Image of plumes of smoke from the fire on the Abbot Kinney Pier in Venice, California, on December 20, 1920. Title devised by cataloger; date supplied by cataloger based on the history of the Abbot Kinney Pier fire. One fireman lost his life. The fire was started by a gas heater explosion in the Dance Pavilion. Account of the effects of the fire was transcribed from related item.
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