Eighty-seven photographs by an unknown photographer emerged in Sherman County, Kansas, in the early 1980s. Richard Gannon found the photographs in a building on his property and donated copies of the photos to the Kansas Historical Society. The photos reveal an intimate portrait of farming and ranching in Sherman County in the first two decades of the twentieth century. See the entire Gannon photo collection on Kansas Memory. The photographs include images of sod houses and other residences, barns and outbuildings, many children and farm and ranching families, tractors and other farm machinery, horses and cattle, people doing farm chores, cowboys, and early automobiles and motorcycles. The John L. Veselik residence near Ruleton appears in many of the photographs and likely bears some relation to the photographer.  For additional materials on Sherman County select category Places—Counties—Sherman. Or browse our Kansas county map for materials on your own county.