Title
Main Street Fire (1950)
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Subject
Local news
Description
(top)
Thar She Goes - Spectacular aftermath of Monday's $250,000 fire here occurred in the afternoon when front walls of two gutted buildings were knocked down. Shown toppling here are the shells of the South Main Furniture Company (center) and Nick's Tavern (right). A heavy steel ball swung by the dragline at left battered the facades, knocking them onto a rubble heap on the two lots.
(bottom)
Meter Saver - Willis Shrader, superintendent of city parking meters, removes a meter head so it will not be damaged when the wall behind him is knocked down. To get to the meter, Shrader had to hammer through inches of ice, formed by water from fire hoses.
Thar She Goes - Spectacular aftermath of Monday's $250,000 fire here occurred in the afternoon when front walls of two gutted buildings were knocked down. Shown toppling here are the shells of the South Main Furniture Company (center) and Nick's Tavern (right). A heavy steel ball swung by the dragline at left battered the facades, knocking them onto a rubble heap on the two lots.
(bottom)
Meter Saver - Willis Shrader, superintendent of city parking meters, removes a meter head so it will not be damaged when the wall behind him is knocked down. To get to the meter, Shrader had to hammer through inches of ice, formed by water from fire hoses.
Creator
Nonpareil photos
Source
Daily Nonpareil November 21, 1950
Publisher
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives
Date
1950-11-21
Format
Black and white photograph
Type
Photograph
Identifier
Main_Street_Fire_1950_11_21_1950_001.jpg
Main_Street_Fire_1950_11_21_1950_002.jpg
Main_Street_Fire_1950_11_21_1950_002.jpg
Coverage
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Rights
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Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
18 cm x 21 cm
11 cm x 17 cm
11 cm x 17 cm