Benn's Gas Station #2

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Bettyann Von Wallmenich

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07/29/2001

Benn's Gas Station #2

This picture shows Ed Benn at the pumps with the station behind him. He married Rosa May (Young) Stouder in 1934; this picture was also developed August 23, 1940 by Ault Camera Shop in South Bend, IN

Date & Place: August 1940 at Benn's Gas Station in Edwardsburg, Michigan USA

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