Description
Tall white grain elevators dominate the Sterling, Kansas skyline, showcasing the town’s importance as a major wheat-receiving center. Vintage trucks and trees frame the impressive Farmers Co-op Union facility, boasting nearly three million bushels of storage capacity. This postcard, featuring a photo by Terrel, depicts the scene circa the 1950s.
Front Text (cleaned):
Farmers Co-op
Onion
Sterling
Back Text (cleaned):
Tall, white elevators at Sterling, Kansas. The skyscrapers of the plains mark Sterling as one of the principal "wagon-wheat" receiving points in this great wheat-producing area. This is one of two units operated in Sterling by Farmers Co-op Union which has a total storage capacity of nearly three million bushels. Photo by Terrel. C-22078. Ben Franklin, Sterling, Kansas.
