Photographs from the Powers Office Building Fire
Dublin Core
Title
Photographs from the Powers Office Building Fire
Subject
Fires
Photo File: Fires
Decatur IL
April, 1914
Photo File: Fires
Decatur IL
April, 1914
Description
Photographs from the April 7, 1914 fire that destroyed the Powers building properties at Water and Main streets. The properties destroyed and affected included the Powers estate, Linn & Scruggs store, the Leavenworth Store, the Powers Theater, Decatur Railway & Light Co., Nihart Drug Co., C. J. Vandeventer, Burtschi Brothers & Schoenle Co., and Oldham & Stadler. The fire was discovered by Riney Swartz, the night watchman, on the fourth floor of the Powers building. Chief Devore of the fire department immediately recognized that the fire had been purposely started by an unknown person as he discovered there were oil soaked rags scattered throughout the building and the fire doors had been left opened. Within three hours the entire block had been destroyed. The total loss was estimated to be about $750,000.
Creator
Herald and Review
Rembrandt
Rembrandt
Source
Photo File: Fires
Publisher
Herald and Review
Decatur Public Library, Decatur IL
Decatur Public Library, Decatur IL
Date
4/7/1914
Contributor
Herald and Review
Rights
The Decatur Public Library owns and maintains all copyright on materials featured on omeka.decaturlibrary.org. These materials cannot be used without prior consent. Please contact the Local History Room at the Decatur Public Library for more information.
Relation
none
Format
.jpg
600 dpi
600 dpi
Language
English
Type
Photograph
Identifier
FR75-FR79
FR81-FR100
FR81-FR100
Coverage
Fires, Photo File: Fires, Decatur IL, 1914
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
3.75 x 5"
5 x 7"
5.75 x 7.25"
5.5 x 8"
7.5 x 10.5"
7.5 x 10"
7.5 x 7.75"
5.5 x 7.5"
4.5 x 6.75"
4 x 6.5"
4.5 x 6.5"
4 x 5"
6 x 8"
5 x 7"
5.75 x 7.25"
5.5 x 8"
7.5 x 10.5"
7.5 x 10"
7.5 x 7.75"
5.5 x 7.5"
4.5 x 6.75"
4 x 6.5"
4.5 x 6.5"
4 x 5"
6 x 8"
Collection
Citation
Herald and Review
Rembrandt
, “Photographs from the Powers Office Building Fire,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/3086.