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Fires Box 31

Photograph
A collection of photos of fires or their wreckage.
89-1-9_Babcock_s_Boarding_Hs._Fire.jpg 797KB; Babcock's Boarding House Fire, Four lives lost, January 4, 1910. Burned out remains of a two-story building covered with ice. Snow on the ground.
89-1-85 Greenhouse Fire.jpg 1.3MB; Fire at Force's Greenhouse, January 3, 1949 3a.m. - Still a mess on the site in 1991 but it looks like someone might be cleaning it up. January 7, 1949 Commercial Recrod; according to Margaret Sessions the shop was across from a golf course 89-1-90 Fire Mason & Water.jpg 1.5MB; Jas Edgcomb, Bud Bekken, W Martins Gas Truck Fire 1948 89-1-90B Gas Truck Fire 1948.jpg 1.3MB; Gas truck fire '48 Newnham, Wilson 89-1-90C Gas Truck Fire 1948.jpg 1.4MB; Gas Truck Fire 1948 - Jarvis Wilson Davis Whipple 89-1-123 John_s Restaurant Fire.jpg3.1MB; Fire back of old John's Restaurant - may be the John Ball diner 89-1-301_Fire.jpg 588KB; Whipple Jackson Newnham FireMasonWater1948.jpg 692KB; From 2021.72.02 Fire.jpg 2.3MB; from R.J. Peterson collection folder in 2021.72.02 aa141BarnFire.jpg 1.3MB; John Fire near New Richmond. This fire the village never got paid for as John didn't keep his word. H. Newnham, Chas. Heistead, M. Herbert BarnFireB.jpg 672KB; Davis Bird, Newham Jackson?

2023.10.118

Digital scan

Saugatuck Township Fire DistrictEdgcomb, Morgan J. Jr. 1923-2004Bekken, Edward "Bud" 1916-1983Martin, Ward Burton 1908-1973Newnham, Harry W. 1891-1970Wilson, William J. "Bill" 1915-1992Force's Florists115 Butler/Beach Day/MI Coast/Music Box/John Ball's Restaurant/Niles Jewelery 1910

Fires and fire departments

Winthers, Sally

2023.10

Found in Collection

These photos were scanned by SDHS volunteers and were posted on the Photo Blog in the hopes that community members would contribute more information. "tu" in the filename indicates the photo was "touched up" by Jack Sheridan

031 A+B+C+D Photo Files

These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.

10/06/2023

08/25/2024