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Where Tragedy Occured [sic]; Death Car; Recovery Too Late
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PublisherunidentifiedSubjectTopeka (Kan.)Newspaper clippingsBridgesDescriptionPhotocopied newspaper clippings from an unidentified periodical, date unknown; comprised of three black and white photos of the aftermath of the Melan Bridge collapse on July 2, 1965; first image is an aerial view of the damage to the bridge, showing a large section missing from the center left section of the bridge, image also shows large crowd that has gathered on the banks; second image shows a AAA tow truck pulling the car belonging to victim Kenneth Allen out of the water and onto the riverbank; third image shows group of men carrying the body of Kenneth Allen on a stretcher up the river bank; each image is accompanied by caption textIssue Date1965Date range1960sOriginal FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public Library
PublisherunidentifiedSubjectTopeka (Kan.)Newspaper clippingsBridgesDescriptionPhotocopied newspaper clippings from an unidentified periodical, date unknown; comprised of three black and white photos of the aftermath of the Melan Bridge collapse on July 2, 1965; first image is an aerial view of the damage to the bridge, showing a large section missing from the center left section of the bridge, image also shows large crowd that has gathered on the banks; second image shows a AAA tow truck pulling the car belonging to victim Kenneth Allen out of the water and onto the riverbank; third image shows group of men carrying the body of Kenneth Allen on a stretcher up the river bank; each image is accompanied by caption textIssue Date1965Date range1960sOriginal FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryGeographic Location
City, StateTopeka, KansasCountyShawnee County
CountyShawnee CountyRelated
PlaceTopeka, KSVertical FileBRIDGES-Melan Bridge
Vertical FileBRIDGES-Melan Bridge
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unknown, Where Tragedy Occured [sic]; Death Car; Recovery Too Late. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 05/09/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/5910