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Tableau on a Bridge - Woman Describes Tragedy
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AuthorMarsh, Ralph
PublisherTopeka Daily CapitalSubjectTopeka (Kan.)Newspaper clippingsLance, ArtieCreek, VirginiaBridgesDescriptionPhotocopied newspaper clipping from the Topeka Daily Capital, July 3, 1965; article details the Melan Bridge collapsed on July 2, 1965; quotes eyewitnesses Virginia Creek and Artie Lance, both of whom were on the bridge when it collapsed; both remembered seeing a second car plunge into the river; also includes image of Lyle Reber, a civilian who went into the water to helpIssue Date1965-07-03Date range1960sOriginal FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright Topeka Daily Capital (please contact Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections for use).
PublisherTopeka Daily CapitalSubjectTopeka (Kan.)Newspaper clippingsLance, ArtieCreek, VirginiaBridgesDescriptionPhotocopied newspaper clipping from the Topeka Daily Capital, July 3, 1965; article details the Melan Bridge collapsed on July 2, 1965; quotes eyewitnesses Virginia Creek and Artie Lance, both of whom were on the bridge when it collapsed; both remembered seeing a second car plunge into the river; also includes image of Lyle Reber, a civilian who went into the water to helpIssue Date1965-07-03Date range1960sOriginal FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright Topeka Daily Capital (please contact Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections for use).Geographic Location
City, StateTopeka, KansasCountyShawnee County, Kansas
CountyShawnee County, KansasRelated
PlaceTopeka, KSVertical FileBRIDGES-Melan Bridge
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Marsh, Ralph, Tableau on a Bridge - Woman Describes Tragedy. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 10/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/5905