1931 INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE: A crowd lines the west side of the South 200 Block of Main Street in Ottawa as the Bob's Clothes Shop float rolls down the street. Bob of Bob's Clothes was likely Robert Latimer, who owned DeTar and Latimer's clothing store at 219 South Main in Ottawa, Kansas. #IndependenceDay #fourthofjuly #KansasHistory

All Franklin County Historical Society Locations will be CLOSED on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 to commemorate Independence Day.

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