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State Dry Goods Building Fire

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Title	State Dry Goods Building Fire
Image ID Number	H24706
Date	1965-06-28
Decade	1960s
Creator	Fort Collins Coloradoan
Description	State Dry Goods Building Fire. The fire began at approxsimately 10:20 PM on Monday, June 28, 1965 at the State Dry Goods Building located at 151 South College Avenue, at the intersection of Oak Street. By midnight, the entire state Dry Goods Company, Clolrado Drug Store, Bowen's Book Store and offices of several tenants on the second floor of the building were destroyed. Fire Chief Clifford Carpenter was killed and another fireman (James Witchel, 26) was seriously injured. Fort Collins, Colorado
Content Type	people
Historical Context	Urban Renewal
Image Source	Historical Collection
Format	image/jpeg
File Location	Fort Collins Government, City--Fire Department-- State Dry Goods Fire
Language	English
Image Origin	Proof; Digital Print
Digitization Format	Microtek ArtixScan Scanner; Adobe 6.0; TIFF 800 dpi; JPEG 72dpi; GIF 72dpi
Collection Name	HistoricPhotographs

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