Donald Pritchard spraying water on the burning roof of the Birmingham Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama.
When a fire broke out in the attic of the building, boys who had been swimming in the pool assisted firemen in putting out the blaze and cleaning up afterward. A related image was published in the Birmingham News on July 24, 1948, with the following caption: "Swimmer Battles Blaze - Donald Prit...
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| Summary: | When a fire broke out in the attic of the building, boys who had been swimming in the pool assisted firemen in putting out the blaze and cleaning up afterward. A related image was published in the Birmingham News on July 24, 1948, with the following caption: "Swimmer Battles Blaze - Donald Pritchard, 3518 Lenox Road, hopped out of the swimming pool at Birmingham Country Club and helped fight the fire which broke out in the building late Friday. On the roof may be seen a hole cut by firemen to allow smoke and heat to escape from the attic, where the fire started." |
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