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Description
On back is clipping from paper with drawings: "Scenes at the burning of the oil refinery at San Jose. Friday afternoon the San Jose Plant of the Standard Oil Company took fire and it was only after a desperate struggle that the destruction of every structure in the vicinity was averted. Several explosions occurred, one of which three blazing oil over the firemen and spectators. Jerry O'Brien, a fireman, was burned to death."
Type
image
Format
Black & White, Developing-out Paper
Identifier
5DE434D9-F8A9-4C98-85F2-351851324731 1997-300-968
Subject
Fires Standard Oil Company of California (LCSH) Petroleum industry Oil companies (LCSH) Petroleum refineries (LCSH) Nineteenth century (LCSH)
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