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 The Associated Oil Co. fire was started when Oil tank # 6 was struck by lightning on Sunday morning at about 10:10 A.M. # 78-046-0001 |
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 All of the Associated Oil Co. tanks are in flames view from Presidio Hill. A. C. Heidrick home and studio is the White house with firemen trying to save it. It was lost to the fire. # 82-029-034 |
| At 4 P.M. the oil boiled over from tank # 6 spreading the fire to adjoining tanks and homes.
The Fire burned for a number of days, with burning oil flowing into Monterey bay for a time it was thought that Fishermen's Wharf would be lost. Two soldiers from the Presidio of Monterey were killed fighting the fire Pvt. George Bolio of the Headquarters Co. 11th. Cavalry and Eustace Watkins, E Battery, 76th Field Artillery. 1924 was known as the year of fires with the Hotel Del Monte on the 27th. of September. Holdings: over 80 images of the fire, Over 150 relating to the Coalinga Oil and Transportation Company and the Monterey Oil industry. And photos by a number of other Peninsula Photographers. Ships and boats from our photo collection |
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California Views photo collection 469 Pacific Street Monterey, California 93940-2702 |
Phone (831) 373-3811
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