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About this photo:
This panoramic photograph (top of page) was taken circa 1915 looking west from the roof of the original brick courthouse that was destroyed in the 1927 tornado. See also: 1926 Panorama(Photo by Reed Bros. Poplar Bluff)
Richard Minetree: Early Poplar Bluff Industries
Richard Minetree discusses early industry in Butler County (34:44)
(audio only from a slide show presented in the 1980s)
