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Object ID: 3660 (Click here to view the image in a new window.)
Object Date (YYYYMMDD): 19530103
Description: 1953 Springfield Downtown Explosion and fire, one of seven groups of negatives
Org/Loc: Springfield
Org/Entity:
Sport: z-
Team Nickname: Fire
Gender: Undesignated
Conf/League: Growth Years 1970-1999
Original Type: Photo Negative
Group ID: 3659 Springfield Fire
Other Information: Historic explosion and fire at Springfield in January, 1953. Journal negatives retained and preserved in NUSC sports history file. It is believed no official negatives are available at Springfield. This photos probably shot by Ron Grieser. Single negative of fire in progress. The assemblage object gathers seven plasteen envelopes.