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Fire on the Sacramento River between I and M Street Bridges
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Title
Fire
on the
Sacramento
River
between
I
and
M
Street
Bridges
Date
1932
Description
Flames
work
their
way
through
ships
moored
along
the
Sacramento
River’s
western
shore
in this
August
28
,
1932
,
photograph
. Of the
eight
stern
wheelers
,
two
barges
and
two
tugboats
destroyed
,
less
than
half
were
covered
by
insurance
. The
greatest
damage
was
done
to the
legendary
River
Lines
Company
which
lost
2,400-tons
of
freight
shipping
.
Without
knowing
for
certain
,
speculation
was that the
fire
started
as a
result
of
excess
amounts
of
oil
waste
or
gasoline
in the
engine
room
of the
freighter
Valetta
which
had
sat
idle
for
months
.
Format
8 x 10 in.; b&w; negative
Holding Institution
Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights
This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Street/Neighborhood
Between
I
and
M
Street
Bridges
over
Sacramento
River
;
Sacramento
River
City/County
Sacramento
Subjects
Fires
Riverboats
Rivers
Sacramento River
Boats
Collection
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number
903f
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