A large crowd gathered in front of the Von Rosenberg-Heintze Company at 345 and 353 West Travis St. in La Grange on March 5, 1908, to see Buster Brown and his dog pal, Tige. August Heintze is the bearded man on the balcony. – Photo courtesy of Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives, La Grange
A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission
The Day Buster Brown Came to Town By Rox Ann Johnson
The March 12, 1908, issue of the La Grange Journal contained the following news brief: “Buster Brown, a liliputian, representing the Brown Shoe Company of St. Louis, was the attraction at the mercantile establishment of the Von Rosenberg-Heintze Company last Thursday. Buster’s comin…
