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Title
Fleming Point explosion, 1 of 2
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
1883
Publication Information
Berkeley Public Library
Contributing Institution
Berkeley Public Library
Collection
Berkeley History Online
Rights Information
Copyrighted
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Description
This is a view of the beach at Fleming Point on the San Francisco Bay with the wreckage of the Point Fleming Powder Plant soon after it exploded in 1883. Several people and a few horses are visible. This view is from the south looking north.
Type
image
Format
1 black and white photographic print; 15 x 20 cm.
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt6x0nd4cd
CB_198
Language
English
Subject
Dynamite--California--Berkeley
Factories--California--Berkeley
Disasters--California--Berkeley
Horses--California--Berkeley
Carts & wagons--California--Berkeley
Beaches--California--Berkeley
Explosions--California--Berkeley
Ruins--California--Berkeley
Point Fleming Powder Plant
Place
Berkeley (Calif.)

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