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Burned-out "We R Workwear" building in Houston
- Date Range
- September 17, 1990
- Collection
- Bill Dungate collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Scope and Content
- Photograph showing the aftermath of a fire at "We R Workwear," a second-hand shop, in Houston, with several members of the volunteer fire department at the scene.
- Collection
- Bill Dungate collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Creator
- [Bill Dungate]
- Fonds No.
- C8
- Item No.
- P9968
- Accession No.
- 2021.23
- Physical Description
- 1 b&w print; 20 x 12.2
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Date Range
- September 17, 1990
- History / Biographical
- The fire occurred in the early hours of September 17th 1990. A family living on the second floor of the building escaped unharmed. Sawdust insulation in the walls of the old building fed the fire, which took 21 firefighters over 5 hours to put out. (Houston Today, September 19th 1990).
- Custodial History
- Print was presumably made from a photo taken by Bill Dungate. It came into the possession of Dino Laramie sometime after Dungate's death and was donated by him to the Museum prior to 2020, along with a large number of other Dungate prints and slides. It was accessioned in September/October 2022.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph showing the aftermath of a fire at "We R Workwear," a second-hand shop, in Houston, with several members of the volunteer fire department at the scene.
- Geographic Access
- Houston, B.C.
- Notes
- Husky and Shell stations visible in background.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
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