Photo Catalog Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Firefighters hosing down the Knickerbocker Hotel building as the Coliseum Theater wall starts to collapse, May 26, 1956 |
Image # |
2003.2.63.1084 |
Object Name |
Negative, Film |
Date |
1956, May 26 |
Photographer |
Saari, Paulu T. |
Location |
Ketchikan, Alaska |
Description |
Firefighters hosing down the Knickerbocker Hotel building as the Coliseum Theater wall starts to collapse, May 26, 1956 2nd of a series of three shots Note: Paulu was trying to shoot the collapsing wall for this series, and that the man in the hat on the end of the hose tripped on the curb during the last shot. This photo appeared in a Los Angeles Paper, Headline "Alaska Fire Fighters Run for Lives When Wall Of Building Collapses 10 ½" x 8 "photo Dash For Life- Volunteer Firemen flee as wall of theater in Ketchikan, Alaska, starts to collapse during one of the worst fires in history of city. AP Wirephoto |
Provenance |
Donated to the Museum by the Photographer |
Film Size |
2 1/4" x 2 1/4" |
People |
Saari, Paulu Toivo Mitchell, William "Bill" |
Search Terms |
Recreation Theater Restaurant Fraternal lodges Fraternal organizations Fire K.V.F.D. Dock Street |
Credit line |
Ketchikan Museums: Paulu T. Saari Collection, KM 2003.2.63.1084 |