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A grand old (1950) Fourth of July

Tri-City Herald
Fireworks shot off from the field of what is now Fran Rish Stadium light up the sky on Independence Day in 1950 in this submitted photo from Chuck Evans. Evans was between his junior and senior years at what is now Richland High School at the time. He was the school’s photographer and took the photo standing on the roof of the high school’s gym.
Fireworks shot off from the field of what is now Fran Rish Stadium light up the sky on Independence Day in 1950 in this submitted photo from Chuck Evans. Evans was between his junior and senior years at what is now Richland High School at the time. He was the school’s photographer and took the photo standing on the roof of the high school’s gym. Courtesy Chuck Evans

Fireworks shot off from the field of what is now Fran Rish Stadium light up the sky on Independence Day in 1950 in this submitted photo from Chuck Evans.

The show was an annual event put on by the city government of Richland at the time. Evans was between his junior and senior years at what is now Richland High School.

He was the school’s photographer, and took the photo standing on the roof of the high school’s gym.

This story was originally published July 3, 2016 at 7:08 PM with the headline "A grand old (1950) Fourth of July."

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