Accidents & Disasters (1 of 2)
File — Box: 1
Accidents & Disasters
From the Series:
Series contains 50 images of various tragedies, natural and man-made, that have occurred in the Washington DC metro area. Among the most notable are the Knickerbocker Theatre collapse (1922), La Plata tornado (1926), Bureau of Standards explosion (1923), and the Peoples Drug Warehouse fire (1923).
Dates
- Creation: 1920 - 1929
Conditions Governing Access
Patrons will not be given access to the glass negatives due to their fragile nature.
Extent
From the Collection: 4.75 Linear feet
From the Collection: 17 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository