Fire at V. W. Wood and Company on 1st Avenue North in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.

This image was published in the Birmingham News on May 27, 1939, with the following caption: "Firemen Subdue Downtown Fire Threat - Quick work by firemen brought what otherwise might have been a disastrous fire under control in short order Friday afternoon at the V. W. Wood Wholesale Grocery Co...

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Main Author:	Fitzpatrick, Jimmy
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/139216

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Media Group Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Photographs
spellingShingle	Photographs Fire at V. W. Wood and Company on 1st Avenue North in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Fitzpatrick, Jimmy
fulltopic	Photographs Buildings; Business & industry; Fire fighters; Fires; Grocery stores; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description	This image was published in the Birmingham News on May 27, 1939, with the following caption: "Firemen Subdue Downtown Fire Threat - Quick work by firemen brought what otherwise might have been a disastrous fire under control in short order Friday afternoon at the V. W. Wood Wholesale Grocery Company. Top picture shows firemen on ladders at side of building and inset shows W. E. Ingle, employee, who prevented spread of blaze by closing windows and fire doors. Below is a scene of the damage to stock on the second floor." (The image is damaged due to deterioration of the original negative.)
spelling	BN0028096_04BN0028096Fire at V. W. Wood and Company on 1st Avenue North in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.This image was published in the Birmingham News on May 27, 1939, with the following caption: "Firemen Subdue Downtown Fire Threat - Quick work by firemen brought what otherwise might have been a disastrous fire under control in short order Friday afternoon at the V. W. Wood Wholesale Grocery Company. Top picture shows firemen on ladders at side of building and inset shows W. E. Ingle, employee, who prevented spread of blaze by closing windows and fire doors. Below is a scene of the damage to stock on the second floor." (The image is damaged due to deterioration of the original negative.)1939-05-261930-1939Fitzpatrick, JimmyBirmingham NewsG39-01604Buildings; Business & industry; Fire fighters; Fires; Grocery stores; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives1200 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/139216
title	Fire at V. W. Wood and Company on 1st Avenue North in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.
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Fire at V. W. Wood and Company on 1st Avenue North in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.

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