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| Haish Spreader Factory Fire | Photo courtesy of Joiner History Room, DeKalb County Archives |
We are continuing to share Jacob Haish-related images from the Floyd Ritzman Collection. The Joiner History Room has generously allowed me to share these images on this website.
These photos capture a fire that completely destroyed Jacob Haish's manure spreader factory in 1914. The May 20, 1914, edition of the Sycamore True Republican called the fire the "heaviest fire loss in the history of DeKalb."
These photos capture a fire that completely destroyed Jacob Haish's manure spreader factory in 1914. The May 20, 1914, edition of the Sycamore True Republican called the fire the "heaviest fire loss in the history of DeKalb."
According to the article: "All of the contents of the big shops, which included some 200 completed manure spreaders, and a great amount of other products and raw materials, were completely destroyed." To read the complete article, click here.
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| Haish Spreader Factory Fire | Photo courtesy of Joiner History Room, DeKalb County Archives |
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| Haish Spreader Factory Fire | Photo courtesy of Joiner History Room, DeKalb County Archives |
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| Haish Spreader Factory Fire | Photo courtesy of Joiner History Room, DeKalb County Archives |
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| Haish Spreader Factory Fire | Photo courtesy of Joiner History Room, DeKalb County Archives |
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| Haish Spreader Factory Fire | Photo courtesy of Joiner History Room, DeKalb County Archives |
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| Haish Spreader Factory Fire | Photo courtesy of Joiner History Room, DeKalb County Archives |
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| Haish Spreader Factory Fire | Photo courtesy of Joiner History Room, DeKalb County Archives |
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| Haish Spreader Factory Fire | Photo courtesy of Joiner History Room, DeKalb County Archives |
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| Haish Spreader Factory Fire | Photo courtesy of Joiner History Room, DeKalb County Archives |
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From the Joiner History Room website: "Over 700 photos from the Floyd Ritzman Collection which are part of the Northern Illinois University Digital Library are now available on Flickr at https://flic.kr/s/aHskqwXroS. This collection of photos, taken in and around DeKalb County, was formerly part of the Taming the Wild Prairie website. Thanks to Matthew Short at NIU for making these historical photos available."
According to the Joiner History Room's website, "Floyd R. Ritzman (1885-1975) was a teacher and administrator in the DeKalb public school system. His passion was photography." Special thanks to the Joiner History Room for allowing me to share these images.
According to the Joiner History Room's website, "Floyd R. Ritzman (1885-1975) was a teacher and administrator in the DeKalb public school system. His passion was photography." Special thanks to the Joiner History Room for allowing me to share these images.
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