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Harvey County Historical Museum Photographs
The Harvey County Historical Museum & Archives Photo Archive includes an estimated 10,000 images dating from 1871 to the present. Over 8,600 of these have been digitized and are in a searchable database on the visitor’s computer in the museum’s Carnegie Gift Shop. The collection includes photographs of Harvey County’s people, buildings, landscapes, businesses and organizations.
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  • 1870 Russell separator

    1870 Russell separator

  • 1871 Water Well Memorial historical marker located in the park at the Santa Fe depot in Newton

    1871 Water Well Memorial historical marker located in the park at the Santa Fe depot in Newton

  • 1871 Water Well Memorial historical marker located in the park at the Santa Fe depot in Newton

    1871 Water Well Memorial historical marker located in the park at the Santa Fe depot in Newton

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  • 4-H float being pulled by a convertible in the 1956 Harvey County Fair parade; people and automobiles are in front of some of the downtown businesses: Goodyear, Reese Drugs and Marietta Shop

    4-H float being pulled by a convertible in the 1956 Harvey County Fair parade; people and automobiles are in front of some of the downtown businesses: Goodyear, Reese Drugs and Marietta Shop

  • 4-H float in the 1954 Harvey County Fair parade being pulled by a car in the 600 block of North Main in Newton; several children are sitting in the float and there are people and automobiles along the side of the street

    4-H float in the 1954 Harvey County Fair parade being pulled by a car in the 600 block of North Main in Newton; several children are sitting in the float and there are people and automobiles along the side of the street

  • 500 and 600 blocks of Main Street in Newton circa 1977

    500 and 600 blocks of Main Street in Newton circa 1977

  • A 1999 sculpture called "The Plainsman" by John Gaeddert stands in the circle drive by the Memorial Grove park area on the Bethel College Campus

    A 1999 sculpture called "The Plainsman" by John Gaeddert stands in the circle drive by the Memorial Grove park area on the Bethel College Campus

  • A band is marching on Newton's Main Street during the 1962 Harvey County Fair parade with people watching from the side of the street; a Valentine diner (R. & T. Lunch) is seen in the far left background.

    A band is marching on Newton's Main Street during the 1962 Harvey County Fair parade with people watching from the side of the street; a Valentine diner (R. & T. Lunch) is seen in the far left background.

  • A banquet hall with men and women sitting at tables

    A banquet hall with men and women sitting at tables

  • A barefooted man wearing tattered clothing after being struck by lightning

    A barefooted man wearing tattered clothing after being struck by lightning

  • A bear is in a cage in Athletic Park in Newton in 1960

    A bear is in a cage in Athletic Park in Newton in 1960

  • About 16 men are observing wrecked train cars and a fire

    About 16 men are observing wrecked train cars and a fire

  • About 18 girls in period costumes are riding on the Girl Scout float in the Sedgwick Centennial parade

    About 18 girls in period costumes are riding on the Girl Scout float in the Sedgwick Centennial parade

  • About 30 men and women pose for a group photo in front of Annelly School during a reunion

    About 30 men and women pose for a group photo in front of Annelly School during a reunion

  • About two dozen men, women and children are observing wrecked railroad cars after a fire

    About two dozen men, women and children are observing wrecked railroad cars after a fire

  • A boy and a girl are posing in front of a masonry school building.

    A boy and a girl are posing in front of a masonry school building.

  • A boy and two girls are riding on a decorated float representing the Halstead Progressive 4-H Club in Newton

    A boy and two girls are riding on a decorated float representing the Halstead Progressive 4-H Club in Newton

  • A boy is sitting on a replica of a horse made from tires which is being pulled by a small garden tractor down Newton's Main Street during the 1965 Harvey County Fair parade; a crowd of people are watching from the side of the street

    A boy is sitting on a replica of a horse made from tires which is being pulled by a small garden tractor down Newton's Main Street during the 1965 Harvey County Fair parade; a crowd of people are watching from the side of the street

  • A boy is standing next to a frame school building

    A boy is standing next to a frame school building

  • A boy is standing next to a man and woman who are sitting on a guard rail - Jerry, Maxine and Bus Westerman

    A boy is standing next to a man and woman who are sitting on a guard rail - Jerry, Maxine and Bus Westerman

  • A boy riding a bicycle is pulling a wagon that has a cardboard cutout that looks like a tire during the 1965 Harvey County Fair parade on Main Street in Newton

    A boy riding a bicycle is pulling a wagon that has a cardboard cutout that looks like a tire during the 1965 Harvey County Fair parade on Main Street in Newton

  • A building used by the rail mill in the Santa Fe Yards

    A building used by the rail mill in the Santa Fe Yards

  • A building used by the rail mill in the Santa Fe Yards

    A building used by the rail mill in the Santa Fe Yards

  • A building used by the rail mill in the Santa Fe Yards

    A building used by the rail mill in the Santa Fe Yards

  • A bull is standing inside a fenced area with a frame house directly behind the fenced area. Railway tracks, grain elevator, and a few other business buildings are visible in the distance

    A bull is standing inside a fenced area with a frame house directly behind the fenced area. Railway tracks, grain elevator, and a few other business buildings are visible in the distance

  • A business card from a business in Columbus, Kansas; circa 1890

    A business card from a business in Columbus, Kansas; circa 1890

  • A car covered with pennants is inside a building; two men are standing behind the car and both are wearing suits

    A car covered with pennants is inside a building; two men are standing behind the car and both are wearing suits

  • A car is driving down a flooded street on which the office of Dr. R. O. Howard was located in Sedgwick

    A car is driving down a flooded street on which the office of Dr. R. O. Howard was located in Sedgwick

  • A car is pulling a patriotic float on which a man and a women are riding for the 1991 Chisholm Trail Festival parade on Newton's Main Street

    A car is pulling a patriotic float on which a man and a women are riding for the 1991 Chisholm Trail Festival parade on Newton's Main Street

  • A cart on the platform of the Newton Santa Fe Depot

    A cart on the platform of the Newton Santa Fe Depot

  • A cart on the platform of the Newton Santa Fe Depot

    A cart on the platform of the Newton Santa Fe Depot

  • A collage of Nicholson family photographs

    A collage of Nicholson family photographs

  • A communion-cup wine dispenser is sitting on the ledge of an art-glass window in a storage room near the sanctuary of the First Christian Church

    A communion-cup wine dispenser is sitting on the ledge of an art-glass window in a storage room near the sanctuary of the First Christian Church

  • A couple and a boy are sitting on a low fence in front of automobiles at Yentrouc Lake, southeast of Newton; the couple is Maxine and Bus Westerman, and the boy is Jerry. by Steele Studio

    A couple and a boy are sitting on a low fence in front of automobiles at Yentrouc Lake, southeast of Newton; the couple is Maxine and Bus Westerman, and the boy is Jerry.

 

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