13.21.52

Print, Photographic

1988

Brown Printing Co. Roof Collapse. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: color glossy photo showing the devastating ruins of the Brown Printing Company pressroom roof collapse on the day after it happened; in the foreground is a sign: "Brown Printing Co. Customer and Corporate Office Parking Only"; cars parked to the left; scene shows the twisted wreck of the section of the building with the roof down; equipment and building parts mangled together; snow covers everything.

Comments and History 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.