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Picture taken of the First Baptist Church. The building was finished in August of 1878.

Charles Ward, father of Irene and Frank Ward, coming in on the Lake road after delivering the mail. This was considered the "Highway" leading out of town, going south and then east. It followed the east and north edges of the Lake.

West traveling train pulling into Silver Lake. The buildings on the left would have been where the Cowboy's Western Store was and Silver Lake Library are now. The dark building in the foreground would have been where the Shear Impressions shop was.

This is the west end of Silver Lake's main street

The old building that Silver Lake, KS used to use for its jailhouse. Was last used in 1932

A large group gathered to celebrate the new north addition to the Methodist Church

The original Methodist Church building before the north addition.

Early hardwood store in Silver Lake that became part of the J. Thomas Lumber Co.

The elevator on the right was torn down to be replaced by the city hall and fire station. Dudley's Drug store is center and the doctors office left.

Larry Cook (right) and unknown man (left) taking Ben Hook (middle) to "jail" during the centennial celebration.