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On April 25, 1944 one 15-foot section of the bridge broke and washed away due to the flooding water. Then on April 26, 1944 the rest of the bridge collapsed into the Arkansas River. The 375 foot long bridge was originally built in 1900 of wood…

A Derby Grade School class from 1934 - 1935

Front row (left to right): Two girls on the left are Elaine Pendell, Peggy Rosenstiel and Edwin Ellis is the fourth child from the left.

Middle row (left to right): Teacher Miss LaVerne Riblet with…

The new Hudson for the Mohr family. It was purchased and the check cashed right before the banks closed due to the Depression.

Harold Mohr with his Hudson car in the 1930s

Derby School Class of 1935-36

First row (L to R): Maurine Pittman, Virginia Ellis, Charles Kanaga, Elaine Pendell, Darrell Butterfield, and Jack Edwards;

Second row (L to R:) Miss LaVerne Riblet, Peggy Rosenstiel, Ruth Rankin, Maurine Mohr,…

Maurine Mohr is pulling an unknown child in a wagon at her family home on 87th St in 1934. Her dad’s Model T and the playhouse handmade by her father are in the background.

Brothers Odas and Kenneth Austin with their toy tractor in 1936 at the Austin’s house.

Maurine Mohr and her cousin Opal Stewart with a birthday cake in Maurine’s front yard located then on K-15 but now is Kay Street in 1932. Their house looked over at the Austin family’s place.

A group of friends sitting on the running board of a car in 1935. Merle Mohr is the man on the far right.

Maurine Mohr pumping water in 1932