Rear view of fired riddled three story brick building on Chery Street

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Created Date
1950-03-27
Description

A three story brick rooming building at 324 W Cherry Street caught on fire on March 26th, 1950. Rear stairway of building is visible and badly burned. Ten people died and another 75 tenants were left homeless. Four firefighers were injured while battling the flames.

Rec. No.: 433-1b; Date: Mar 27 1950; No.: 324; Street: W Cherry St; Use: 3 sty brk rooming house; Owner: Fire 3/26/50; Remarks: Frame fire escape stairway from 3rd floor.

Creator

Barth, Lieut. Fred C

Partner
Recollection Wisconsin
Contributing Institution
Milwaukee Public Library
Collection
Historic Photo Collection, F.P. Zeidler Humanities Room, Milwaukee Public Library
Subjects
Building, brick -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Apartments -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Fires -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
West Cherry Street (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Location
318 Cherry St
324 W Cherry St
Type
image
Format
Black and white photograph
Language
English
URL
http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/HstoricPho/id/4470
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No Copyright - In the United States:The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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Barth, Lieut. Fred C. Rear view of fired riddled three story brick building on Chery Street. 1950-03-27. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/HstoricPho/id/4470. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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Barth, Lieut. Fred C, (1950-03-27) Rear view of fired riddled three story brick building on Chery Street. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/HstoricPho/id/4470
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Barth, Lieut. Fred C. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/HstoricPho/id/4470>.
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