FEW CITIES have had such colorful yesterdays as Stillwater. Fewer still can boast a hometown photographer who so faithfully preserved them. The spectacular Runk Collection spans one hundred years of Stillwater history.

John Runk spent a lifetime picturing Stillwater. She was his favorite subject. From her giddy youth as a lumbertown, fated for untold prosperity, to the more sober times that came after, he chased her fickle moods, caught up in her myriad fascinations. Few cities have had such colorful yesterdays as Stillwater. Fewer still can boast a hometown photographer who so faithfully preserved them.