Elks fire (12-26-1912)

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Postcard image of a large structure fire in downtown Shawnee, OK. This was a three-story brick building known as the Pottawatomie (Elks) Building. Fire occurred on December 26, 1912.

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1 postcard ; 3 x 5 in.

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Creator: Unknown. December 26, 1912.

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The Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum is home to many exhibits of the Oklahoma Fire Service, artifacts from the London Fire Brigade, a dozen restored fire trucks - with the oldest dating from the very early 1900’s, and artifacts from the 18th Century through the 20th Century.

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Postcard image of a large structure fire in downtown Shawnee, OK. This was a three-story brick building known as the Pottawatomie (Elks) Building. Fire occurred on December 26, 1912.

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1 postcard ; 3 x 5 in.

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Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum

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  • December 26, 1912

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  • June 22, 2022, 7:38 a.m.

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Elks fire (12-26-1912), postcard, December 26, 1912; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1947932/: accessed December 2, 2023), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum.

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