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Collapsed fireman carried to safety, from the Nashville Times, 1940

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Title	Collapsed fireman carried to safety, from the Nashville Times, 1940
Corporate name	Everett Beasley Dry Goods (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Fire fighters--Tennessee--Nashville Fire departments --Tennessee--Nashville Dry-goods--Tennessee--Nashville Business--Tennessee--Nashville Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville Businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Broad Street (Nashville, Tenn.) Broadway (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	A captioned photo, published in the Nashville Times (1940), about “three city firemen who were overcome while fighting a $75,000 blaze which damaged Everett Beasley Dry Goods Company at 304-306 Broad Street Monday afternoon. The fire started during the severe storm, apparently the result of lightning. The three injured firemen were treated at General Hospital.” Forms part of the Nashville Times newspaper collection. 1 digital photo.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1940
Type	Still Image; Text
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	CollapsedFireman--NT-1940
Language	English
Relation	Nashville Times Newspaper Collection
Coverage	1940-1949
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives-Nashville Times, hardbound volume