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1941 Strand Theatre fire disaster...  Brockton, Mass....
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1941 Strand Theatre fire disaster... Brockton, Mass....

Item # 712921 ·
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 10, 1941 

* Strand Theatre fire disaster
* Firemen - firefighters
* Brockton, Massachusetts


 Near the bottom of the front page is a brief, same day report with a one column heading: "Snow Crushes Roof; 12 Firemen Killed" (see image)
Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, Archival mend at top right corner (see image), some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

wikipedia notes: On March 10, 1941, thirteen Brockton firefighters lost their lives when the roof collapsed as they were fighting a fire at the Strand Theatre. That fire resulted in one of the worst firefighting tragedies in U. S. history.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$48
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.