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Name and location of repository
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Item
Title
D25636-4
Date(s)
- 1947-02-06 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
The Centennial Flour Mill's fire was started after a transformer blew up on the first floor of the five floor mill building, this explosion ignited a gasoline line, then quickly spread throughout their three buildings. At this time, Centennial was deciding whether they wanted to rebuild in Tacoma. View of Centennial site about one week after the fire, photo ordered by Underwriter's Salvage Company of New York.
Salvage--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Laborers--Tacoma; Underwriter's Salvage Co. of New York; Centennial Flouring Mills Co. (Tacoma); Fires--Tacoma--1940-1950; Disasters--Tacoma;