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2002-N-0026 (02) Kalamazoo Sled Company Naphtha Fire
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Title
2002-N-0026
(02)
Kalamazoo
Sled
Company
Naphtha
Fire
Subject
Fire Fighting
Businesses
Fire Engines & Equipment
Description
Image
of the
Kalamazoo
Fire
Department
attacking
a
fire
,
resulting
from a
Naphtha
explosion
, at the
Kalamazoo
Sled
Company
.
Naphtha
is
a
generic
term
referring
to
flammable
liquid
hydrocarbon
mixtures
. The
Kalamazoo
Sled
Company
was
originally
located
at
844
East
Crosstown
Parkway
(formally
3rd
Street)
in
Kalamazoo
,
Michigan
.
Once
the
world's
largest
producer
of
children's
sleds
, the
company
would
survive
this
fire
and
continue
to
operate
until
1972
when
,
through
consolidations
and
buyouts
,
it
would be
moved
to
Maine
. The
building
would
stand
for
two
more
years
until
being
burned
to the
ground
in
1974
.
Creator
John Todd, 1921-1981
Publisher
Portage District Library
Contributors
Kalamazoo City Directory
Date
1941, October 9th
Type
Original black and white negative; 4 by 5 inches
Format
JPEG at 300 dpi
Source
John Todd Photographic Collection
Relation
2002-N-0026 (1, 3 and 4)
Coverage
City of Kalamazoo, County of Kalamazoo, State of Michigan
Rights
Ownership: Portage District Library - Portage, Michigan
Category
Disasters
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