fire

1972-1973

A fire in the Berkeley hills in the early 1970's caused the devastation shown in this photo. Blackened tree trunks of smaller trees are in the back- ground, and cut stumps of larger trees are in...

1972-1973

A man is engaged in wielding a chain saw of a medium size tree trunk from one of the fallen trees, cleaning up after the fire in the Berkeley hills in the early 1970's. The photo number on the...

ca. 1877

Ruins of City Hall, burned in 1877; copy by Tribune in 1952 of stereoview.

"Ruins of Fremont High School from fire, ca. 1929"

From the Oakland Heritage Alliance News, Summer 1984, pg.20, William Sturm.

Oakland History Notes: Fremont High School

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"Ruins of Fremont High School, from fire. ca. 1929"

"Ruins of Fremont High School from fire, ca. 1929"

"Ruins of Fremont High School from fire, ca. 1929"

From the Oakland Heritage Alliance News, Summer 1984, pg.20, William Sturm.

Oakland History Notes: Fremont High School

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"Ruins of Fremont High School from fire, ca. 1929"

From the Oakland Heritage Alliance News, Summer 1984, pg.20, William Sturm.

Oakland History Notes: Fremont High School

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1899

Image shows a series of huts on fire in Manila, on the back is hand-written "Manila P.I. burning, midnight."

c. 1965

A photograph of the Capwell's Tire Center. A portion of the Capwell's parking lot has been converted into a retail auto supply store and a garage for fixing tires. The builing is on the corner...

1914

(Aerial view of shipyard showing smoke from a fire) Actually picture is of a shipyard, showing lumber and pipe supplies in yard; steam-not smoke- is coming from the three cranes in the yard (...

c. 1933

Image shows two firemen carrying a water hose to an unidentified burning building. There are four visible cars parked in front of it.

c. 1933

Image of an unidentified warehouse on fire. There are a few cars that are visiable, and streams of water coming from fire hoses, that are not visiable.

1898

The typewritten notation printed on the front of the photo reads "Hayward Park Hotel in 1898. Destroyed by fire in 1903. Same was located in the .........." The hotel has two storeys, and...

1880

This is reduced version of 2000.1.1435; in the "remarks field" the description in the two photographs are the same, with the exceptions noted after the paragraph below:

The Grand Central...

5-Sep

Handwritten on the back, "Fire at 2nd & Washington. Time: 3:00. Sept 1905. Time I, Stop 16." Photo shows several buildings on fire. From a sign on the side of one it is an iron works...

25-Apr-50

Description: Photo looks up onto a hill where a building in ablaze. Flames rise very high into the sky. It is nighttime. The photo is somewhat blurry. Photo caption reads: Fire lights the sky...

12-May-72

A police motorcycle bursts into flames at an intersection in downtown Oakland. Many protestors fill the streets around it, and watch it burn.

2-Dec-76

The handwritten notation on the back of thephot reads "Looking out where windows were in redstaurant area." The camera overlooks the apron on which a United Airlines jet airplane is parked,...

2-Dec-76

The exposed ceiling and wall partitions in the restaurant area after the Airport fire.

2-Dec-76

The cocktail lounge in the restaurant after the fire at the Airport. All that remains in this photo is the charred "Cocktails" sign.

2-Dec-76

The Tribune photo, dated December 2, 1976, has the following caption on the back: "Burned-out bar in second floor restaurant at Oakland Airport where fire erupted last night."

2-Dec-76

Melted window supports in restaurant area after fire in the aiport in early December, 1976

9-Jan-92

The handwritten notation on the back of thephoto reads: "Margaret Powers in office @ St. Mary Magdalen where she works. Her home was burned, firestorm For Frost Story on Diaries [sic]" In the...

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