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Wreckage In Fire At Modern Appliance, January 1955 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Wreckage In Fire At Modern Appliance, January 1955 image
Year:
1955
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1955
Caption:
Part of the Fire Toll: A few hours before they were shiny new stoves, refrigerators and washing machines that would have been the pride of any housewife, but now these appliances are nothing but burned and melted wreckage of interest only to the photographer. A big part of the Modern Appliance Co. loss was from such destroyed goods.

Appliances Destroyed In Fire At Modern Appliance, January 1955 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Appliances Destroyed In Fire At Modern Appliance, January 1955 image
Year:
1955
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 7, 1955
Caption:
The Toll On Television: There will be no show, early or late, on these expensive TV sets devoured by flames in the Modern Appliance Co., one of two downtown stores burned out by fire early this morning. Also claimed by flames were scores of radios, washing machines and refrigerators, running the damage toll to many thousands of dollars. Eyeing the destruction above is Ralph (Socko) Bartolacci, a city Water Department meter man.

Smoke Threatens Firemen at Apartment Fire on E Ann St., December 1953 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Smoke Threatens Firemen at Apartment Fire on E Ann St., December 1953 image
Year:
1953
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 11, 1953
Caption:
Gasping For Air: There were many scenes like this one at yesterday's Ann St. fire as coughing, gagging firemen felt their way out of the smoke to breathe a few seconds in fresh air.

Complete Loss at Apartment Fire on E Ann St., December 1953 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Complete Loss at Apartment Fire on E Ann St., December 1953 image
Year:
1953
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 11, 1953
Caption:
Field Of A Lost Battle: The fight over, tired, wet firemen sort through the steaming debris, quenching hot embers and salvaging assorted belongings. The structure, a complete loss, had been up for sale, together with the small lot, for $32,000. It was only partially covered by insurance.

Firemen Arrive at Apartment Fire on E Ann St., December 1953 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Firemen Arrive at Apartment Fire on E Ann St., December 1953 image
Year:
1953
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 11, 1953
Caption:
Only The Beginning: This was the scene a few minutes after firemen arrived at 333 E. Ann St. yesterday where flames destroyed a 10-apartment house. Later the whole roof caved in and the sides buckled as the interior of the building succumbed to the flames. Source of the blaze was today placed as the furnace.

Firemen Direct Hoses at Apartment Fire on E Ann St., December 1953 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Firemen Direct Hoses at Apartment Fire on E Ann St., December 1953 image
Year:
1953
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 11, 1953
Caption:
The Strategists: Firemen on the Ann St. blaze didn't lack for sidewalk advice. Several hundred persons gathered to watch and to comment, a few sitting in parked cars for almost three hours. One spectator brought his lunch.