Brown Printing Roof Collapse

Photograph

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Brown Printing Roof Collapse

Entry/Object ID

1.23.46

Description

Brown Printing Co. Roof Collapse. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5". Description: color photo showing the press room being rebuilt after the roof collapsed in January 1988; a yellow crane is parked in foreground; blue tarp protects the side of the building under repair; mangled building parts and workmen in the process of rebuilding.

Context

Following the roof collapse accident that took the lives of employees Gary Gerdes and Albert Ytuarte at Brown Publishing, Waseca Division on January 23, 1988, the company rapidly proceeded with plans to resume normal operations within three to six months. A weekly photo history and updates from the corporate office kept employees informed as to the progress of the rebuilding.

Made/Created

Date made

1988

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Create Date

October 18, 2023

Update Date

March 11, 2026