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Fire on East Main Street, 1911

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dc.coverage.temporal Battle Creek. Michigan, circa 1911 en_US
dc.identifier.other LPC-035-020-002 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/13243
dc.description Postcard showing a photo of firefighters and crowds at a fire on East Main Street, 1911. Caption on front: Fire on East Main St. Battle Creek, Mich. Dec 7 - 1911. 448 Written on back: Battle Creek, Dec. 11, 1911 Dear Mother & All I suppose you read of the fire here is the picture & I seen that child that was suffocated from the smoke in that fire on Washington St. Gladys was here a few minutes this afternoon & I was to Mammies for dinner. We have got 90 lbs of beef & 140 lbs of pork I guess we won't starve. I was surprised to get Wilber's card that they had a baby. I can't come this week any how not sure next week. With love Erma Sent to: Mrs. S. E. Lawrence Climax Mich Sent on: December 12, 1911 en_US
dc.format.medium b&w postcard en_US
dc.language.iso En en_US
dc.subject Fires en_US
dc.subject Fire Department en_US
dc.subject Fires of Battle Creek en_US
dc.title Fire on East Main Street, 1911 en_US
dc.type Image en_US


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