Picture Book - Lyon KSGenWeb genealogy, family history

County Courthouse, Emporia
SE corner 4th & Commercial; Built in 1903 at a cost of $55,000, with furnishings; Torn down & replaced in 1950s

Emporia, about 1911
From John Abbott's postcard collection

Soden's Flour Mill, 1920s Cottonwood River flood
S. Commercial St. at Cottonwood River; Burned down in 1930s

Newman Memorial Hospital, Emporia; Built in the early 1920's

1908 Emporia Intersection panoramic view at the intersection of 6th & Commercial.

Hotel in Allen
(date unknown)

Early Hartford Hardware Store, Hartford. "David Reed's Store in early days." R.L. Mahaffey and Frank O. Smith purchased the store in Jan 1912 from the D.G. Reed Estate. In Oct 1896 J.W. McGregor purchased the entire stock of McGregor and Reed Hardware Store. Contributed by Sue Stubbs

Harry Stubbs Hardware Store, Hartford, about 1931. People identified as: Cora Rawson on the balcony and L to R; Harry Stubbs, Harry French, Charles G. Stubbs and Lynn Hoover Stubbs. Contributed by Sue Stubbs

Stubbs and Son, Blacksmiths, Hartford, about 1910. Contributed by Sue Stubbs

G.A.R. P.B. Plumb Post #55, Civil War Veterans and their wives, in front of the Lyon County Courthouse. Contributed by Maxine Coughlin

G.A.R. P.B. Plumb Post #55, Wives of the Civil War Veterans, in front of the Lyon County Courthouse. Contributed by Maxine Coughlin

John Gilligan Farm, Hartford, about 1896. Left to Right: John, Wm. J., & Elizabeth A. (Brogan) Gilligan. Contributed by Jim Gilligan

John Gilligan Farm House, Hartford, 1960, built by Collins and Thompson in Nov 1891. Contributed by Jim Gilligan

Emporia Football Team, 1903, Emporia State Teachers College or the College of Emporia. Contributed by Stephen Brockelman

Eagle Creek School, about 1914, near Hartford Kansas. Teacher - Harry James. Vera Lutz, front, 6th from left. Cecil Lutz, middle, 3rd from left. Contributed by Delbert Spencer

Hartford Class Picture, Room #1, Hartford, 1917.
Contributed by Jeff Slead

Hartford Class Picture, Room #3, Hartford, 1917.
Contributed by Jeff Slead

Emporia High School Basketball Team, 1920, Seated (left to right): McCue, Carle, Longshore, Whitely; Back Row (left to right): Stinston, Theller, Laird, Dumm, Campbell, Arnold, Donaldson.

Bushong High School, 1922,
(Left to Right): Crystal LeVerne McMillan, Pearl Mae Lewis, Clara Edna Swarner, Blanche Evelyn Johnson, Floyd G. Basen, Helen Meta Marsh, Ira E. Kirkland, Mae Della Silfes, Ruth Hazel Johnson, Daniel E. Eckel, Inez Irene Spear, and C.H. Kutz - Professor. Contributed by Keith Jensen

Allen High School, Allen, about 1935. Contributed by Dianna Scofield

Allen High School Activities, about 1935. First Violins: Ethel St. Bonnett, Wwanda Boosinger, Franklin Haywood. Second Violins: Lillian Reiff, Paul Clayton, Helen Worley, Jack Lowe. Cornets: Luella Smith, Charles Clayton, Jane Day. Clarinets: Alta Gardener, Edith St. Bonnett. Saxophones: Wilma Wheat, Charles Coffman. Bass Viol: Freda Corpening. Drums: Algerita Wright. Piano: Mr. Betty Seitz. Instructor: Mr. Lester C. Griffith. Contributed by Dianna Scofield