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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.
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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Description
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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