Standing, Left to right: Winnie, Jennie, Helen, Vernon, Lloyd, Leona, Lena.
Front left to right: Walter, Anne, Laura
"The Anne Kressly Family" written on bottom
Interior of S.M. Lawson Hardware Store located on East side of Main St., Sylvan Grove. The store was destroyed by fire in 1925 along with Buehring's Barber Shop, Seirer's Ford Garage, Rubin Alley Jewelry Store and Jim Alley Pool Hall. "Hardware -…
Gutted buildings were all that were left after the 1925 fire that destroyed several businesses. Lutheran school teacher H.F. Rengstorf was assessing the damage at Buehring Barber Shop when a wall collapsed on top of him. He later died of his…