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Extinguishing of a fire at the Stowers building on Main Street
Extinguishing of a fire at the Stowers building on Main Street
TitleExtinguishing of a fire at the Stowers building on Main Street
DescriptionThe damage from a 1912 fire on Main Street in Houston. A caption on the photograph identifies the last standing wall from the seven story Stowers Building. Streams of water are still pointed at the smoking ruins.
TranscriptTHIS WALL ALL THAT REMAINS OF THE 7 STORY STOWERS BLDG MAIN ST FIRE MAY 19 1912 HOUSTON
Date1912-05-19
Genreblack-and-white photographs
copy prints
Subject.Topical (AAT)main streets
fires
Ruins
firefighters
Subject (Geographic)Houston, Texas
Original CollectionGeorge Fuermann "Texas and Houston" Collection, 1836-2001 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=356
RepositorySpecial Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Original Item LocationID 1970-001, Box 12, Folder 260
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