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1. United States Post Office explosion damage

Notes:: Post office explosion occurred on November 12 1924 at 5 PM. Two men were killed. The foreground shows broken lumber surrounding and on top of a vehicle, with a building wall in the background. A group of well-dressed men is standing between the rubble and the building wall.
Date Created:: 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

2. United States Post Office explosion

Notes:: United States Post Office explosion. The foreground is rubble, with well-dressed men standing or walking around and part of a building in the background.
Date Created:: 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

3. Orpheum Theater Fire

Notes:: Orpheum Theater after being destroyed by fire, December 20, 1932. The image shows the interior of brick walls, with charred remains of posts, beams and lath still standing.
Date Created:: 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

4. Razing of the Reed's Lake Ice Houses

Notes:: Old ice house at Reed's Lake, torn down about 1927. Picture is of the old tower house falling over. Photo shows a small shed-like building at the top of an open woodwork tower. The entire structure is leaning at a 45-degree angle. The surrounding area is piled with lumber.
Date Created:: 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

5. Orpheum Theater Fire

Notes:: Orpheum Theater, interior after the fire. In the foreground is a pile of rubble, with a background of a still standing multicolored brick wall. In the lower right corner of the image are some theater seats.
Date Created:: 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

6. Star Transfer Fire Damage

Notes:: Rubble and a few standing timbers of the Star Transfer company. An unidentified building is seen at the left side of the photo.
Date Created:: 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

7. Storm damage

Notes:: The small wooden barn/garage is seen from bottom view, as it is lying on its side, blown over in a storm.
Date Created:: 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)