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Lyle Yost

Date: 1960s

Official portrait of Lyle Yost seated at his desk in his office in Hesston, Kansas. Lyle Yost started Hesston Corporation in 1947 with five employees working in a small Quonset…

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Lyle Yost portrait

Date: Between 1940 and 1969

Official portrait of Lyle Yost with Hesston farm machinery in background. This publication funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board

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Hesston’s “Cowboy Classics” series belt buckles

Date: 1975-1982

Hesston Corporation, an agricultural implement manufacturer from Hesston, Kansas, began sponsoring the national rodeo finals in 1975 with this series of collector belt buckles. The Hesston company continued to issue…

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Aerial view of Hesston Corporation, Hesston, Kansas

Date: Around 1965

This photograph shows an aerial view of Hesston Corporation, an agricultural implement factory at Hesston, Kansas. Administrative offices are visible at left. The factory was located at the northeast corner…

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Aerial view of Hesston Corporation, Hesston, Kansas

Date: Around 1965

This photograph shows an aerial view of Hesston Corporation, an agricultural implement factory at Hesson, Kansas. Administrative offices are visible at left. The factory was located at the northeast corner…

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Aerial view of Hesston Corporation, Hesston, Kansas

Date: Around 1965

This photograph shows an aerial view of Hesston Corporation, an agricultural implement factory at Hesson, Kansas. Administrative offices are visible at left. The factory was located at the northeast corner…

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Thomas Elliott Bowman

Date: 1897

This is a portrait of Thomas Elliott Bowman (1834-1896) that was presented to the Central Congregational Church by his widow Mrs. Eliza W. Bowman in 1897 for the dedication to…

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Ida Viola Basham with family members

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

This is a photograph of Ida Viola Bashman, Eliza Sheffied, Jane Decker, Nelly (Lenora) West, and Perlina Marshall. Ida Bashman was married to Thomas B. Basham and they lived in…