To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at KSHS.reference@ks.gov or 785-272-8681, ext. 117.
For more information see the Copyright and Permission FAQ.
A photograph showing Bill Ledeboer, crane operator, pouring footings for the Kansas Avenue bridge, Topeka, Kansas. This photo was taken from the north side looking south before the collapse of the Melan bridge. Construction on the new bridge began in August 1964 and completed in 1967. The old bridge, which was built in 1898, collapsed on July 2, 1965. The crane was situated on a man made peninsula in the middle of the Kansas River. The people in the photograph are: William (Bill) A. Ledeboer, (standing left to right) Kenny Josserand, Vern Brumbaugh, and Dave Frisbie, owner of Frisbie Bridge Co., Inc. of Topeka).
Date: 1964
Item Number: 219826
Call Number: FK2.S5 T.3 C *133
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219826
Business and Industry - Construction - Equipment
Business and Industry - Construction - Road and bridge
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1960s - 1964
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Rivers - Kansas
Type of Material - Photographs
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/219826