Historical Postcards, Photos, and People

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Historical Postcards, Photos, and People

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Coffeyville Public Library

Collection Items

Walterscheid Motor Company
Image of Waltersheid Motor Company at 111 W. 7th St. Coffeyville, KS circa 1950s. This building is still standing as of 2026 and is used as an accountant office.

Eighth Street looking east postcard Coffeyville, Kansas
Postcard from roughly 1910-1915. Photo of the trolley that used to pass through Coffeyville on Eighth Street

Miniature Memorial Chapel Coffeyville, Kansas postcard
A postcard of a Memorial Chapel in Coffeyville, Kansas for Mary Alice, the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. C.O. Dobbins. Located 1/4 mile north of Highway 169 and 166 intersection east of Coffeyville, then turn right 2 1/4 miles.

Residence scene on Elm Street Coffeyville, Kansas postcard copy
Postcard showing houses on Elm Street in Coffeyville, Kansas. Several of these houses are still standing. We presume this postcard was created roughly 1910-1915, but no datestamps are on the original postcard.

Edmund G. Ross
Photograph of Edmond G. Ross (1826-1907) and clipping from Coffeyville Weekly Journal from March 1907.

Senator Ross ran his publication "Ross' Paper" from 1871 to approximately 1873 in Coffeyville, KS. This publication can be found on…

Baptist Church, Coffeyville Kansas
Postcard depicting Coffeyville's Baptist Church

The Earth, Souvenir Edition
This booklet contains images of buildings, houses, and more from Coffeyville, KS from 1907.

Page 2: OUR SOUVENIR, In introducing a souvenir edition of The Earth, we might explain first that we publish 2,000 copies daily of our newspaper, The…

Coffeyville's Historic Churches
Photos of historic churches in Coffeyville. Photos taken by John and Marilyn Biever in 1982 and are still standing and in use as of May 2026.

First Christian Church at 9th and Elm Streets (Photo also includes a corner shot of the First United…

Moore's Lils Postcard
Date of postcard is uncertain. Circa 1905-1915.

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Recipient: Miss Catharine Reid, Coffeyville, Kansas

Just got your letters, was sorry I wasn't at home when
you were down last time. Be sure & come up & stay with us next time. I…
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