13.21.44
Print, Photographic
1988
Brown Print Company Roof Rebuild February 15, 1988. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: color photo showing cranes and large equipment and workers in place to perform basic cleanup operations on the section of the printing plant where the pressroom roof collapsed of January 23.
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.