Busy interior of Bennett's Sweet Shop & Soda Fountain

Title

Busy interior of Bennett's Sweet Shop & Soda Fountain

Description

Black and white image showing the busy interior of a shop with a soda fountain on one side and a candy counter on the other. Three women in white uniforms and hats serve customers at the soda fountain while a man in an apron and hat waits on customers at the candy counter. Originally located on Third Avenue in Hillsboro, the Bennett's relocated to Main Street when the owner of the newly renovated Hill Theater asked them move into one side of the theater and sell snacks to movie goers. The two young men at the candy counter are identified in museum records as Ray and Gene Rothstrom, while the man at the fountain counter is Gene Ruecker, at one time the mayor of Hillsboro. The middle woman behind the counter is Mary Jane Kovaly, while Joyce Hartrampf runs the soda machine.

Date Created

circa 1950s

Subject

Ice cream parlors
Soda fountains
Rothstrom, Ray
Rothstrom Gene
Ruecker, Gene
Kovaly, Mary Jane
Hartrampf, Joyce
Local & State History

Place

Hillsboro, Oregon

Medium

gelatin silver prints

Language

English

Identifier

WCMpic_013821

Rights

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Source

Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum

Type

Still Image

Collection