Aftermath of a fire in Hesston, circa 1921, #001
Collection: Street Scenes
Title
Aftermath of a fire in Hesston, circa 1921, #001
Subject
main street
Description
"The Fire @ Hesston" -handwritten on back of photograph
According to Murray Bandy ("Hesston Centennial 1886-1896"), the presence of Swartz Bros Cash Grocery dates the image at 1922-23 (p. 34) or 1920-24 (p. 65). It seems likely that this is the fire described on p. 69., dating it April 15, 1921. That fire started in the Howard restaurant, destroying four buildings entirely (the drug store, barber shop, Rapp house, and the restaurant) and damaging many others.
Creator
unknown
Publisher
Hesston Public Library
Date
1921-04-15
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Photographs
Identifier
hh_ss_001.jpg
hh_ss_001b.jpg
Coverage
1920s
Hesston (Kan.)
Citation
unknown, “Aftermath of a fire in Hesston, circa 1921, #001,” Hesston Public Library, accessed April 19, 2024, https://hesston.digitalsckls.info/item/1559.
Title
Aftermath of a fire in Hesston, circa 1921, #001
Subject
main street
Description
"The Fire @ Hesston" -handwritten on back of photograph
According to Murray Bandy ("Hesston Centennial 1886-1896"), the presence of Swartz Bros Cash Grocery dates the image at 1922-23 (p. 34) or 1920-24 (p. 65). It seems likely that this is the fire described on p. 69., dating it April 15, 1921. That fire started in the Howard restaurant, destroying four buildings entirely (the drug store, barber shop, Rapp house, and the restaurant) and damaging many others.
Creator
unknown
Publisher
Hesston Public Library
Date
1921-04-15
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Photographs
Identifier
hh_ss_001.jpg
hh_ss_001b.jpg
Coverage
1920s
Hesston (Kan.)
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