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Derby High School Diploma for Mary Audine Austin
May 21, 1937
Diploma Certificate: Derby High SchoolThis Is To Certify ThatMary Audine Austinhas completed the Course of Study prescribed by the Board of Education for the High School Department and is therefore entitled to this DIPLOMAGiven at Derby, Kansas, this…
Derby High School Juniors
Derby Junior-Senior Banquet
circa 1924
The junior class of Derby High School after the Derby Junior-Senior Banquet in 1924. The juniors prepared and served the food to the seniors.
Back row:
Harry Summers (3rd from left), Arthur Owen (5th from left), Mary Sue Williams (8th from…
Back row:
Harry Summers (3rd from left), Arthur Owen (5th from left), Mary Sue Williams (8th from…
Derby High School Students
circa 1924 - 1925 school year
From left to right:
Some of the names are misspelled and the corrected spelling is in parenthesis.
Fifth row (back row):
Murrell Ward '26; Murrell Mohr (Merle Mohr) '27; Everett Gass '26; Cecil Basset (Cecil Bassett) '27; Elgar Church '27;…
Some of the names are misspelled and the corrected spelling is in parenthesis.
Fifth row (back row):
Murrell Ward '26; Murrell Mohr (Merle Mohr) '27; Everett Gass '26; Cecil Basset (Cecil Bassett) '27; Elgar Church '27;…
Derby School
4th or 5th Grade
circa 1928 or 1929
Mary Audine Austin is in the top row 4th from the left. This is either 4th or 5th grade at Derby School in 1928 or 1929.
Derby School
circa 1909
Derby School
Back of postcard:
postmarked Derby Kansas Aug. 20 1909 5pm
On the left side:
This is the Derby high school. Robert is not at home so we will not yet get to see him. Clarence has grown to be quite a boy. Took all of their…
Back of postcard:
postmarked Derby Kansas Aug. 20 1909 5pm
On the left side:
This is the Derby high school. Robert is not at home so we will not yet get to see him. Clarence has grown to be quite a boy. Took all of their…
Derby School
circa 1917
The school building was the first brick building in Derby and cost $15,000 to build. The new building only lasted six years before a fire gutted it in May 1923.
The previous building was torn down after a violent storm severely damaged it in…
The previous building was torn down after a violent storm severely damaged it in…
Derby School
circa early 1920s
The school building was the first brick building in Derby and cost $15,000 to build. The new building only lasted six years before a fire gutted it in May 1923.
The previous building was torn down after a violent storm severely damaged it in…
The previous building was torn down after a violent storm severely damaged it in…
Derby School
circa late 1920s
The building was built in March of 1924 and served as elementary and high school through spring of 1952. Currently (2021) the Derby Historical Museum is housed in the building.
Derby School
Class of 1912
Derby School Class of 1912
Left to right: Anna Costin, John Yungmeyer, Esther Shockey, Marie Dixon, Maurice Waugh, Vera Foley, Walter Schwartz, Nellie England, and Maude Miller
Not pictured: Verne Jones
Left to right: Anna Costin, John Yungmeyer, Esther Shockey, Marie Dixon, Maurice Waugh, Vera Foley, Walter Schwartz, Nellie England, and Maude Miller
Not pictured: Verne Jones
Derby School
circa 1890
This is the second school building for Derby but the first one built on the current site of the Derby Historical Museum. The two story wood frame structure cost $2,600 when it was built in 1886 and was later destroyed by a tornado or wind storm in…