Photographs from the Whitmer Heating Plant Fire
Dublin Core
Title
Photographs from the Whitmer Heating Plant Fire
Subject
Fires
Photo File: Fires
Decatur IL
January 1918
Photo File: Fires
Decatur IL
January 1918
Description
Photographs from the January 31, 1918 Whitmer Heating Plant fire. This heating plant was located in a basement behind the Brunswick Hotel, at the northwest corner of Water and Wood, and at the rear of the Leon & Morris store. The plant was started by Frank H. Whitmer in 1892 and it was the first public heating plant in Decatur.
Creator
Herald and Review
Source
Photo File: Fires
Publisher
Herald and Review
Decatur Public Library, Decatur IL
Decatur Public Library, Decatur IL
Date
1/31/1918
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
FR115
FR116
FR116
Coverage
Fires, Photo File: Fires, Decatur IL, 1918
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
8 x 9.5"
Files
Collection
Citation
Herald and Review, “Photographs from the Whitmer Heating Plant Fire,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed December 22, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/3090.