Business Block Burns; Damage At $200,000 - Early Morning Blaze Destroys Four Places; One Fireman Is Dead

Main_Street_Fire_1950_11_20_1950_001.jpg

Title

Business Block Burns; Damage At $200,000 - Early Morning Blaze Destroys Four Places; One Fireman Is Dead

Subject

Local news

Description

Shortly After Start . . . of early-morning blaze, firemen battle flames from entrance to Nonpareil Court. Fire and smoke billow from the Katelman hardware store (tallest building at right center) while the fire ladder is run to the Morphy Drug Company roof.

Creator

Nonpareil photos

Source

Daily Nonpareil November 20, 1950

Publisher

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Date

1950-11-20

Format

Black and white photograph

Type

Photograph

Identifier

Main_Street_Fire_1950_11_20_1950_001.jpg

Coverage

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Rights

The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. ยง 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

22 cm x 19 cm