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Date
1928-01
Creation Date
2016-07-28
Description
Frontenac's largest garage owned by John Silva and half-brother, Tony Bertone, burned to the ground after a fire early in the morning of February 1, 1928. According to the Pittsburg Headlight, February 1, 1928, the fire stretched from City Hall west to Crawford Street next to the Miners State Bank. Destroyed in the fire were four company cars, an ambulance, a new Buick sedan which belonged to the Friskel Undertaking Company, and other vehicles.
Digital Collection
Frontenac, Kansas Historical Photograph Collection
Object Type
Photograph
Identifier
p31 Frontenac Garage Remains 1
Image Format
Still Image
Location
Kansas -- Crawford -- Frontenac
Repository
Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library, Pittsburg State University
Publisher Digital
Digital Resource Center, Leonard H. Axe Library, Pittsburg State University
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