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Clayton & Carl May 8, 1948

View north toward a fire at 889 Clayton Street, between Carl and Parnassus [1 of 12 fires, at the latest report, that have caused danage exceeeding $100,000 here today (5/8) is shown being brought under control by 150 firemen and over a dozen pieces of equipment. This three-alarmer almost completely destroyed one three-story home and caused considerable damage to one on either side...]
Photographer Unknown (Courtesy of a Private Collector)

Clayton & Carl Clayton & Carl

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