Ford, Kansas -- its institutions and its people
 

Ford, Kansas -- its institutions and its people

The community of Ford, Kansas has a long and rich history. The part of it we are most involved with are the Isom Dawson families, the Karns families, and the Church of the Nazarene. This long album contains a wide variety of glimpses into the community, with emphasis on the Ford High School, the Ford Church of the Nazarene, and the home and descendants of Isom and Allie (Cannady) Dawson.
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01-Ford Nazarene church
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02-Ford High School in 1937
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03-Ford High School junior men, 1936-37
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04-Ford High School junior women, 1936-37
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05-Ford High School Band in 1937
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06-Ford basketball team in 1936-37
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07-Ford H.S. track & field team, 1936-37
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08-Ford's Main Street, 1937
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09-Methodist Church, 1937
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10-Early school plat map
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11-Mailman's poem, 1955
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12-Postman's Jeep
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13-Grade-school play cast
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14-FHS faculty, 1936-37
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16-FHS seniors, 1932
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17-FHS seniors, 1935
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18-FHS football team, 1936-37
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19-FHS seniors, 1937
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20-Mildred Dawson, Class of '37
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21-Classmates from 1944 to 1969
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22-Aerial view of Ford
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23-Ford Nazarenes, 1927
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24-Groundbreaking attenders, 1927
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25-Church history 1
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26-Church history 2
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27-Church history 3
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28-Church history 4
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29-Church history 5
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30-Church history 6
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31-Church history 7
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32-Church history 8
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33-Nazarene Church, Ford, 1927
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34-Church building, 2008
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35-Church building, 2008
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36-Church building, 2008
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37-Women at Ford SS picnic
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38-Ford Sunday School picnic
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39-Pastor Mark Whitney and friend
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40-Pastor Donna Key and friend
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41-Ladies of Ford
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42-Pastor O. A. McGuire
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43-Ford folks, 1942
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44-Praters of Ford
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45-FHS grad Helen Mowry
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46-FHS grad Roberta Pearsall
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47-Roberta again
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48-Roberta much later, 2007
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49-Ladies quartet of Ford
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50-Pastor's wife Emmelyne
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51-Jean's books in Kansas Heritage Center
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52-Dawson home, with daughters
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53-Dawson home in Ford
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54-Dawson home remodeled, 2008
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55-Dawson home remodeled
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56-Dawson home remodeled
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57-Dawson home remodeled
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