Fire at United Brethren Church, Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1911

Newspaper Clipping Description: Same image as p000102-03c1, p000102-03c2, p000614-07-17. Black and white picture of the church located on the southeast corner of Church and Union Streets. Picture shows backs of several unidentified onlookers standing in the snow. One person is wearing a fur coat. Also shows a utility pole and smoke. Front Print: “Thursday, March 17, 1960, Page 11, Fire In 1911 Destroys U. B. Church, This photo shows the fire which destroyed the U. B. Church on January 15, 1911. Following is the account of the fire taken from the Republican Observer issue of January 19, 1911. “Fire Sunday morning totally destroyed the United Brethren Church in this city, causing a loss of about $6,000 which is covered with insurance to the amount of $3,000. The fire originated in the basement and when discovered that portion of the building was a mass of flames and although the firemen worked hard to save the building, the fire having gotten between the walls could not be reached and t