There was a fire at this store on Sunday, January 19, 1969. The Bremer County Independent dated January 20, 1969, has a front page article with photos. The title of the article is "'We'll Be Back' Says owner of Fire Destroyed Store: Guess Total Loss at $200,000 in Sunday Blaze at Waverly"
Comments:
Firemen have the fire under control, but the damage had been done. The building needed to be rebuilt.
This photo along with many others was made from negatives in the newspaper archives donated to the Waverly Public Library.
For additional information see Waverly Democrat, January 23, 1969.
Firetruck, firemen. Coast to Coast. Skantz gifts
Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 99N0408
There was a fire at this store on Sunday, January 19, 1969. The Bremer County Independent dated January 20, 1969, has a front page article with photos. The title of the article is "'We'll Be Back' Says owner of Fire Destroyed Store: Guess Total Loss at $200,000 in Sunday Blaze at Waverly"
Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 99N0408