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Ranney Refrigerator Factory

Ranney Refrigerator factory
Ranney Refrigerator factory - boiler explosion


Ranney Refrigerator factory
Ranney Refrigerator factory - boiler explosion


Ranney Refrigerator factory
Ranney Refrigerator factory - boiler explosion

William Bradley's son Curt tells us William took these photos the day of the explosion
and returned the next morning to sell prints of the photos at the scene before the smoke
had cleared.   The family story also reveils William made enough from the
sale to pay for a term or more of college.


From Wm. E. Bradley Photo Collection

Photos courtesy of his son, Curt Bradley



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