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The first store in Sylvan Grove (1877), owned by Messrs. Cross & Morgan. Herman Blythe is driving the team and A.B. Cross is standing in the doorway of the small building. The store still stands at the residence of Tommie Berger.

Ken Naysmith cultivating milo, circa 1960.

Russell Jacobson, Sr. cultivating with his team of horses.

Vernon Naysmith cutting wheat, July 1964.

Cutting wheat on the Naysmith farm, July, 1979.

Mr. Cyrus W. Higginbotham was one of the earliest settlers of Shawnee County and Rossville township and one of the founders of Rossville, Kansas.

Back inscription: Frances Badura, Rosey Koci, Preacher, [illegible Liassy Leaky?], Frances Matyak, Peter Kover, Frank Kovar, August Stach.

Notes: Names listed on back are mostly married last names of the females. Reference RCL0788c for our notes.…

Czech community had Sunday worship services in family homes. Several are identified in correlation to RCL0788a.

1. Frances Badura, later Martinek
2. Rosie Kovar, later Koci
3. [same girl as #4 in RCL0788a]
4. Peter Kovar
5. Frank Kovar
6.…