"House Fire"

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20039989

Description

A residence on East Annie Street caught fire Saturday morning. Pictured is the view of one corner of the room where fire burned the contents of a closet. Mr. A. W. Westfall, who was ill and bedridden, was found inside the room with his night clothes afire. His twenty-one year old daughter, Lois Westfall was burned on one hand and foot when she helped extinguish her father's clothing. A fire marshal is pictured on the right, inspecting the damage. A young boy is standing in the doorway, dressed in striped overalls.

Archival Date

1941-06-14

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-976

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Subjects

Westfall, A. W.,Westfall, Lois; Fires; Houses; Fire fighters,Bedrooms