1917 Photograph – Million Dollar

Labor & Industry Museum - Belleville, Illinois History

Pictured is former Mayor Fred J. Kern shaking hands with Benjamin Afflec, President of Universal Portland Cement Co. Afflec, formerly of Belleville, was on hand for the dedication of Belleville’s Million Dollar Concrete Boulevard on October 24, 1917. It is believed that Mayor R. E. Duvall is standing at the right of Kern.

Information from The Labor and History Museum and the Belleville Public Library.

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