Gus A. Ahrens and Nicholas Bommersbach
Dublin Core
Title
Gus A. Ahrens and Nicholas Bommersbach
Subject
biography
Gus A. Ahrens
Nicholas Bommersbach
Decatur Daily Review
Decatur, IL
Photo File: Biography
photograph
Gus A. Ahrens
Nicholas Bommersbach
Decatur Daily Review
Decatur, IL
Photo File: Biography
photograph
Description
Photograph of Gus A. Ahrens and Nicholas Bommersbach shaking hands. Ahrens owned the "Ye Auto Shot" at 1103 E. Cantrell. He was killed during a holdup at that store on July 14, 1920. Bommersbach was Decatur's first and oldest florist, and owned greenhouses on Greenwood Ave. He died April 3, 1931. The photo was taken around 1916.
Creator
unknown
Source
Photo File: Biography - Ahrens, Gus A.
Publisher
Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, IL
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL
Date
c. 1916
Contributor
Gus A. Ahrens, Nicholas Bommersbach
Rights
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Relation
none
Format
.jpg
Language
English
Type
photograph
Identifier
BIO24
Coverage
biography, Gus A. Ahrens, Nicholas Bommersbach, Decatur Daily Review, Decatur IL
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
photograph
Physical Dimensions
4x3"
Files
Collection
Citation
unknown , “Gus A. Ahrens and Nicholas Bommersbach,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed December 23, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/1854.