Firemen spraying water on Detroit Opera House fire

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Description

Firefighters spray water on shell of Detroit Opera House. Handwritten on card back: "Detroit Opera House fire. Think it took place in the 1890's."

Details

Resource ID:: DPA4617
Subject:: Detroit Opera House (1869-1897)--Fire, 1897; Fire extinction--Michigan--Detroit; Theaters--Fires and fire prevention; Cabinet photographs; Albumen prints; Photographic prints
Date:: 1897-10-07
Format:: 1 cabinet card ; image 3.75 x 4.75 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: D/Theatres-Detroit Opera House
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.