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Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

Hathaway Stable fire ruins, October 23, 1899

Item

Title
Hathaway Stable fire ruins, October 23, 1899
Description
"The Hathaway Stable fire on October 21, 1899, destroyed 13 buildings, including the horse stables, the wooden central fire station, two blacksmith shops and several houses. Thirty-nine horses perished in the fire. The stables were located on Mechanic Street (now Princess Street). The area now houses the fire and police stations, an office complex, and several businesses and homes." -- Text from calendar by Jayne M. D'Onofrio.
Image from the Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department annual calendar, 1991
Photo courtesy of the Wakefield Historical Society.
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department (Wakefield, Mass.)
D'Onofrio, Jayne M.
Coverage
Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
Date
10-23-1899
Format
image/jpeg
Publisher
[Wakefield, Mass.] : Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department
Subject
Stables
Fires
Hathaway Stable (Wakefield, Mass.)
Type
still image
Photographs
Original Format
1 picture : b&w
Extent
20 x 31 cm.