[Fire on the Roof of a Building] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Fire on the Roof of a Building]

Creator

  • Photographer: Douglas
    Creator Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1964-02-16

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Photograph of a partially obscured, smoking fire on top of a brick building. The building is part of a row of other brick buildings that are visible at the bottom of the photo, one of which has a sign reading, "Piccadilly Cafeteria." Along the face of the buildings, fire escape ladders and staircases are attached. On the back of the photograph are a red-bordered label with text stricken-out, red handwritten notes, and information about the photo.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Landscape and Nature - Natural Disasters - Fires
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Architecture - Buildings
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Dallas (Tex.) -- Photographs.
  • Keyword: smoke
  • Keyword: Piccadilly Cafeteria

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas
  • Coverage Date: 1964-02-16

Collection

  • Name: Rescuing Texas History, 2015
    Code: SG15

Institution

  • Name: Dallas Firefighters Museum
    Code: DFFM

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: DFFM_2015-02-041
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth803873
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