Title:
The Coliseum Theatre/Red Men Block Fire, May 26, 1956
Photographer:
Paulu T. Saari
Description:
Firefighters dash as the back wall of the Coliseum Theatre collapses.
2nd of a series of three shots
Note: Paulu was trying to shoot the collapsing wall for this series and the man in the hat on the end of the hose tripped on the curb during the last shot.
This photo appeared in a Los Angeles Paper, with the headline "Alaska Fire Fighters Run for Lives When Wall Of Building Collapses. Dash For Life- Volunteer Firemen flee as wall of theater in Ketchikan, Alaska, starts to collapse during one of the worst fires in history of city." AP Wirephoto
2nd of a series of three shots
Note: Paulu was trying to shoot the collapsing wall for this series and the man in the hat on the end of the hose tripped on the curb during the last shot.
This photo appeared in a Los Angeles Paper, with the headline "Alaska Fire Fighters Run for Lives When Wall Of Building Collapses. Dash For Life- Volunteer Firemen flee as wall of theater in Ketchikan, Alaska, starts to collapse during one of the worst fires in history of city." AP Wirephoto
Collection:
Ketchikan Museums: Paulu T. Saari Collection, KM 2003.2.63.1084
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Coliseum fire, 1956
Coliseum fire, 1956