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Cyclone Overview
The cyclone struck Coffeyville, Kansas, on June 1, 1917, causing significant destruction in just three minutes. ​
Numerous homes and businesses were completely wrecked, with many families affected.
The document includes…

Cyclone Overview
The cyclone hit Coffeyville without warning on June 1, 1917. ​
It unroofed 200 buildings and killed three people.
Property damage was conservatively estimated at $500,000.

Impact on the City
The storm primarily affected…

Postcard of Coffeyville's Memorial Auditorium at 11th & Maple St. Circa 1930

Complete minutes from the Carnegie Public Library monthly board meetings. This meeting minutes collection starts in January 1981 and ends in December 1990

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…

Kenneth Naysmith combining wheat, 1959.

(From back to front) John Palecek, Joe Mach Sr. and Boman Mach harvesting wheat with Caterpillar diesel D2 tractor pulling 12 foot combine near Narka, Kansas, July 3, 1941, covering 40 acres per 12-hour day. The D2 used about 1 1/2 gallons of 8 1/2…

A group of women and children in the community of Silver Lake, KS

THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1955
TOWN TOPICS
The Kaw Dehydrating Plant started up this week for the alfalfa season and is throwing a smog over Rossville like California’s smog would be coming out of one stack.

The Rossville Reporter THURSDAY,…

Painting of Conger Ranch