coach Francis Pardee. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Mary and Dale Channel with James and Mary Sheppeard, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1964
Mary and Dale Channel (on the left) are pictured with James and Mary Sheppeard. The two couples purchased the Hy-Klas Food Store in Rossville, Kansas, in 1964. The Channels bought out Sheppeard's share about a year later. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Burns and Bill Hesse, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1961
This picture shows Burns and Bill Hesse, brothers and lifetime Rossville, Kansas, residents. They succeeded their father, William, in the family business, Hesse Lumber Company. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

William S. Hesse and his kids, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1961
William Hesse takes his children Ron and Rhonda for a ride in December of 1961. William made this bicycle built for two out of a boys and a girls bicycle. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

American Legion Auxiliary ladies, Rossville, Kansas
Date: Between 1958 and 1970
Pictured left to right at an American Legion Auxiliary banquet is Thresa Trahoon, Fern Rogers, Ruby Rezac, Ruth Hesse, Velda O'Donnell, Nora Mitchell, Mary Decker, Hope Meade, Amy Meade, Jenny Coleman, Roxie Banta, Anna Lemon, and Melba Gentry. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Hartzell-Eversole family, Rossville, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1920
A portrait of the Hartzell-Eversole family. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Hartzell-Eversole store, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1880-1920
A photograph of what was possibly the Hartzell-Eversole store in Rossville, Kansas. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Hartzell-Eversole store, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1880-1920
A photograph of what was possibly the Hartzell-Eversole store. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

American Legion members, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1961
The Rossville American Legion Jimmie Lillard Unit 31 color guard and firing squad give their respects to fallen veterans on Memorial Day of May 1961. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Velda O'Donnell and Bud Lillard, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1961
A photograph of Velda O'Donnell and Henry Lillard taken in March 1961. Rossville's American Legion Auxiliary Unit was organized October 14, 1958, as the Jimmie Lillard Unit 31. Velda O'Donnell was elected vice president on October 22, 1958. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Three women gardening, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1960
Three unidentified women hoe the flower bed at the triangle end of Main Street in Rossville, Kansas, in August of 1960. The triangle end of Main Street was located on the west side of Main Street north of the railroad tracks. The lady on the left could possibly be Winnie Stach. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

City council members, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1961
Members of the Rossville, Kansas, city council in February of 1961 Seated left to right are Cletus "Teetle" Reding, Ross McCollough, Frank Stach, LaVerne Spears, Mildred Page, Bill Martinek, Horace Holder, and unidentified. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Charlie's Pharmacy, Rossville, Kansas
Date: Between 1961 and 1969
A photograph of Charles Klesath's business, Charlie's Pharmacy, in Rossville, Kansas, in the 1960s. To the right of the pharmacy was Rossville Truck and Tractor Company. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Peoples State Bank, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1961
A photograph of Peoples State Bank on Main Street in Rossville, Kansas. Rossville Truck and Tractor Company is partially shown on the left side of the picture. The picture was taken September 20, 1961. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Charles Klesath, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1961
A photograph of Charles Klesath, right, owner of the Rossville, Kansas, drug store in the 1960s. The man on the left is unidentified but could possibly be his son. Charles retired in 1969 and died in March of 1975. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Bob Butler, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1960
Bob Butler working at The Shawnee County Reporter's printing press in Rossville, Kansas, in November 1960. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.

Velda O'Donnell, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1960
Velda O'Donnell working at The Shawnee County Reporter's printing press in Rossville, Kansas, in November 1960. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.