Fire at Odom, Bowers and White on 3rd Avenue North in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.

The fire gutted the upper stories of the building and the entire stock of the store was ruined. A similar image was published in the Birmingham News on April 13, 1939, with the following caption: "Firemen Battle $300,000 Blaze - This graphic picture, taken from atop the Watts Building, shows Bi...

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Main Author:	Little, Pete
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/139301

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 Odom, Bowers and White on 3rd Avenue North in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Little, Pete
fulltopic	Photographs Buildings; Business & industry; Clothing stores; Fire engines; Fire fighters; Fires; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description	The fire gutted the upper stories of the building and the entire stock of the store was ruined. A similar image was published in the Birmingham News on April 13, 1939, with the following caption: "Firemen Battle $300,000 Blaze - This graphic picture, taken from atop the Watts Building, shows Birmingham firemen as they fought the Odum, Bowers & White Department Store fire last night in the downtown business district. Three water streams are being played into the front of the building and another group of firemen sends water into the blaze from the roof of an adjoining building. Thousands of persons line the north side of Third Avenue, North, between Nineteenth and Twentieth Streets, police endeavoring to keep them away from danger. Firemen, handicapped by smoke and parked cars, did not bring the blaze under control until an hour and a half of stubborn fighting, but prevented spread of the blaze to other buildings in the block." (The image is extremely damaged due to deterioration of the original negative.)
spelling	BN0028068_06BN0028068Fire at Odom, Bowers and White on 3rd Avenue North in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.The fire gutted the upper stories of the building and the entire stock of the store was ruined. A similar image was published in the Birmingham News on April 13, 1939, with the following caption: "Firemen Battle $300,000 Blaze - This graphic picture, taken from atop the Watts Building, shows Birmingham firemen as they fought the Odum, Bowers & White Department Store fire last night in the downtown business district. Three water streams are being played into the front of the building and another group of firemen sends water into the blaze from the roof of an adjoining building. Thousands of persons line the north side of Third Avenue, North, between Nineteenth and Twentieth Streets, police endeavoring to keep them away from danger. Firemen, handicapped by smoke and parked cars, did not bring the blaze under control until an hour and a half of stubborn fighting, but prevented spread of the blaze to other buildings in the block." (The image is extremely damaged due to deterioration of the original negative.)1939-04-121930-1939Little, PeteBirmingham NewsG39-01076Buildings; Business & industry; Clothing stores; Fire engines; Fire fighters; Fires; 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/139301
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Fire at Odom, Bowers and White on 3rd Avenue North in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.

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