Some early fire fighting shots.
Fire at Broadway & 3rd Street, 1913.
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Broadway and 2nd Street, ca 1914
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I don't know what buildings are on fire, and I also suspect that the last photo dated circa 1914 might be from the same fire as the first two photos in 1913, just shot looking south from Second Street and the first two are shot looking north from Third Street.