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Download ↓September 7, 1967 test; September 8 notation on reverse
Live Oak: investigators recreate a barracks fire
The detailed caption printed on the front describes state fire officials burning a wooden road-prison barracks at Live Oak to recreate conditions of the fatal Jay-area prison fire. It says the test fire was extinguished after three minutes so officials could study the results, and refers to 38 deaths in the earlier fire.
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The reverse contains handwritten filing notes “Fire” and “Prison” and a September 8, 1967 date; a preceding handwritten word is unclear. The front dates the test to September 7. This photograph depicts a later test, not the July 16 fire. 1000 × 779 pixels on both sides. This is the largest copy obtained from the listing; it is not a high-resolution archival scan. Seller watermark preserved.
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- September 7, 1967 test; September 8 notation on reverse
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- Associated Press wirephoto caption on front
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Photograph - Live Oak: investigators recreate a barracks fire
The detailed caption printed on the front describes state fire officials burning a wooden road-prison barracks at Live Oak to recreate conditions of the fatal Jay-area prison fire. It says the test fire was extinguished after three minutes so officials could study the results, and refers to 38 deaths in the earlier fire. 1000 × 779 pixels on both sides. This is the largest copy obtained from the listing; it is not a high-resolution archival scan. Seller watermark preserved.
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The reverse contains handwritten filing notes “Fire” and “Prison” and a September 8, 1967 date; a preceding handwritten word is unclear. The front dates the test to September 7. This photograph depicts a later test, not the July 16 fire. 1000 × 779 pixels on both sides. This is the largest copy obtained from the listing; it is not a high-resolution archival scan. Seller watermark preserved.
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Download ↓Road Camp 12 photographs and captions - reader PDF
Four-page reading copy containing both photographs, caption summaries, reverse scans and provenance. 1000 × 779 pixels on both sides. This is the largest copy obtained from the listing; it is not a high-resolution archival scan. Seller watermark preserved.
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Associated Press wirephoto caption on front. September 7, 1967 test; September 8 notation on reverse. Seller historicimages-store, eBay item 356249447824.
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